Kilcoy man wears pink to lobby for regional cancer care
An 85-year-old man from Kilcoy in Queensland wears pink daily to advocate for better cancer care in regional Australia.
Harold Alford supports breast cancer awareness
Harold Alford, known as the pink man, dresses in pink clothing and accessories every day. He started this practice after his wife Gladys died of breast cancer on their 44th wedding anniversary. His daughter has battled colon and lung cancer for a decade while his father passed from bone cancer over 60 years ago.
Community backs campaign for nurses
The local town in Kilcoy supports Harold as he lobbies for more cancer care nurses across regional Australia. Harold drives patients to Brisbane for radiation treatments and remembers how his wife refused to stay away from her own bed. He uses a pink scooter and walking frame to spread the message about breast cancer awareness.
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