Movember
Lee TARLAMIS (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (13:32): The handlebar, the horseshoe, the pencil, the parted pencil, the English, the el bandito, the standard mo – whatever you want to call that thing growing on the top of my lip – it does not matter which mo you grow, as long as you grow a mo for Movember, which is exactly what I am doing. With a few days of Movember remaining, I thought it timely to update you on my attempt to grow a mo as I raise funds and awareness for men’s health. While some may mock me, most know that it is for a good cause – to motivate as many people as possible about Movember. Together we can mount a campaign and make a difference, and we can stop men dying too young and improve men’s health. But I need your help to raise funds and boost my morale as I motor on with this mo forming above my mouth. As you can see, I have been holding up my side of the bargain, but we need your support as well. The funds raised will help with game-changing work in men’s mental health, medical research and groundbreaking tests and treatment for prostate cancer and testicular cancer.
Since 2003 Movember has funded more than 1250 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health research and transforming the way the health services reach and support men. Globally there are around 10.8 million men facing life with a prostrate cancer diagnosis, and testicular cancer is the most common cancer among young men. Around the world one man dies by suicide every minute of every day, with males accounting for 69 per cent of all suicides. Men are dying on average four and a half years earlier than women and largely for preventable reasons. Together we can stop men dying too young and improve men’s health. So if you have not already donated, please do before Movember ends on 30 November.