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Whirlwind
Hi, Thanks to all of you who wished me all the best for my bi lateral masectomy. Well its been hell since the day of surgery !!! When I came out into recovery the pain drugs were not working and had to be changed over. Than I get to the ward and my goodness they were horrible to me !! I was in sooooo much pain and was made…
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15 minutes of fame
Hi guys, I have become an overnight star. Media release went in yesterday's Bombala Times. A work colleague that I am working with tonight ( who I haven't worked with for a long time) has given me some great contacts. I have Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week off work, so I will be busy making contact with some of…
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My moment of truth - not that Stylish!!
My moment of truth - not that Stylish!! (how to communicate to my young kids) When I was diagnosed with BC, my fear was how to communicate my unknown journey to my children. Well, at the beginning - I choose not too tell them about Cancer just yet. Just go with the flow - as everything was so uncertain & unknown to…
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Talking to VCE students
Hi Gals Well I have just spent a morning at my daughters school talking to the VCE kids. The theme was 'Making a difference" so it fitted in well with BCNA! The kids also spoke about what they are involved in.. Amnesty International, Blood donations, Violence against women , an ex student talked about volunteering with…
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Accessorise your emotions, have fun with it!
Accessorise your emotions, have fun with it! ac·ces·so·rise Verb 1. Provide or complement (a garment) with fashion accessories.2. Serve as a fashion accessory to (a garment). Why not apply to your days during this journey - have fun, and learn uplift your outfit as well as your emotion. I was never a accessories wearer, I…
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Travel Insurance
With this year's diagnosis of breast cancer travel plans with my husband to attend Malaysia's Grand Prix had to cancelled. Everything was booked and paid for and we were all but packed. Now we are ready to commence re-booking for next year but am concerned about travel insurance. I have heard some horror stories and was…
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Liaison training
I was invited to talk to the new recruits for community liaison training yesterday. Had a great day ~ thanks Amanda, Janelle & Bernice for asking me to impart my wisdom from my training in August, & tell of all the things I have been upto since. I also read my story for the first time out loud to an audience. That was a…
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Great support
I just want to say that I have had so much support, positive thoughts and terrific advice since I joined this website. Have met so many wonderful women, each with their own story and very helpful whenever a question is posed. Debbie
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Photobucket available to all BCNA members
Just want to make you aware of a place where you can share your emotions visually. ------------------------------------------------------- Chemo Style - Photobucket available to BCNA members www.photobucket.com/chemostyle password: pinkladies A place to share your Ferris Wheel journey ...visually Welcome to the Chemo Style…
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liaison training
Off to the liaison training at the end of the month. Very excited and nervous at the same time. Looking forward to meeting some new friends and the wealth of knowledge I am expecting to find so that I can make my community aware of BCNA.
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Making Contacts
Hi, I'm new to this all and thought I'd make a blog to see if anyone has any similar stories to share? I'd like to make some friends, around the Ballarat area.
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2 yr anniversary
well I don't know how to celebrate this anniversary - 2 years since my chest portacath was inplanted and I started my 16mth course of chemo and radiation therapy to prevent this breast cancer from metastisizing in other parts of my body. I am feeling pretty good these days, just side-effects from daily tamoxifen, night…
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Get Connected Day!
Hi all! It's time for another Get Connected Day post. This week we've nearly reached 3,000 members (what a milestone!) so we want to use this Get Connected post to celebrate all our new members, and those who haven't posted yet, by inviting you to either leave a comment here, or make a post in your own blog. Which is not…
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Calling all WOW players
Add me if you play World or Warcraft sillysam83@****
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Travelling with breast cancer
My friend and I are looking to travel to the UK next year. She has breast cancer and requires herceptin infusions every 3 weeks. Does anyone know how we can access an infustion in England?? We know she could miss a treatment but having it would make our trip more flexible as far as length of time goes. We are running out…