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Shred With Shelley, Wollombi (2026)

23/03/2025

3 years ago today I was diagnosed with cancer. 🌻
Swipe to read my Chapter 3 Chronicles… 🐌

23/03/2024

A self-reflection on my 2 year anniversary 🤍

17/03/2024

March is a special month for me, and it always brings mixed emotions. This article features in The Road Ahead Magazine, and it’s a timely reminder of where I was just 2 years ago.

I was diagnosed on the 30th of March in 2022, and 12 months later I was lucky enough to be an ambassador for the event. 💙

It was surreal to be surrounded by so many incredible people on the 12 month anniversary of my diagnosis, and an experience I’ll never forget.

Shaving and donating my hair before I started treatment was the best thing I did. It made me feel confident, I took back control of my situation, and I made a positive impact on someone else, which was the best part! ✨

If you’re thinking of participating in this year’s event….Do it!

You don’t have to shave your head (although you would look GREAT!), you can simply donate or colour your hair too!
You’ll feel good knowing you helped someone else, and as a bonus, I have a huge collection of beanies you can borrow! 😎🥳

10/09/2023

This birthday felt really special. I took a break from socials to enjoy the great outdoors and made some incredible memories. 💕
Last year I was walking out of a hospital with so many bucket list goals, but this birthday reminded me how special it is to slow down and enjoy what is all around you. 🦋

I watched one of my closest childhood friends marry the man of her dreams and we danced long into the evening to the hits of the 2000’s. 🕺🏻⚡️(The Veronicas and Backstreet Boys of course)
I took a road trip with my best friend and reflected on how lucky I really am to have a second chance at life, and to have such good friends.
Little things like being in nature, driving down endless roads and the simplicity of just enjoying the company of others made me feel lucky beyond belief. ❤️

Another lap around the sun and I’m more grateful than ever for good company, immaculate dance moves and enjoying every moment.
Thank you all for the birthday wishes, this was one to remember. 💕

14/08/2023

I’ve teamed up with to bring you an amazing giveaway! ☕️🤤

There are 5 free VIP entries up for grabs for the B2GC Cycle for Cancer to be held on Sunday 27 August, courtesy of Merlo Coffee.

These can be used for the 40km, 60km or 100km distance, including access to the Finisher’s Village VIP zone, free food, drinks, beer, seating and prizes. 💥
To sweeten the deal, we are throwing in a kilo of Merlo Coffee of your choosing to get you through the ride!

That’s over $1,000 worth in prizes to be won! So, ride with me and let’s push those pedals to help those in need! 🚴🏽🩷

Simply share this post to your story and tag and to enter! ✌🏼

Let’s go, Merlo!✨

28/07/2023

I got the chance to live out my country girl dreams with from Creek to Coast! 🤠🏕️
Mater’s Cars for Cancer is giving away an epic 79 Series Toyota LandCruiser and we had a spin in this absolute beauty.
(Scotty was driving of course… I wouldn’t trust me behind the wheel of that beast!🤣)

When you purchase a ticket in the lottery, you are helping to support cancer research and improving patient treatments, which is a cause close to my heart. 🩷

Tune into Creek to Coast on Channel 7 tomorrow at 5:30pm to watch Scottie and I take on the great outdoors! 🌲✨

25/07/2023

In 4 weeks I’ll be riding the Brisbane to Gold Coast Cycle for Cancer to raise funds for research! 🚴🏼‍♀️🩷

I know firsthand that fundraising really makes a huge difference in the day to day life of a cancer patient, and the quality of care we receive. 🙏🏼

I was fortunate enough to go from diagnosis to remission in under 12 months, which really shows how much cancer treatments have advanced, and I am so excited to see how far we can go! 💫

If you are the generous kind, please support me and make a donation via the link in my bio. 🩷
Help me give back to those who cared for me, and improve outcomes for those living with cancer. (It would honestly mean the world to me 🌎🥹)

It’s time to fasten the helmet and warm up for the ride that matters! 🔥🐌

12/06/2023

Friday the 16th of June marks 12 months since I finished cancer treatment and proudly walked out of the hospital with my creepy mesh mask! (I still haven’t decided what to do with it… Suggestions are welcome👻🤣)

It’s strange reflecting back on this time, because I was the most calm and positive person I’ve ever been, despite the chaos that surrounded me.
When you forfeit control of your circumstances, you have no choice but to look for the best in life, and to disregard the rest.
I was a bright spark, and although I never want to revisit that place, I’ve been trying to bring that energy into my life after cancer.

The last 12 months have been a wild ride to say the least, and no one prepares you for life after cancer. I struggled to fit back into a mould of the “Old Shelley” but I soon realised that she doesn’t exist anymore.

