Rebecca and Shaun Marsh get behind Camp Quality’s Camp In cancer fundraiser

Cancer is a word that Rebecca Marsh — the wife of Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh — knows too well.

The mother of three is still dealing with the loss of her mother, Annette, who died after a hard-fought battle against stage four adenocarcinoma lung cancer in April.

“I think right to the very end, she never thought it would take her,” Rebecca told AAA.

“She thought she could fight it, but it was her brain that shut down first.”

Rebecca is now turning her energy towards children and families affected by cancer through Camp Quality’s Camp In to help raise money for the 900 children aged up to 14 that were diagnosed nationwide last year alone.

“I actually couldn’t think of anything worse that people would have to deal with in life than having a child, or losing a child, diagnosed with cancer,” she said.

“Knowing how tough it was watching a parent go through it, my heart goes out to any family that has to deal with it on the daily.”

The former Seven journalist also explains it is not just the family member diagnosed with cancer who goes through the disease, but parents and siblings could also have their lives upended

Explaining the death of her mother to her children, Austin, four, Mabel, one, and Ted, five months, pictured, will continue to be a challenge until they are old enough to completely understand.

“For children, it’s not a nice thing for them to go through, seeing your loved one deteriorate,” Rebecca said.

The family will come together for the the sleepover on June 12, with Shaun pitching a tent outside for him and Austin, while newborn Ted and Mabel sleep in the lounge room.

“It’s basically just to sleep away from your bed for one night,” she said.

“I think it’s important for the kids to realise they are lucky to be healthy and there’s lots of other children out there that are a lot less fortunate than them and aren’t healthy and have to spend a lot of time in hospital.”