Scotchmans Hill goes pink for Peta

THE Bellarine community is rallying around local Peta Chisholm with a sold-out fundraiser next week.

Scotchmans Hill will host Pink for Peta on October 30, raising money for the McGrath Foundation while supporting their team member.

Ms Chisholm is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer, diagnosed earlier this year after she started to feel lethargic and lightheaded.

Following a trip to the doctor, blood tests, breast screens, an ultrasound and a biopsy she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May.

“When they told me I was going to have a biopsy, I just knew in the pit of my stomach ‘This is not good’,” she said.

“They basically said the cancer that I had was curable, so that was a positive and from there it was just all systems go, it was appointment after appointment.”

Ms Chisholm underwent surgery and finished radiation in recent weeks and will now go through medical oncology, taking medication for the next five years.

“It’s been a very, very big journey and it’s not over yet, I’ve still got another five years of treatment, and I think that’s the biggest thing people don’t realise.”

Ms Chisholm encouraged everybody to remain vigilant when it came to breast cancer.

“If I hadn’t trusted my intuition and I hadn’t gone with my gut, I never would have found what I found and if they hadn’t of seen what they saw originally, they would never have found the cancer,” she said.

“And if I had taken myself off to the breast clinic when I was 50, in another three years, my story would be a completely different story and that’s the scariest part about it.”

Ms Chisholm said she can’t thank Ruth from Scotchmans Hill enough for her support and for organising the fundraiser.

Guests will be treated to live entertainment by Wendy Stapleton, live auction, food and wine.

To donate to the cause, head to scotchmans.com.au