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New and improved Smiling Mind app and website
Smiling Mind is a mindfulness meditation website and app, developed by an Australian non-profit. It features guided meditations with the objective of managing stress, increasing resilience and assisting in reducing mental health risks. Smiling Mind can assist you with: * Managing stress and building resilience * Meditation…
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Returning to work
I am wondering when it'll be ok for me to go back to work. It's been 5 weeks and I'm starting to feel I have more energy. I work in age care and my work is very physical. I'm on my feet 7.5 hours a day. I'm having counselling for family issues and going ok at the moment. Can't seem to make up my mind when to return. Anyone…
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The Lost Libido Ladies
Hi everyone. If you're one of the many women who have lost their libido and are finding sex painful after cancer treatment, please do join us at the Lost Libido Ladies. Our private group had nearly 100 members but was unfortunately removed when the new website was set up. The group has been reinstated, but we can't access…
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Stepping into Wellness - Term 4 (Victoria)
Stepping into Wellness is a free gentle exercise program for improving your health and wellbeing after a breast or gynaecological cancer run by BreaCan. Term 4 class options: BERWICK (Vic) Mondays, 10 October to 21 November (not 31 October) Register by Monday 3 October MILL PARK (Vic) Thursdays, 13 October to 17 November…
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feeling nauseous 3 months after lumpectomy is this normal
Hi guys Just wondering if anyone else ever feels really naueous. Is this normal? I have not done chemo or radium or herceptin just the lumpectomy. A couple of times a week I feel really ill and worry about this. I have just had a pet scan and all clear so I am concerned to why I feel really ill sometimes. It does pass. Any…
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Quest for life foundation retreat
just wondering if anyone has had any experience with these retreats. Focus is on meditation counselling meditation etc and run bully Petrea King? Thanks in advance.
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Dreadlocks
does anyone know where I can get a human hair or remy dreadlocks wig?
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Keeping in touch
Time does seem to go by quickly sometimes - thought I would update what has been happening. Soon after second operation to get lymph nodes out I ended up in hospital with a twisted bowel. (Luckily didn't need the big operation but they cleared it). Had confirmation I will not be needing chemo, just radiation. The…
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Bone fractures
They do say breast cancer is the gift that just keeps giving and I was rudely reminded of this over the weekend when I ended up having surgery to two broken bones in my forearm which were the result of a fall and my reduced bone strength due to chemo-induced menopause. After treatment finished in 2013 I was diagnosed with…
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Concerned
Well its been 4 weeks since my Mastectomy and my treatment of chemo was suppose to start this week but has to be rescheduled because my wound from the drain hasnt healed yet.What ive noticed of late is that i seem to be forever sick with a cold,properly doesnt help that every second or third day apppointments at the…
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crystal bowl meditation
hi everyone, Last nite a friend took me to try this crystal bowl (sound bath) meditation and WOW it was amazing, never tried anything like it. I have done meditation in the past but nothing like this. While doing it I swear I could not feel the horrible feeling I normally have in my fingers and feet from nerve damage (in…
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'I'm fine'
saw this on a FB support group page, can totally relate...
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Breast Cancer and Sexual Wellbeing - BCNA's new resource
I'm so pleased to let you know that BCNA has developed a new information booklet for women with breast cancer called Breast Cancer and Sexual Wellbeing. We started to look in more detail at the impact of breast cancer on women's sexual wellbeing, after women had been contacting us, surprised and distressed at this…
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BCNA Free Walking Challenge
The four-week BCNA Walking Challenge is a new opportunity to step out and enjoy the spring weather while gradually increasing their physical activity, improving their health and supporting each other. The Walking Challenge will run from Monday 5 September - Sunday 2 October. See below for more details or click here to…
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Feeling good
hi everyone been a while since I've been on here, I'm feeling terrific, been doing a lowcarb healthy fat way of eating, working wonders, lost about 17 kilos feel terrific as I said would recommend it all. My question is I now have enough hair to work with again,what's everyone's thoughts on getting a few foils put in? Just…