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Inspiring ladies!
Hi there What a positive group full of inspiring ladies with great tips and advice! I thought I would just say hi since I just joined and woke up at 2am with steroid induced insomnia. I am about to have chemo treatment 5/6 today so that tunnel has light at the end of it! From there it will be surgery in early Dec…
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Territory unknown continued
I think I just had one of the best weekends ever with my son. I guess I found an upside to cancer! I have learned to let go. Learned that life doesn't have to be perfect. I decided to look at things slightly differently. I stopped being the fun police and actually created the fun! I had a toy fight with my 4yo in ikea! Not…
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Hello
I was first diagnosed in 2005 with breast cancer at the age of 36. I had two 5 cm lumps in my left breast and would need a mastectomy and the removal of some lymph nodes. I attended chemotherphy every 3 weeks for 6 months and completed 28 rounds of radiation which was given daily. I was given the all clear in July 2006 and…
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Long time
Hello all!! I do apologize for the absence lately.. Getting my head around things has taken time, but finally I am almost feeling normal. Im coming up to my 2 yrs, and cannot belive how time flies... Yet dates are very much stuck in my head, I guess for now it's what works for me. When i was diagnosed I thought, ok!! I can…
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New Life
Look at my new grandson! This is what has helped get me through a lot of yucky days - the thought that my daughter had a fifty per cent chance of giving me my first grandson :-) Little Andy was born on November 22 and is serving to keep my mind on nothing but helping to care for him. I am staying with my daughter for a…
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Territory unknown
Hi my name is Michelle, I am a 39yo Australian female with a 4 yo little boy. I have never written a blog and never really ever reached out for support - I am in unknown territory! Having recently been diagnosed with a tumour in my spine following breast cancer in 2010, I am also now in the unknown territory of stage IV.…
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Spring Lambs
I’ve recently spent a relaxing week camping at Armidale overlooking a paddock of ewes and spring lambs. Watching the cute frolicking lambs brought to mind the 23rd Psalm, which you may be familiar with. It begins, “The Lord is my Shepherd...” and goes on to say that like a shepherd caring for his flock God looks after me.…
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Receptor Status
Friday I recieved the news that the cancers are oestrogen & progesterone positive & HER2 Negative. Dont worry if you dont understand this-- it is very confusing but I basically think this means that they know how to treat this cancer - ie with Tamoxifen which apart from making me grow fat hairy & close up my vagina will…
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Two years and Two months
Whos counting? Yes I enjoy milestones and it has given me encouragement that I have been able to experience a steady improvement in wellness over last few months. Last week attended a wedding and was able to wear dress again after last 2 years at same time having no hair. Simple Pleasures! My desire was to see this year…
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anette
Five years ago I had bad bowel cancer and a phelodis tumer in my breast with a few cancer cells in the middle of the non malignant tumer. Recently I had lots of blockages in my digestive system and it was found I had breast cancer all over my bowel. I am on oral chemo called xeloda and see my oncologist every 3 months. I…
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Childcare
I was sooo proud & happy last Wednesday my daughter centre organized a afternoon tea to raise money for BCNA..I was asked who I wished to donate the money too and ofcourse BCNA was my choice. I was proud to be wearing my Survivor pink pin, along with everything else I own with the pink lady!!! The centre raised $263! Glad…
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Who me ?
"Come back for another scan, there's a grey area" That was just over 4 weeks ago, and I thought "who, me ?" I was so sure it was just a bruise from when I had fallen some weeks before, and then they started scanning in a different spot . . . *It's very small" "we've caught it early " "you'll be fine" There's a little part…
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Financial Impact of Cancer
Hi All, I have set up a charity Stars with Heart whose aim is to provide financial support and assistance for cancer patients (www.starswithheart.org.au). Whilst donations would be very welcome (I won't tell you the pathetic amount we presently have in the account). What would be brilliant would be to get some real world…
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Life Insurance for pre-existing conditions
To anyone reading this, I have been living with breast cancer for the last 4 years with possible secondaries found in my ovary early this year. Had to have chemo again this year and am now recovering. I wanted to let people know that I recently managed to get life insurance through Virgin Money, who now have a "Quick and…
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Welcome!
Hi everyone Thank you for joining the Effervescent Easties Group! I've created this group mainly because the group I belonged to, that was based in the outer east, didn't seem to be active. I believe there's quite a few of us East ladies on this network and I think it would be good to share our stories, concerns and…