Friday Update 29 June 2018
Hello everyone, welcome to today's Friday update.
Last week was a very busy week for
BCNA with the official launch of the State of the Nation report at Parliament
House by our CEO Kirsten Pilatti. If you haven’t seen the report click here
Marianne, Rosie,
Danielle and Kirsten attended the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (CNSA)
annual conference last week In Brisbane. The pre-conference Breast Care
Symposium was hosted in conjunction with The McGrath Foundation. Around 170
Breast Care Nurses from across Australia were among the nearly 700 conference
attendees. BCNA was represented by Danielle Spence, Director of Advocacy,
Policy and Programs at BCNA, and an experienced BCN herself. Kirsten Pillati, CEO of BCNA, presented key
findings and priorities from the State of the Nation report to the Breast Care
Nurses. There was a great sense of collegiality between BCNA, the McGrath
Foundation and CNSA and the three organisation have committed to working
together to advocate for increasing the number of metastatic breast care nurses
around Australia.
The Townsville forum was held last Friday 22
June and was well attended and provided participants the opportunity to gain
more information and to connect with others.
Field
of Women Only 43 days to go!
If you are planning to book your tickets,
please go to our website to book and secure your tickets and pre-order your
event scarf (stock is very limited): www.bcna.org.au/fieldofwomen
Tickets are $59 or Children U15 Free and
include: entry to the MCG, participation in Field of Women, an event gift pack
with back pack, pink poncho, commemorative keyring, product samples and event
voucher booklet plus a seat to the Melbourne V Sydney Swans AFL Match after
Field of Women. The Family Festival will run outside the MCG in Yarra Park from 11am
with event gift bag and pre-ordered scarves also available for collection.
Community highlights
Every week we
have so much variety in the posts being shared in the online network.
See below some popular conversations you might have missed:
1.
Ellamary98 posted I can’t
connect with my diagnosis
Five years
after her initial breast cancer diagnosis, Ellamary98 was diagnosed with
metastatic breast cancer in her bones. The
thread talks about the trouble she is having connecting with her
diagnosis. How hard it is to comprehend a
diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer when you feel so well. Our online community provided lots of support
and shared their experiences in telling friends and family.
2. PatsyN asked How do
waiting lists work?
Great thread commenced by PatsyN
asking about waiting lists, the process of getting on a list and how to find
out where you are on the list!
3. Nikov commenced Events for
Women with BC
Great thread
initiated by nikov pulling together a calendar of national breast cancer
events.
Community News
Young Women’s Groups
Our young women’s online group now
has a new facilitator, please welcome jane84.
Please see the link below from jane84 with
Webcast Just diagnosed: what’s next?
If
you missed this week’s webcast, you can access the link below to view on-demand.
You need to register first and then you can log in to view the webcast,
http://www.webcasts.com.au/bcna270618/
Please
note this link is valid for a period of 12 months.
Plan
C Living well with metastatic breast cancer Saturday 11 August
Breast Cancer
Network Australia (BCNA) is hosting the Plan C conference in Melbourne on
Saturday 11 August (the day before Field of Women). The focus of the conference will be living
well with metastatic breast cancer. Leading
experts will share tips and strategies for coping with the emotional, physical
and practical challenges of metastatic breast cancer.
Speakers:
- Professor Robert Newton – Associate
Dean, Medical and Exercise Sciences and Co-Director of the Exercise
Medicine Research Institute, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith
Cowan University, WA - Janine Porter-Steele – sexual wellbeing
expert - Carrie Lethborg – Clinical Leader,
Cancer Social Work, Co-ordinator Psychosocial Cancer Care, St Vincent's
Hospital Melbourne, Vic - Lisa Allwell – yoga and meditation
teacher
The speakers will be followed by an optional
afternoon social activity of kokedama making.
Register early as places are limited. Please
include the name of your guest when you register.
If you have any questions, please email conference@bcna.org.au
Venue BCNA, 293 Camberwell Road, Camberwell Vic
Volunteer at Field of Women
BCNA
is looking for 300 passionate volunteers to support us at this year’s Field of
Women. There are a variety of shifts available between 9am – 5pm. If you’d like
to volunteer with team BCNA, please contact Chloe Douglas for more information
and to register at specialevents@bcna.org.au or (03)
9805 2529.
Here is this fortnight’s quote which my daughter found and
suggested I include today:
‘She believed she could so she did’
Take care everyone, have a restful weekend and stay warm!
Giovanna
Comments
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Great update as usual. Your daughter might like to read a much beloved children’s book called The Little Engine That Could “ by Watty Piper with the catchcry “ I think I can , I think I can , I can , I can , I can “ . Have given that book not only to my kids but many students over the years.1
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Thanks for the mention @Giovanna_BCNA I think it’s so important for people to share what events are happening in their states whether it be a fundraiser or information session. It’s a great way to connect with other people who have been in, or are about to be in the same boat, gather information, connect with services and to have a good time (obviously not about the situation but I know some fundraisers can be good for that). Please ladies, if you read this, feel free to share any events you know of happening in your area and spread the word
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