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Thanks Pam
Hey gals, This is a great iniatitive Pam, what a hot topic. I think we have a bit of a double whammy....self image issues following surgery AND drug related low libido. I really miss my pre cancer self sometimes, my 40's were going to be awesome years - but instead I feel completely at home in a group called 'Lost Libido…
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Enjoying the moments
Just wanted to share this story because it makes me feel better about the world. Every morning on the way back from our walk we go past a bus stop, and most mornings there is the same lady waiting there. She has her earphones in and is dancing away while she waits. How great is it that she is obviously so happy and relaxed…
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Oh no. Going to work.....
Just when I thought I had retired into a life of gym, swimming, shopping and looking after the new cat in Oman, My beloved husband has volunteered me to deliver 3x 2 day Team Leadership training courses for his staff here in Oman! Free of course because I can't get a work visa. OMG. They will expect me to bring my brain. I…
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Things people say.
Yesterday I decided to treat myself to a new outfit. I felt good the dressings were finally off my poor irradiated boob and I was sporting almost a number 3s worth of hair on my noggin. When the assistant approached me and offered to help then said "you must be very brave wearing your hair like that especially when it's so…
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Ron share's his experience through breast cancer
For those of you who are in Melbourne I wanted to flag this photography exhibition which will be run next week at 101 Collins Street. Ron Gordon, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 is bravely sharing his experience through a photographic exhibition. The exhibition has been designed to raise awareness that men get…
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Dance as though no one's watching!
The internet can be a wild and wonderful place, with social media providing us constant amusement and inspiration. This blog post is for you to share clips that inspire you! This week, I stumbled across this Shirley Ellis clip featuring Judy Garland, another reminder that movement comes in all forms. What I particularly…
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It's been a while
It's been some months since I have posted, I am regularly on here reading and comment but haven't had anything to say. This week I had my appointment with my onc and yay she has moved me to 9 months for my next visit. I was so happy, to know that everything is ok and that the doctors are happy is such a relief and a weight…
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Margie G
This year I have had 3 operations for breast cancer. When people enquired how I was I sent the little drawings from my mini iPad. Some found them great and others found them confronting.
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Been a While
Hi Ladies, It's been a while since I last posted anything. Have had so much going on. My nan has bladder cancer and she's been in & out of hospital with it & now it's spread outside the bladder and she's terminal & there's nothing the docs can do for her so she's starting chemo today to keep her comfortable. I've been…
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Telling Loved Ones the News No One Wants to Hear
Finding out that you are sick is never fun. Being told you have cancer is probably, or actually definitely the one thing that no one wants to be told and for us as a family this is the second time in just over a year that we have dropped the cancer bombshell on our families. In July 2013 my husband was diagnosed with…
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Hopefully the last time
Walking into you GP… telling them your Breast has been sore for a couple weeks and you are scared. You break down in tears as you are taking of you shirt, then Bra. You lay on the doctors bed when they examine your breast. It your head you are praying, wishing, hoping…. Today I did just this. I woke up and my breast was so…
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Newly diagnosed
Hi Everyone, It's really quite beautiful to see the support that goes on here. I was recently diagnosed with TNBC, have had a lumpectomy and 5 nodes removed with no lymph node involvement. I'm 35 and don't have any children. I'm meeting with an oncologist in the next couple of weeks do discuss treatment (chemo), and am now…
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World Class Nursing
I'm back home after ten days at the Mater Hospital in North Sydney. One of the breast care nurses asked me if I would come back some time in the future to talk to staff about my experience as a patient. "Good and bad," she said, "We benefit from hearing it all." I told her I could only meet half of her needs. I'm always…
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Living in the moment and "stuff"
So. Today I did a survey! It was really interesting experiencing my own reactions to some of the questions. Some made me cry. I was angry at those questions. When I thought about them a bit (not too much mind you), I realised they were making me think about stuff I deliberately avoid e.g. the future, the nuts and bolts…
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99 Year Old Breast Cancer Survivor
Whilst in the hospital on the weekend, I was in Emergency next to a spritely 99 year old lady (she turns 100 in two weeks) who is a breast cancer survivor. Still lives by herself and does all of her own cooking! Absolutely amazing!