Connie Johnson was said to be thrilled with her award and told brother Samuel Johnson, "Look what we did. Connie Johnson received a surprise visit on Thursday from Governor General Peter Cosgrove, who awarded her with a medal of the Order of Australia to acknowledge the incredible work she has done to campaign for cancer research. Her brother, actor Samuel Johnson, posted on Facebook that his sister's eyes "danced like when we were kids" upon receiving the honour. Samuel Johnson posted on the Love Your Sister Facebook page that his beloved sister does not have much time left. In her room at Clare Holland House hospice, Connie is succumbing to the breast cancer that has ravaged her body for seven years.

Source: Huffington Post September 07, 2017 22:07 UTC