{"id":7838,"date":"2026-08-12T10:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/?p=7838"},"modified":"2026-08-12T10:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:08:42","slug":"appeal-for-support-col-anthea-forsdike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/?p=7838","title":{"rendered":"APPEAL FOR SUPPORT \u2013 COL &amp; ANTHEA FORSDIKE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of our members will know former NSW Police Officer\u00a0<strong>Col Forsdike<\/strong>, who served for 17 years in General Duties, Highway Patrol and as a VIP Cyclist.<br><br>Col and his wife\u00a0<strong>Anthea<\/strong>, who has devoted much of her working life to nursing and caring for others, now live in Penang, Malaysia.<br><br>Sadly, just three months short of being cancer-free for 20 years, Anthea has been diagnosed with a recurrence of an aggressive cancer.<br><br>Their circumstances have made an already difficult situation even harder. Having lived overseas for the past eight years, they no longer have private health cover in Australia. Although they have health cover in Malaysia, Anthea&#8217;s previous cancer history means her current treatment is not covered.<br><br>The specialised treatment she requires is also not available to them locally, and they are now looking to travel to\u00a0<strong>China for treatment that may give Anthea the best possible chance of a longer and healthier life<\/strong>.<br><br>A friend in the UK has established a\u00a0<strong>GoFundMe appeal<\/strong>\u00a0to help Col and Anthea meet the considerable costs associated with Anthea&#8217;s treatment and travel.<br><br>If any members of our\u00a0<strong>RFPA and wider Police Family<\/strong>\u00a0are in a position to assist, no matter how small the contribution, it would be greatly appreciated.<br><br>For those who are unable to donate, simply\u00a0<strong>sharing this appeal<\/strong>\u00a0may help it reach someone who can.<br><br><strong>GoFundMe \u2013 Help Anthea Fight Breast Cancer Again:<\/strong><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/three-months-short-help-anthea-fight-breast-cancer-again\">https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/three-months-short-help-anthea-fight-breast-cancer-again<\/a><br><br>Our thoughts and very best wishes are with\u00a0<strong>Anthea, Col and their family<\/strong>\u00a0as they face this very difficult time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1660649007639653\/?__cft__[0]=AZYfo1UsuM7ohykueqZHTRoLmwD8UDwRjoy339HpxYqQw3VXfLSczVb8jsBZ2B28E3iDrkSdnt3O59ZdEcju_ZumGGFaXSTPszuWi7aQ-dvDldhK2mWSjXNCTMsthcytq8fTMqro2pNeTZfRv0yZ6Nls&amp;__tn__=H-R#?cfd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of our members will know former NSW Police Officer\u00a0Col Forsdike, who served for 17 years in General Duties, Highway Patrol and as a VIP Cyclist. Col and his wife\u00a0Anthea, who has devoted much of her working life to nursing and caring for others, now live in Penang, Malaysia. Sadly, just three months short of&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/?p=7838\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>APPEAL FOR SUPPORT \u2013 COL &amp; ANTHEA FORSDIKE - Retired &amp; Former Police Association of NSW Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/?p=7838\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"APPEAL FOR SUPPORT \u2013 COL &amp; ANTHEA FORSDIKE - Retired &amp; Former Police Association of NSW Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Many of our members will know former NSW Police Officer\u00a0Col Forsdike, who served for 17 years in General Duties, Highway Patrol and as a VIP Cyclist. 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