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Friday update!
It’s time for the Friday Update! Community Highlights We have 31 new members. Please give a warm welcome to Mariont, CBLim, Kester and all our new members. This week we had 59 posts and 402 comments. A number of our Online Network members decide to write personal blogs about their journey. Here are some of our women who…
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Ready for an inspired adventure?
Dear members, BCNA has trekked the Great Wall of China and Macchu Picchu, then cycled Southeast Asia and now we are taking on Tuscany! I would love to see some of our wonderful online network members embark on an adventure of a lifetime through the heart of Tuscany, Italy! As part of BCNA’s Tuscany Trek, you will trek over…
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It’s time for the Friday Update.
This week (9th-15th) is National Volunteer Week and I wanted to start this post off by saying thank you to all the generous volunteers who have donated time to help support our work. We really couldn't achieve all we do here at BCNA without you, and we are so grateful for your support! A big shout-out also goes out to each…
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Mad Thursday at the cancer centre.
Well, here I am after spending the entire morning and part of the afternoon at our local cancer centre. In between my mapping session, seeing nurses and both oncologists, I sat with my husband watching all the comings and goings. It seems the people within the cancer community are such a supportive lot. Tea and coffee was…
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I am not cancer. I am me.
Gardener, artist, writer, musician, athlete, daughter, sister, aunty, wife, mum, grandmother... In our first major appeal of 2016, we’re not just asking people to give to BCNA. We’re inviting women and men affected by breast cancer to create their own supporter pages and share their stories. We know you are more than…
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Patient Information Seminar in Adelaide
The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) is the world’s premier society for supportive care in cancer. The Association will be hosting their annual conference this year in June in Adelaide. The conference brings together the world’s leading experts to examine and discuss symptoms and…
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Hello everyone
Hi everyone, There hasn't been much action going on in the group and I had a lovely suggestion from Di to see how everyone is going. I would like to invite you to share something new/ helpful/ challenging/humorous you have been doing/ have experienced/ have observed, as part of online network or out in your communities.…
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Lymphoedema Information Day - Darwin
Hi everyone, I wanted to share this event with our members living in Darwin - The information day is for people with lymphoedema or at risk of developing it, their family and friends, health professionals or anyone interested in learning more. When: Saturday 28 May 2016, 9.00am - 4.00pm Where: Darwin Convention Centre,…
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Pink buns your way
How do you eat your Pink Buns? People have been sharing gorgeous photos of themselves enjoying Pink Buns. Show us how you eat your Pink Buns. If you're on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, be sure to use the hashtag #pinkbunsmyway. Here are a few from Instagram :-) We also love seeing the Bakers Delight stores all decked…
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Thank you Otis Foundation
Hi All. Have just had a terrific weekend at St Hannahs in Mandurang (near Bendigo) thanks to Otis Foundation. Could only stay 2 nights as full on treatment day tomorrow but the experience was lovely. Peaceful, quiet, fresh air, kangaroos, galahs and overlooking forest, open fire (not very successful), beautiful property…
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My Gorgeous Daughter
Here is my daughter Claire who is walking in the Mothers Day Classic for me today. What a little gem, she has been there all the way, including shaving her head last May.
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Marilyn
http://www.bendigoweekly.com.au/news/marilyn-goes-pink-for-breast-cancer-research Hi everyone - isn't it lovely when an Statue in a large town is enhanced for Breast Cancer awareness. I was fortunate enough to go to Bendigo and visit the Art Gallery for the Marilyn Monroe Exhibition. It is a beautiful tasteful exhibition.…
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It’s time for the Friday Update
Hello everyone, Just in case you didn’t know I just arrived back from a wonderful European trip. It has been a big week getting back into the swing of things but it’s so nice to be home. There really is no place like home! Community Highlights We have 34 new members this week. Please welcome Breezer110, Joleanne, jo4053,…
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I'm back!
Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I'm back. Four weeks goes fast! Here is a quick snapshot of my incredible adventure overseas. Ann-Marie x
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100k trek in El Camino, Spain.
In partnership with Inspired Adventures, BCNA runs two overseas challenges each year. We have the wonderful Janelle who is BCNA's Community Programs Coordinator putting on her trekking boots to tackle the 100K along with Willalooka’s Heather Graetz and her daughters Tara and Felicity. As part of BCNA's El Camino Trek, the…