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Cauliflower soup
* Chop 2 - 3 Leeks and 2 cloves of Garlic * Cook in teaspoon of olive oil until translucent * Add curry spices and salt and pepper to taste * Add chopped - 3 x Carrots, 1 - 2 x potatoes and 1 x Cauliflower * Cover with low salt Veggy or Chicken Stock * Cook till soft * Blend to smooth consistancy You can serve with cream…
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yummy healthy soup
just cooked up a great tasty soup (well i can taste it which is amazing i cant taste salad today so this soup must be really tasty lol) 2-3 leeks and 2 cloves of garlic all chopped up now i added a bit of curry and salt and pepper at the beginning cook these with a bit of oil then add a cauliflower 3 carrots 1-2 potatoes…
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Wow, another day goes by
Here I am only 5 days after another hit of Chemo. Wow did I begin the day with guns blazing! I was cranky with everyone and jealous of everyones life. I ranted about not hearing from people since Christmas, and I complained about my relations going to Disneyland for their next holiday. I winged about being stuck in this…
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Chocolate
What is it about chocolate? My 17 year old daughter is still excitd about the chocolate easter eggs etc. A good excuse to indulge I suppose. I'm eating well at the moment as I'm on dexamethasone so actually feel quite hungry for a change...........all those years worrying about my weight and now I have to focus on eating.…
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looking after bald head
Hi I'm in the process of lossing my hair, I had it clipped from shoulder to a number 4, happy with that, My question is as it is coming out very fast now, unfortunatly mainly on top thinning at back, when it is all gone, is there are need for cream to be applied to scalp etc. any help would be very much appreciated. I just…
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Pink Sports Day 2013 - Register your local sporting club!
Hello everyone, I wanted you to be the first to know that registrations are now open for BCNA's Pink Sports Day event to be held on Mother’s Day weekend (11-12 May). While some of you might remember the Pink Footy & Netball Day from previous years, this year we’re excited to be inviting every sporting code to get involved!…
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cancer is the pits
hi all sorry havent been online for a while had allot on my plate and havent been coping to well had to just step back for a while. Jan 2nd My eldest son and his wife and two daughters moved to Spain for 3 yrs he is a Assistant diplomatic Naval attache . i miss them all awfully. and then my girlfriend with ovarian cancer…
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Reach to Recovery 2013
Dear gals well we are here in Cape Town and all is well. We have met up with the queen slanders there are heaps of them here! Met some funny amazing inspiring woman. The reach for recovery volunteers are an inspiration to say the least. Africa is fantastic but so under resourced. Look at the Reach to Recovery 2013 Facebook…
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Coming off anti-depressants
Last week I asked my GP if I could come off my anti-depressant. He said I could and suggested taking half a tablet a day for 2 weeks and then half a tablet every second day for 2 weeks to wean myself off tem. Currently I take one tablet per day. I have been wanting to come off them for a while but now that he says it is ok…
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Fatigue
I have just had my 2 cycle of doxetaxal and have been sick with fatigue for the past 2 weeks and still on going. I have been hospital with sever side effects and still can't fight of this fatigue, has any one else suffered similar side effects and what did they do to over come it? I have completed 3 x FEC prior to this…
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50/50 chance of recurrence??
Hi Ladies, I was diagnosed with grade 3, stage 3 breast cancer in November 2011 with 20 of 42 lymph nodes positive. I had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation, which I finished in October 2012. I had a mamogram and ultrasound in December, both of which were clear, thank goodness. Anyway, I had a follow up appointment today…
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Reach to recovery 2013
Hey gals well I am excited again..... Am off to,r2r in South Africa in march and after the conference have the opportunity to do some women's health nurse volunteering in Lesotho a small country in southern Africa all happened by accident met someone who knows someone. My hubby is then coming over and we will have 2 weeks…
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The Wig
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Long Term After Effects
Its now 3-4 months since my last radiotherapy treatment and im experiencing a miriad of things. it seems to me that my body is still in chemo mode. My last lot of taxotere was late July 2012, and through my radiotherapy I was ok. For the past 8 - 10 weeks I have noticed a cycle. Im well for about 14- 21 days, then for 7…
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Canberra
Hi All, just got home from a 20klm bike ride with my friend...beautiful morning. On Thursday I will be in Canberra visiting my daughter as she has just moved over with work. My Ist visit so while Im over I was wondering if any Canberra ladies would like to meet up...