When a friend becomes a patient: McGrath Foundation Pink Test raises funds for breast care nurse

By Kate Aubusson
Updated January 18 2017 - 6:18pm, first published January 12 2017 - 2:47pm
Jacinta Jamieson and her McGrath breast care nurse Maree Wylie travelled to Sydney for the Pink Test. Photo: Michele Mossop
Jacinta Jamieson and her McGrath breast care nurse Maree Wylie travelled to Sydney for the Pink Test. Photo: Michele Mossop
Jacinta Jamieson with her husband and two oldest children before her secondary breast cancer diagnosis. Photo: Supplied
Jacinta Jamieson with her husband and two oldest children before her secondary breast cancer diagnosis. Photo: Supplied
Jacinta Jamieson with her three children after she was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer.  Photo: Supplied
Jacinta Jamieson with her three children after she was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. Photo: Supplied

For 39-year-old Jacinta Jamieson, Maree Wylie is a carer, therapist, social worker and friend in one comforting package.