Friday Update
Ann-Marie
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Please welcome @kuta, @joolsmundy, @mei, @goldie, @holygrail, @lillian67, @vickiddo, @pippin, @ren153 and all our new members to the online network. Welcome back @LillianR, @koco, @Kym Berchtenbreiter.
Community highlights
A common topic discussed this week in the online network has been tests,treatments and side effects. We have had members discuss going into surgery, side effects of medication and chemotherapy.@Unicornkisses' post "just starting chemo at the end of the month" highlights just how important the online network is in providing members with a first hand experience of what to expect. Thank you again to everyone who contributes and provides support.
For all our new members, here are some community conversation you may like to get involved in:
- Add your birthday to @socoda's discussion "calling all network members"
- Learn everything you need to know about the online network in "the what and how thread"
- Share your pets with us @Brenda5's discussion "what pets do you have"
- Get involved with BCNA's "State of the Nation" discussion
- Check out our Guest Expert's latest post "how mental health affects physical health"
Attention Melbourne online network members!
BCNA is looking for people willing to share their supportive breast cancer stories. You must be located in Melbourne and able to participate in a photoshoot on the 9th & 10th February. We are looking for:
- Husband/partner of someone diagnosed with breast cancer
- A friend of someone who is diagnosed with breast cancer
- Young person/child of someone who is diagnosed with breast cancer &
- If you have a message of what it's like to have breast cancer, we want to hear from you.
News & events
Read BCNA's
submission to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) in
support of the new breast cancer drug Palbociclib (Ibrance) being considered for inclusion on the PBS.
BCNA
is running an online survey to find out if people with breast cancer living in
rural & remote areas make different treatment decisions from those living
in metro areas, and if so, why? The survey takes about 40 minutes. Share your experience and help us to get a clear understanding of the decisions people are making and why!
BRECONDA
breast reconstruction decision aid is LIVE.
Read cancernetwork's latest analysis on how anxiety is common among partners of young breast cancer
survivor’s.
A truly global event taking place every year on 4th February,
World Cancer Day unites the world’s population in the fight against cancer.
The weekend is almost here, what will you be getting up to?
Ann-Marie xx
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Wow what a jam packed post! I better comment before I go clicking off on all the links and forget the original post, as ya do. This weekend, hmmm its market morning in a neighbouring town. We might go and have a sticky beak but it is going to be very hot and dry so I better put my umbrella and hats in my bag. I had better give all my 16 fish tanks a water change and tidy up too so my fish still love me. I love weekends, no doctors appointments. What not to like about that?
While I am doing a to do on weekend list, I am writing down here to clip the poor hot old dogs coat too.1 -
World Cancer Day tomorrow! I will take a moment to reflect on that and what it means for myself and those in my life who have also been affected by this disease.
I will continue to hope that research will soon provide better and more effective treatments especially for those facing metastatic cancer. I will think about all the positive things that organisations such as BCNA are doing right now to improve things for those of us unfortunate enough to be diagnosed with cancer. I will think about those who are not feeling the best and hope that they will feel better soon. If that is you then I am sending a gentle hug!
Then I will make sure I make the most of another day feeling healthy and well again because I know how very precious that is!
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Great update as always and very thought provoking as tomorrow is World Cancer Day! A moment of reflection will be on my mind tomorrow.
Today has been interesting for me in that from a community point of view we met with a Victorian Politician at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. When we had finished our serious talking she took us on a show and tell, goodness it is wonderful to see these old buildings are preserved from another era - fascinating to see - copy and paste excerpt from Parliament of Victoria:
"...Eagles are perched on the arches at each end of the Chamber. It is believed that these eagles represent the House of Hanover. Queen Victoria was of Hanoverian heritage and was married to a member of the Legislative Council Information Sheet Number 21 Chamber Architectural Features and Furniture German Royal Family; therefore, the Eagles could be a reference to both the Royal House of Hanover and House of Saxony...."
All in the day of a volunteer, lobbying as hard as we can at political level.
Have a lovely weekend. Take care xx
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Great updates many thanks for hard work
Off to yum cha with my 87 yr old mum maybe beach walk
To all Enjoy family friends and spirt ot togetherness and quiet times as you wish
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Thanks Ann-marie always great reading the weekly update and whats happening and especially on the Forum. Welcome to all the newbies!!! You're in such great company with these wonderful ladies!!! Just awesome!!! Supportive and so incredibly informative with personal experiences. Melinda xo1
