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Friday Update!
Hello everyone and welcome to the Friday update! It’s hard to believe it’s the middle of the year already. How did we get here so fast? Community Highlights We have 25 new members. Please give a warm welcome to poldol, Bluewren, sundaristar, Khez and all our new members. This week we had 34 posts and 327 comments. The…
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Get Together Lunch
Get Together Lunch Our next Lunch will be on 13th July at 12 Noon, Cafe Bravo, 144 The Parade, Norwood. If you would like to attend our ladies only lunch please let u s know with a message and we will book you a seat. Enjoy lunch and have a good chat, you will be most welcome. Di Adelaide Breast Cancer Friendship Group
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Busselton BCNA Forum
Just wanted to send out a huge thankyou to BCNA & the associated organisations for the brilliant session I attended in Busselton yesterday. It was very informative & great meeting other ladies.....lunch was yummy & the highlight was listening to & meeting Raelene Boyle! So fabulous to be able to attend despite living in…
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Friday Update
Hi everyone, welcome to the Friday update! Community Highlights We had 20 new members join the online network this week from all over Australia. Please welcome Pedo, briseis, AnjiS, Ali_h78 and all the other new members. There were 43 posts and 279 comments this week. Here are some posts you may have missed - * Busselton…
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Welcome to the BCNA Online Network
Hello and welcome to the BCNA Online Network. We know it can be hard to be the new person in the neighbourhood and to navigate a new online space. You’ll get the hang of it soon and here are some tips to help get you started. First, be sure to read network guidelines. And then, dive right in! Update your profile. You can…
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Update: Comment indent fixed
Hi everyone. You may have noticed that the more you reply to a post, the narrower those replies got, like so: We're happy to announce that we've rolled out a fix for this. You can see it in action in this fantastic post from jd48. It's been months in the making and we hope that it makes the online network more pleasant for…
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Central Coast Support Group lunch
You are invited to join us for lunch at GPK Erina Fair on Sunday, 3rd July at 12.30pm. Come along to meet new friends, find support, ask questions you may have, and share any pearls of wisdom you've picked up along the way. Please RSVP so we can confirm booking numbers. We look forward to meeting you.
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Friday Update
Hi everyone, Welcome to the Friday update where we share you with some information about the online network and what's happening within BCNA. Community Highlights We had 22 new members join the online network this week from all over Australia. Please welcome sammi17, Neptune 6, Krissy32, Bee123 and all the other new…
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Friday Update
Welcome to the Friday Update! Community Highlights We have 35 new members this week. Please welcome Hvm83, SCW101, SandyR00, watto66 and all the other new members. I hope you find the information and support you’re looking for. There were 56 posts and 305 comments this week. Here are some posts you may have missed - * Am I…
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Tips for engaging local communities
Do you have any advice for new members on how to connect with their local communities? Here are some steps that we have found to be helpful. Consider the following: * Who - Who would you approach? * How - What steps do you need to take? * Key messages - What are the messages you would like to share? * Resources - What do…
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Are you interested in becoming a BCNA Consumer Representative?
Are you interested in becoming a BCNA Consumer Representative? BCNA Consumer Representatives work alongside researchers, policymakers, clinicians and others to represent the experiences and views of Australians affected by breast cancer in decisions that are made. BCNA will be running three day training in Melbourne on 7…
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Lunch get-together
Hi ladies, our next get-together is on Wednesday, 8th June at 12 noon at the Tea Tree Gully Hotel, 1349 North East Road, Tea Tree Gully. Why not come along to connect with other ladies who have been diagnosed with BC and truly understand what you are going through? If you would like to come, please comment below as soon as…
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Our Next Get-Together
Hi ladies, our next get-together will be held on Friday, 24th June, 7.00pm at the Christies Beach Hotel, 2-13 Gulfview Rd, Christies Beach 08) 8382 1166. This southern event will run subject to numbers. If you are interested in coming along, please comment below :)
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Module 1
I was diagnosed in 1999, and have been involved with the BCNA since about 2002, and have been involved in a number of projects as a consumer representative. I found Module 1 Who's Who in BC, a useful update. It was particularly salutary for me to spend time looking at different sections of the BCNA website and to realize…
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Language of cancer
The second module about language was again very interesting. I had a strong reaction to two words: warriors and survivors. The other dos and don'ts are how I speak myself. I do not use the term survivor for myself and have great difficulty with it, as I believe that BC can always come back and that I will be a survivor…