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New support groups registered with BCNA
BCNA is pleased to welcome three new groups who have registered with us in the last month. To find out more about these groups you can visit their Member Group micro-site. WA: Karatha Cancer Support Group QLD: Keeping A'Breast SA: Breast of Friends - Victor Harbor Breast Cancer Support Group NSW: C3 Church Carlingford…
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newbe
Hi, as you can see new to this site and probably got it all wrong. Anyway just had my third lot of chemo a couple of hours ago and came home armed with a ton of lotions and potions. Only one more to go on the 22nd November. I was diagnosed in July with stage 3 agressive cancer and as a result had my left breast removed,…
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International Women's Day messages
On the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, some messages to all of our members: * A message from BCNA's Patron, the Governor General of Australia, Ms Quentin Bryce: "My warmest greetings to you..." * From our CEO, Lyn Swinburne: "Happy International Women's Day..." To share your own thoughts and experiences,…
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BCNA at Avalon Airshow
I flew over from Tassie to attend the 2011 Avalon Airshow on Friday. The weather was ghastly with black clouds covering the whole sky, gusty cold winds and some very heavy showers. However, my trusty pink BCNA Field of Women poncho saved the day- and drew complimentary comments from many people! So, we fly the flag all the…
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Relay for Life
Well I am back!!!! I have not been here for a couple of weeks..so busy getting sorted for our Relay For Life event (i am team captain)..Well, as a team, we managed to raise just over $4500 for the cancer council, we had 45 registered team members (over$106K and over 2000 participants for the whole region event)..we had a…
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Happy International Women's Day
Like so many of you, I have been watching and listening to the many discussions about inequality for women, as we mark today's 100th anniversary of IWD. There is always so much more to be achieved. I think mostly everyone agrees we do need more female Executives and Directors on our corporate Boards. It makes good…
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Bowls Club
Another really enjoyable meeting yesterday, and this time not under an airconditioner!!! Unfortunately Jo and Ash couldn't be with us but, hopefully, they can come next time. As usual Sarah had everyone in stitches...she is such a bright spark. Gayle called in briefly to give Jean a gift pack for the hospital as she is…
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Building a better bra!
Bra study If you missed it earlier, you might be interested to read the post by Kathy Wells about the research being undertaken by the University of Wollongong into developing better exercise bras for women living with breast cancer. Members of BCNA’s Review & Survey Group contributed to the research. * Read Kathy's post…
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server outage
Hi all, We experienced a server outage today (Sunday) so that is the reason the site has been unavailable. Access has now been restored (thanks Cam!) and so all should be functioning as normal, but please leave a comment here if you experience any further issues. Apologies for the inconvenience. Di
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Westmead online forum -- repeat broadcast
Hi all, A reminder for anyone who missed it that tomorrow (I think at 12.30pm) the Westmead Breast Cancer Institute is broadcasting a repeat of their online public forum from Tuesday night. Subject: "Moving forward: surviving breast cancer". See the National Events page on the BCNA website for more detail and links to…
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Live online public forum
Hi all, For anyone who is interested, the Westmead Breast Cancer Institute is hosting an online public forum tomorrow night (Tuesday Feb 22). The subject is "Moving forward: surviving breast cancer". For more information see the National Events page on the BCNA website. NOTE: this is not a BCNA event, so to register you…
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New research: Survivorship care after breast cancer
I'm excited to share with everyone the findings of some research into survivorship care that BCNA have been working on, with researchers from The Mater Hospital (Sydney) and The University of Sydney. For this research, members of BCNA's Review & Survey Group were surveyed to find out their experiences of follow up care,…
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Strathpine Coffee Club
I have had a wonderful day. My 2 girls kidnapped me and took me to Chermside. We coffeed, movied, lunched and shopped. It was great....the best day in ages. I am blessed
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Stories for The Beacon
Hi all, I know how much everyone here has at one time or another appreciated hearing or telling your own personal stories. So here's a quick heads up that the team are now requesting entries for the next issue of The Beacon magazine if you'd like to contribute. Here's the call for entries: Feature stories in The Beacon or…
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Mothers Day Classic Run
My daughter has entered the Mothers Day Classic sponsored walk/ run. She is looking for sponsors so i thought i would put it on my blog. She will be running 4.5/8 ks and her husband and 2 little girls will be walking the same course. her link is http://sponsor.eventarc.com/sponsor/view/9233/tanya-tomlinson