Some cancer survivors say that they mourn the loss of their former self, and have to start with a clean slate by loving, accepting, and learning to understand their new body and mind. I didn’t really feel this until recently and it’s an ongoing journey.

It’s never too late to take a step back and reevaluate your dreams, aspirations, where you invest your energy, and to make positive changes that reflect the kind of person you want to be. 💕

After all, we only get one shot at life, so why not live out your full potential? (Or proudly fail trying!) ✌🏼

Release things that don’t fulfil you, chase your dreams, and love fearlessly. In my opinion, there’s no other way. ✨

I sometimes catch myself thinking, “What would Shelley during cancer say?” She’d find happiness wherever she could, release the negativity and trust that the universe will take care of you. ❤️

The most important thing I’ve learned is staying true to myself, because at my core I haven’t changed, I’ve just experienced another season. 🌻

I feel like a new chapter starting again, and I can’t wait to find that old spark and bring it with me into the next chapter. 🔥

04/06/2023

A rare glimpse of me wearing something other than a black shirt 🥹😂
Oaks Day at 🌸🌷💐🐎

06/05/2023

World’s Greatest Shave! 💥⚡️
Being an ambassador for the shave this year was one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had!

This time last year I was in the middle of chemotherapy treatment, and I never thought that just 12 months later I’d have the chance to provide support and hope to people fighting their own cancer battle. 💙

I had a blast playing sax on with and I even had the honour of shaving Breenie’s head! 😍🎷 (He totally rocks the look!)

Over the last 25 years, more than 2 million people have participated in raising funds for blood cancer research. has donated over $57 million to help thousands of people fight the disease.

It’s not too late to donate and help the 135,000 Australians currently facing blood cancer! Visit to find out more. 💙

30/03/2023

This photo was taken right before my first chemo treatment last year. I was terrified and pretending to be brave in the face of absolute uncertainty. (Look at my dumb smirk. 😂 If only this Shelley knew what was ahead of her…!) Now swipe for a rollercoaster of photos from the last 12 months! 📸

March 30th will always be a special day for me, because it was the day I announced my diagnosis.
I felt like a weight was lifted when I was able to finally explain what I had been suffering with in silence.

Despite walking the same hallways and seeing my doctors at the cancer clinic a year later, I don’t feel much different. (Shout out to the man who literally saved my life, Dr. Banh 💕)
I’m still reminded of the experiences I had here, and the many times I felt removed from reality.

I never felt like I belonged here, and I still don’t; At least not as a patient, but as someone who walked this path and who now has the privilege of sharing their experiences and giving hope to others.
I’m grateful for the wonderful people I’ve met over the last 12 months, many of whom I wouldn’t have known if it wasn’t for my diagnosis. I learned how to listen, how much the little things matter, and also, how most things that trouble us really don’t matter.

Thank you for sticking by me, for supporting me, and for helping me navigate an experience that changed me for the better in so many ways.
Let’s hope the next 12 months holds lots of love, good times and peace signs ❤️✌🏼

23/03/2023

Today marks one year since I received the biopsy results from my surgery.
I was handed a report that said “lymphoma” but I had no idea what stage I was at, or what journey awaited me.

My brother accompanied me to the hospital, and the drive home resembled a montage scene from a comedy movie.
We laughed hysterically at the cruelness of the diagnosis, we cried, we screamed, we blasted sad songs, and we clapped along to the happy ones. This would be the soundtrack of my life for the foreseeable future.

I didn’t want to announce anything until I had a full diagnosis after the PET scan, so I kept this news to myself for a week until I met with Dr. Banh for the first time. I remember this being the most stressful and anxiety ridden week of my life; living with the dreaded “C” word, but having no details and not feeling like I could talk about it.

I think I slept a total of 3 hours that whole week.
I felt like I was living in a movie. It was surreal.
I’d wake up and forget about my situation, then instantly be reminded when I saw the report on my bedside table.

What was I afraid of?
Dying? Pain? Treatment? Putting stress on others? The unknown?

It was just a piece of paper with words written on it, but it had the ability to turn my life upside down. Words are powerful, but how you internalise them is what validates or revokes their power.

It’s been a year since “the surreal week from hell,” and strangely I feel blessed for having experienced such a low, because now I don’t allow things to affect me so much.

Sometimes my diagnosis feels like years ago, but days like today instantly transport me back to that place.

However, this day doesn’t fill me with dread; instead it reminds me that I’ve visited places I’d rather not remember, and conquered things I thought unimaginable.

I’ll drink a Mai Tai and cheers to that. 🥂

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