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Conference presentations are now available
This morning I discovered that the conference presentations are now available via the conference website, and what a great read they are. If you would like to have a look or read the information presented and some of the presentations that you didn't get to see they can be accessed here. Happy reading Katie
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Theatre presence
I have been asked to have a table showing BCNA information at the stage show Menopause the Musical this Thursday night. Guests have been asked to wear pink that night and I hope to inform and also maybe receive donations and sell some merchandise. It is a terrific gesture of the production company! The show has been in…
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Shane Crawford Run
Thanks go to the members of Ballarat Pink Phoenix for being part of such an amazing event - to travel to Melbourne to welcome Shane back home. His journey has touched the hearts of so many as have the stories of those women and families he met along the way.
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2nd National Young Women's Breast Cancer Conference
What an INCREDIBLE weekend. I ate a lot, drank a lot and laughed heaps ... everything a girly weekend should be. I met amazing women and heard heart-wrenching stories. The presentations were informative, and Meredith and Megan inspiring. Thank you so much to all involved. Looking forward to 2012. In life when you stumble,…
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Young Womens Conference GC
Three members of our support group traveled to the Gold Coast for the Young Women with Breast Cancer Conference on the weekend of the 10th Sept. We met up with some ladies we already knew and met some wonderful new friends. What a wonderful way to spend the weekend. The organisers should be congratulated!!!
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Young Women's Conference
So I had an amazing time this last weekend at the 2nd National Conference for Young Women with Breast Cancer. It was an incredible event and I really had so much fun. I made some lovely new friends, learnt a lot & possibly drank a little too much. But it was worth it :) Hope that I can connect now with those that I met on…
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Breast Cancer Taking Control - Book by Dr Boyages
Hi everyone, I was listening to the radio yesterday in one of those rare moments sans toddler in the car who demands the Play School Cd and I heard about this book: Breast Cancer Taking Control by Dr Boyages a well known oncologist in Sydney. They interviewed him and he sounds amazing. He has basically written this book…
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Women's Breast Cancer Conference
Thankyou to Megan and all the other amazing women I met on the weekend at the Young Women's Breast Cancer Conference in QLD. I came away with so much! You are all Superwomen in my book. xox
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You girls inspired me today
Well, I did it! The group was over 70 in number, about 2/3rds females, and very receptive to all the BCNA efforst to support women. I hope it reaches out and am happy to do more talks now. This first one was the toughest I reckon. I had a long look at our group photo before I left home and received strength from each one…
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YWC survey?
Thanks for an incredible weekend at the conference. I was wondering if anyone has the link to the "surveymonkey" survey? Thank you!
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Day 8 Events
Hi We started today with a surprise visitor for Shane and it was Garry Lyon. Garry had driven to Stawell during the night and surprised Shane when he got up. It was great seeing them together on the road running and the banter back and forth was very funny. Ararat gave us a huge welcome with thousands turning out to greet…
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BCNA Forum
The BNCA forum in Dubbo was great. Fantastic to see so many women united by a breast cancer diagnosis. The speakers were great. Well done BCNA!!!
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Shane Crawford run
If you haven't already heard, Shane Crawford will soon be running from Adelaide to Melbourne in a fabulous effort of support for BCNA. We need your help! Shane has already raised just over $5,000 without even taking a step, but we know we can do better. So we need everyone's help to do one small thing -- really get Shane's…
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Dubbo forum
We had a great time at the forum in Dubbo last week, where around 140 people attended from all the surrounding areas. Thank you to everyone who gave us a very warm welcome! :) . I hope you enjoyed the day. The pics are now on flickr, for anyone who wants to see: * Dubbo forum pics on flickr!
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On the road with Shane
Hi Everyone. Yesterday I drove to Nhill and met up with Shane Crawford and the crew. We had a fabulous community function last night in Nhill. Some of you may have seen the live cross to the Footy Show. We had some of our lovely BCNA Nhill members attend the night with their partners. Pink lady silhouettes, balloons and…