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Look Good, Feel Better Workshop
Today I attended the Look Good, Feel Good Workshop. I had such a great time. The ladies that were running it were wonderful and they gave us advice on how to care for our skin and showed us how to apply makeup properly. After our makeup lesson, we all received makeup and moisturisers to take home with us. I tried on…
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New Consumer Representatives e-update
Hi everyone, Hopefully you all received the latest Consumer Representative e-update last week. If not, please let me know and I can resend it to you. As you may know, I'll be sending these e-updates every two months and would love any feedback or suggestions you may have. The email contains information about some of BCNA's…
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Field of Women
Hope everyone that's attending today's Field of Women has a great day!! Keep warm too....
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Latest BCNA magazine
The winter 2014 edition of The Beacon is now available to read online. This issue has a focus on 'when treatment is not the only obsticle. Download it and read Lionel's experience following his diagnosis of breast cancer (page 11). * The Beacon issue 67
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Hello everyone!
Hi everyone, I hope you have all been well and are having a really good week! As you may know, we recently ran our three day Advocacy & Science training to train a number of new women as Consumer Representatives, as well as bring together a number of current Consumer Representatives. In total, 12 women were newly trained…
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GROUPS IN GEELONG AREA
Hi to all you lovely pink ladies, I hope your day has been a good one for you. I live in the Geelong area and am just wondering what support groups are available, as I don't seem to be able to find one. If there isn't one, maybe there are some ladies who would like to go out for lunch or a coffee. We could have a casual…
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Its lunch time again
Hey friends, lets do it again.....loving getting to know some local chickies....... Havent been to a CCG lunch before? .......please don't be shy, we'd love to meet you :D When: Saturday 14th June Where: GPK Erina Fair Time: 12:30 - Its a Saturday this time so hopefully those working girls will be able to make it - Please…
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Post Surgery Bras & Prosthesis
I would like to recommend Lilybliss to anyone who requires Post Surgery Bras & Prosthesis After many months of searching for a suitalbe bra and prosthesis I found Lily !! Lily visited me at home with her products and within an hour I had fabulous bras, cammi tops & just the best prosthesis - she also has swimming costumes…
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Port Adelaide Get-together :)
Hello ladies, do you live in Port Adelaide or the surrounding suburbs? Our next get-together will be held at 7pm on Friday, 27th June at Fasta Pasta Port Adelaide, so why not come along! It’s a great chance to meet other Adelaide ladies who are on their own breast cancer journey, share stories and make new friends! :)…
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back from a BCNA refresher
Loved the BCNA training of a fortnight ago. The "across Australia" feel was a real privilege to be amongst! For me it was also brilliant that aspects of secondary breast cancer were integated within the program. Here on the home front, life continues rich. My dear Dad is going through a super rough trot with Alzheimer's.…
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Why do I even need this test?
Hi everyone, I trust you all arrived home safely and had a quiet weekend. At SATT I mentioned the above resource. Some of you missed out on a copy ( i took too few). I have just found a report I wrote for BCNA about this. It has the Consumer Health Forum's link to the brochure. I am pasting the relevant section below. "…
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Last week with BCNA
I was honoured to be amongst a group of 22 women from all over Australia (and NZ!), being trained by BCNA as a Consumer Representative on their "Seat at the Table"program. I won't ramble on, but want everyone to know that BCNA are amazing in their advocacy training and experiences. We, the affected Breast Cancer women and…
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Hi everyone
Hi everyone, Hope you all had great trips home and a really nice, relaxing weekend. It was absolutely wonderful to meet you last week and we're all so excited that you are part of our Consumer Representative program! Many thanks again from Kathy, Nicca and me for the beautiful flowers and gorgeous mugs (we're going to…
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SATT 2014 success
Hi all, I want to thank each and every one of you, the attendees, the organisers and the presenters for such a wonderful program last week. I have returned with a gleam in my eye, so enthused by you all. You refreshed my soul. Keep in touch, Mandy
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Any Wollongong people
Hello all. I am trying to set up a group for people from the Wollongong region, so they can get in touch with local people maybe going through the same experience as they are. So, looking for people newly diagnosed breast cancer, currently on treatment, or with secondary breast cancer. I want you to get in touch with one…