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Strathpine Coffee Club
This morning BrissieLyn and I met up again for coffee. It is so good to chat with someone who understands exactly what you are thinking. She tells me about her radiation treatment and I tell her about Arimidex and its side effects. It is a fun morning and we both leave cheered up. At least I do and I hope she feels the…
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nedd to talk
Hi my name is natalie, I was diagnosed with stage 2 high grade 3 breast cancer. I am about to start chemotherapy as the cancer has spread to my lungs. My husband has been good but i think it is starting to affect him. He lashes out a lot more at me and the kids and tells me things he has read. I sometimes dont know what he…
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Summer
Well, summer may nearly be here. I LOVE the warmer months. I love the Vitamin D. I'm still very careful not to burn, especially my arm, but the sun gives me so much energy. My treatments were in the winter months, but I remember thinking in summer, when my hair was growing back, how cool my head felt. (sore, but cool).…
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Blue Days
Feeling blue today. Strange that I have not blogged my experience to date. Have written things in my journal early on but just stopped writing. As everyone says "what a ride!". I know I have so much to be grateful for yet still I have these blue days. 9 more sessions of radio to go. Skin is starting to burn, not very sore…
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Pink Ribbon morning tea
I held a pink morning tea at my work and it was lovely to see everyone donating to such a worthy cause. I had fun decorating with pink things even made a rasberry swirl cake with pink icing.
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November Happenings.
Next Meeting Monday !st November 10am at murwillumbah Bowls Club. All Welcome. You are invited along with family and friends to the Support Groups Annual Dinner at the Caldera Restaurant - Kingscliff TAFE Tuesday 16th November. 6.45pm for 7pm. 3 Courses, 3 Choices. $25pp. This is great opportunity to enjoy good food, good…
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October Breast Cancer Awareness Month
There will be no "normal" meeting for the support group this month. Instead you are invited come and join the Tweed area MFOW on Saturday 23rd October 2010. 8.00am Breakfast at the Tweed Heads Bowls Club Cost $15.00. 9.30am Walk to Field 10.00am Planting of the silhouettes RSVP 18 October 2010 (numbers needed for…
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Kerry Ann - take 2
Now I've completed chemo and Radiotherapy. I'm sure I don't need to tell any of you going through this stuff of how brilliant the Nurses and other staff are at both the Oncology centres and Radiotherapy Centres. South Eastern Private Hospitals Team are wonderful. Michelle, Grace jane, Jan and others were so good to me…
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Pink Ribbon Lunch
I would just like to thank the girls from BCNA for inviting me to the Pink Ribbon lunch last friday 15th. Had a lovely time at the park Hyatt. Great food & excellent company. I got back into the swing of things on my return ~ planning a pink morning tea & getting my scarf bank idea up and running, just some finishing…
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Di F
I am new to all this but here goes. Having recently being diagnosed with early breast cancer, I would love to hear from women who have had lymph node involvement so I can be encouraged that the chemo is worth while going through.
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Women's Expo
HI Ladies! Well, I have now experienced my first BCNA promo event. It felt great. I had a table at the Women's Expo that a Relay For Life team was running in Mandurah on Friday night. The co-ordinator of this event lost her aunty to breast cancer not long ago. When I asked if she could squeeze me in, even though…
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Loving the new website!
Well done Girls and Guys! Loving the softer pink colour (not burning my retinas!) Its really easy to poke around and find stuff (technical IT language) Its easier to find people with their REAL names as their usernames tho, dont ya think? Cant wait to see you gorgeous chickies in Melbourne on the 7th! <3 Sam xxx
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Get connected day!
Hi all, here's this week's Get Connected post (We have been so busy today and I am just squeezing it in before Thursday! ;) . What to do Get Connected Day is about finding others to connect with, by introducing yourself. All you need to do is click on the link above, read the post, then scroll down to the 'comments' field…
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Ollie
Hi. I am a new member so if I don't do things correctly I need to be told. In April 2010,aged 66, I went for my normal 2 yearly mamagram only to be called back and was informed that I had been diagnosed with DSIC. After my biopsis I was once again told the same story. Here we are In October I have had my surgery and have…
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Get connected day!
Hi all! Happy Wednesday to you all, and here's the Get Connected Day post. The purpose of the Get Connected post, is to provide a place where you can introduce yourself if you'd like to widen your connections. What to do... Comment to this post (use the comment form at the bottom of the page) with a short note about…