Otis retreats

iserbrown
iserbrown Member Posts: 5,768 ✭
edited August 2016 in Day to day

http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/4121402/kezs-hideaway-ready-to-welcome-guests/?cs=80

 

The link above is to another great achievement of the Otis Foundation that make their properties available to benefit us Breast Cancer patients 

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  • Deanne
    Deanne Member Posts: 2,163 ✭
    edited August 2016

    Thanks for sharing this, Christine.

    I had 3 weekend "escapes" during my chemo and believe this helped myself and my family to cope with my diagnosis and treatment. I was on a three week cycle and would go on the weekend before my next chemo was due. I had one weekend with my hubby visiting our best friends, one weekend away with my parents, and one with our two daughters. 

    I did not know about the Otis Foundation. What a wonderful initiative that could help others to have a little "escape" at this difficult time of our lives. 

    Deanne xxx

  • SoldierCrab
    SoldierCrab Member Posts: 3,430 ✭
    edited August 2016

    I have had 2 escapes while going through treatment at 2 different Otis properties it gave me the time to regroup ready for the next phase. 

    HIghly recommend them. 

    Alice

     

  • Cate64
    Cate64 Member Posts: 446 ✭
    I am going to Kez's Hideaway on January 27th, that will be my first Otis Retreat Getaway & I am really looking forward to it. Going with my husband/rock & 3 of my parkrun best friends & their husbands.

    My parkrun family have been an absolute godsend on this journey.
  • Ne
    Ne Member Posts: 336 ✭

    Just wondered if these properties are also available to someone who has finished active treatment or only to those still going through treatment?

  • Cate64
    Cate64 Member Posts: 446 ✭
    They are Ne, I finished active treatment in March, I am only on Arimidex now.
  • Ne
    Ne Member Posts: 336 ✭
    Are they expensive?
  • iserbrown
    iserbrown Member Posts: 5,768 ✭
    Free
  • nikkid
    nikkid Member Posts: 1,769 ✭
    My girlfriends and I recently stayed at the beautiful Otis retreat 'Alyonah' for 3 nights in Daylesford. It is a beautiful property and such a wonderful charity. It was a lovely opportunity to thank the girls who have been my rocks and to take time out. 

    I can still remember my breast care nurse giving me the Otis pamphlet - it was a little silver lining not long after my diagnosis. 
  • donnafischer
    donnafischer Dragonfly Posts: 144
    Would be lovely if a couple more Queensland businesses were part of it. There's only two. I'm on a waiting list for the one in SE Qld. The other one is in Far North Qld. I'm very grateful if we get the opportunity to go.
  • SoldierCrab
    SoldierCrab Member Posts: 3,430 ✭

    Ne said:

    Just wondered if these properties are also available to someone who has finished active treatment or only to those still going through treatment?


    hi Ne I went to both of mine after my active treatment was finished.

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