But it reminds Alfeen Varghese, who is taking part in the group’s skydive event this Saturday, of a family she will never forget.

“The mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer while pregnant with her third child last year,” she said.

“She went on to have her baby and a couple months later, she passed away. 

“She was only in her 30s.

“It’s really hard to see her husband come in with the three kids.

“It’s probably one of the most traumatic patient experiences I’ve had.”

Dr Varghese ensured the family had support and linked them up with genetic testing when it was available, as two of the children were girls.

Women who inherit a BRCA1 gene mutation have approximately a 40 per cent lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer.

“Ovarian cancer has a high mortality rate,” Dr Varghese said.

“Many ovarian cancer patients say it was symptom-less, but there are subtle symptoms.

“They could be misinterpreted as nausea, period pain, or a change in bowel movements.

“People think it’s associated with weight loss, but another symptom is actually weight gain and bloating.

“Women know their bodies and it’s important when something is amiss that they do something, and not put their health concerns on the back-burner.”

Dr Varghese is one of 13 people skydiving on Saturday – feeling quite terrified about it – and is halfway towards a fundraising goal of $3000.

She knows president Heather Watts and the story behind the awareness group well.

“What is great about BOCAG is they’re people in our community who have been affected by this,” she said.

“That’s what I love about this community – we don’t let incidences like this go away without a purpose.

“It’s only when people talk, that awareness is raised.”