Ten-year-old Annabella from Adelaide had dressed up as Sharon Strzelecki, Szubanski’s beloved netball-obsessed character from Kath & Kim, for Book Week. “This is a special shout-out to Annabella,” she said, her voice warm but tired. “Thank you so much for your impression of Sharon Strzelecki. I’m in here having chemo and it really cheered me up. I’m really touched—that was such a beautiful thing to do. Thank you, my sweet. Lots of love to you.”

Her caption, raw in its honesty, read simply: “Chemo is smacking me around right now.” It was a reminder of the difficult road she is walking, even as she continues to reach outward with gratitude.

Back in May, Szubanski revealed that she had been diagnosed with stage-four mantle