A Helping Hand for Peter Rasmussen

Peter Rasmussen attended St Virgils from 1998 -2001 and has been on the staff at the St Virgil’s Junior Campus since 2016. 

In August last year Peter’s wife, Kirsten, had just given birth to their first daughter, Estelle, when she discovered a lump in her breast. What should have been a heart warming time for the mother-of-three turned to heartbreak when she was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer.

As her husband Pete and their children, Will, 6, Tommy, 4 and little Estelle grappled with the news they were then dealt another heartbreaking blow. Two weeks after Kirsten's final course of radiation, Mr Rasmussen was rushed to the hospital after suffering multiple seizures only to be told the unthinkable – he had Stage 2 brain cancer

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Peter was then given the tragic news that he had only between seven and 10 years to live.

Family and friends decided to set up a Go Fund Me page which has been met with an overwhelming response.

“At the end of the day my wife is going to be left with three kids and a mortgage so every dollar really helps,” Peter said.

Please consider supporting Peter and Kirsten:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-double-blow-that-no-young-family-can-stand?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer