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Strathpine Coffee Club
Hi, I am a first time blogger, so really don't know what I am doing. I would love to join your coffee get togethers as I live in Lawnton. I work part time but if they fit in I thnk I would benefit hugely. I have finished treatment but also on Arimidex.
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Hello My friends
Hello My dear friends, Just a quick note to let you all know (coz I'm sure you are all waiting to know) I have Chemo Ed tomorrow and portacath procedure early next week. Thus almost beginning chemo prior to christmas. I have Look Good Feel Good Workshop on Monday 6th Dec. Cant wait. I popped into to visit my work collegues…
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Celebrating the Pink Lady
I was lucky enough to attend 2 Pink Lady events in Sydney in 2007 and Melbourne 2010. Both were such uplifting experiences - being part of shaping the Pink Lady in all her Pink glory!! Walking out onto the MCG and knowing I was going to be surrounded by so much love, support and positive vibes is a feeling I will never…
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India Volunteering 2010
Royal Enfields and Volunteering in India: It seemed like a good idea at the time! Joanne Lovelock The 15th UICC Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Support Conference 2009 in Brisbane Australia was the first ever worldwide forum for breast cancer consumers, support organisations, and health professionals to meet…
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It is amazing where our Pink Lady appears
Since BCNA began in 1998, on the steps of Parliament House, in Canberra, our Pink Lady has been the image that has linked so many women together. As the Marketing Manager of BCNA I have heard many stories of how people have been unified through our very powerful logo. I have heard of a woman walking along a beach and…
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A day at the Gawler Foundation Annual Conference
Hi there, Recently I attended day one of the Gawler Foundation’s ‘Profound Healing - Sustainable Wellbeing’ annual conference. It was a great day, with many interesting speakers and discussions. Some of you who live in Victoria may already know about the fantastic work of the Gawler Foundation, which offers a range of…
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Conference 2011
13th National Breast Care Nurse Conference: ??Save the date! Don't miss the 13th National Breast Care Nurses Conference: to be held in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 February, 2011. This cutting-edge conference will provide a platform for?experts to present groundbreaking information?about breast cancer…
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sale forum
Attended bcna forum in Sale today (16 November 2010. Was very nervous because I was on my own and didn't know what to expect. It turns out there was no need to be nervous. I was welcomed and introduced to some beautiful ladies. Felt like I was meeting up with old friends. I have a feeling, some of these new friends are…
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Scarf Bank Launched
Hi All Just letting people know that I have launched my "scarf bank' in the local community. We got front page coverage from the local paper and an article inside. The idea came about during the CL training I did in august, where I thought if I had a collection of scarves ladies could come and borrow some, for free, during…
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Strathpine Coffee Club
Change of plans for our meet. We have another new member and Wed a.m. doesn't suit so we are now meeting at 3.00p.m. on Wed 8th Dec at the Coffee Club, Westfields Shopping Centre in Strathpine. Hope that suits everyone as I am looking forward to seeing you all again, Lyn11
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Look good, feel better
Sorry, I deleted what I wrote earlier as I thought I was writing a personal blog. I am still having trouble posting private blogs. My settings are set at private but my blogs post as public. I was having a bit of a down day so I hope I didn't upset anyone.
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Strathpine Coffee Club
We have a new member, Sarah, and she is joining us for coffee next Wednesday (10th) at Westfields. We are meeting at 9.30 and if anyone else wants to join in they would be very welcome.
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jpetav
Hi everyone. My group had its third meeting on 4 November. We had a speaker, Mary Harvey, who has been an oncology nurse and is also a psychologist. She gave us a very interesting evening. She asked us all to tell her our stories and then asked us to tell her our feelings and emotions post diagnosis and post treatment. It…
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New support groups around Australia
BCNA are pleased to have recently registered three new groups who have had their first meetings in the last couple of months. To find out more about these groups you can visit their micro-site in the new section for BCNA Member Groups. TAS: Young Women's Support Group - Launceston NSW: Lithgow Breast Cancer Support Group…
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Field of Women
This year, due to major health issues, I didn't host a field of women on Woorim Beach at Bribie Island [see the Insider pic last year.] However, my sister and I were with our cousins [13 0f us] on Fraser Island, so we hosted a Pink Breakfast, and later put some pink ladies in the beautiful white sand of Lake Mackenzie, as…