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A new face to face group in Castlemaine, VIC
It's great to welcome The Doves to BCNA's network of Member Groups. The Doves are a group of friends who have experienced cancer who have been meeting for four years. They have now decided to open their doors to welcome new members in the hopes of being a place of support and friendship for others in the area who have…
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Field of Women 2010
I attended last night, and personally this will be a moment that I will never forget. The emotion on MCG grounds was immense. To be with other women who are facing the same journey, we all stood as one together. We are survivors.
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My first blog
Just been having a quick cruise through the site and figuring out how to make it all work. Amazing to see that there really are other people going through the same stuff as I am. I have found that a lot of friends and family have decided to drift away, I feel like they have written me off already. I have been nearly 5…
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Year of the Lump
The year I was diagnosed with and received treatment for breast cancer I kept a diary/blog which was rather long winded, but a great help to me psychologically. It can be found at this link: yearofthelump I thoroughly recommend the process of writing at times like this, especially for those like myself who are alone, or…
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Launch of the Public Diagnostic Breast Imaging Service Canberra Hospital
I attended the launch of this new public diagnostic breast screening Service at Canberra Hospital this morning. I spent ages with Dr Jeremy Price, a radiologist, whose talk at the Breast Cancer Treatment Group meeting last year, alerted me to the value of MRI's diagnosing breast cancer. MRI's of the breast can pick up…
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Strathpine Coffee Club
I live in North Brisbane and I was wondering if any other person would be interested in meeting up for a coffee or get together. We could meet on a regular or casual basis at any venue around the 4500ish postcode. I met up with BrissieLyn this morning and it was so good talking to someone in a similar position and at a…
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Mini Field in Warrnambool
Hi Girls Hello from down south at windy Warrny. We are still pretty soggy down here with lakes where paddocks used to be. The Hopkins River steaming out into the Ocean has turned the waves brown for weeks. Only one new whale mum in the nursery this year, I think they all got swept away. As you know I have recntly moved…
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Breast cancer advocacy – what does it mean to you?
Breast cancer advocacy means different things to different people and as Advocates for BCNA I know that for each of you reading this, advocacy means something different. This month I came across an article in the journal, The Breast 'The ever changing face of breast advocacy' that was written by Judith Wagner a breast…
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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…