Dubbo mother of four Tricia Thorne is preparing for one of the biggest fights of her life, with her circle of friends ready to stand beside her.
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Two weeks ago the 41-year-old was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and has lost her hair while undergoing treatment in Sydney.
On Friday five of Mrs Thorne's "second best friends" - named after Mrs Thorne's love for TV show Kath and Kim - will shave their heads to lend her moral support and to raise money for the Leukemia Foundation.
Group organiser Maureen Thornhill said Mrs Thorne's children, Sarah, 12, Lucy, 10, Kate, nine and Oliver, six, were the catalyst for the fundraising event.
"The kids have been upset about her losing her hair and when I was speaking to Tricia about it she said 'well they'd love to see some of you lot with no hair' and that's how it started," she said.
"We're doing it to give moral support to Tricia and her husband Matt and to try to give the kids a bit of a lift."
Mrs Thorne is just one of 30 people in the world to be diagnosed with myeloid leukemia and will be in St Vincent's Hospital for some time receiving treatment.
"We're all a bit anxious about how we're going to look with no hair but it's really nothing compared to what Tricia is going through - it's a small sacrifice," Ms Thornhill said.
"We'll be out shopping for hats and scarves as soon as possible."
Mrs Thorne comes from a large family and might be better known to some Dubbo residents as Tricia Harvey.
One of 12 children who grew up on the property 'Enterprise' at Rawsonville, Mrs Thorne has lived in the Dubbo area all her life and is the daughter of John and Helen Harvey.
Her brother Thomas and sister-in-law Cathy still live on the property, with Cathy also lining up to lose her hair on Friday.
"We would love to have people come along and give donations or they can go to www.worldsgreatestshave.com and donate money over the net," Mrs Harvey said.
The ladies will be losing their locks on Friday at 1pm at St Mary's Primary School.
Principal John Wagner and staff member Luke Wilson have volunteered to go under the clippers while the city's other Catholic schools will also be contributing to the day.
"If people go to the website they can actually donate specifically for our event, by following the prompts and clicking on Maureen Thornhill, then double click on the number and that will fill in the donation page," Ms Thornhill said.
"What we're doing is really nothing to what Tricia is going through but we're hoping we can show a bit of solidarity."