'Together Towards Tomorrow Adelaide Survivorship Conference 27 & 28 July 2019 registrations open
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I'm sure we'll find each other!1
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Yes our BCNA names0
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I just went in to get more details of the conference & noticed that the registrations are now closed. I was still trying to work out transport & accommodation for the weekend & now I have missed out!! What a shame but @Giovanna_BCNA , is the event being screened online or is there any way those of us who have missed out can get in on the action? Thanks & have a great weekend to those of you lucky enough to be going. I guess thats the difficulty of living in the country!! xx0
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Hi @Anne65 there is an opportunity to place your name on the waiting list which is looking promising as unfortunately there will be no webcast facilities available. Please see link below to register for the waiting list
https://www.bcna.org.au/news-events/events/together-towards-tomorrow-conference/
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@Sister @Riki_BCNA Thanks Ricki. I have now put my name on the waiting list. Fingers crossed I get a golden ticket! It made me realise how much I wanted to go as I was very upset yesterday when I saw it was sold out. Thanks so much for getting back to me & contacting the organisers about webcasting. You're a gem!! @Sister Fingers crossed & you'll be the first to know if a get a ticket. xx0
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@Sister @Riki_BCNA @Giovanna_BCNA @Shellshocked2018_ I have just been advised that I have been lucky enough to receive a "golden ticket" to the conference. I am so excited & emotional & cant thankyou enough for telling me to put my name on the waiting list. So, I have a bit of organising before the weekend as I live a few hours away but I cant wait to meet @Sister again & all the other SA ladies from the forum. What an awesome weekend it will be. xxxx2
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@Romla Wishing you could be there too but have a great time sunning yourself up north! Unfortunately, there is no podcast from the conference so between all of us going, we will pass on as much info as we can. I am so looking forward to catching up with @Sister again & meeting the rest of our online family. love & hugs & think of us as you are enjoying a cocktail in sunny cairns! xx1
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Lovely to catch up with @anne65 and to meet @Marianne_BCNA (couldn't see @Rosie_BCNA)
Some fantastic speakers at the conference. I don't know who to highlight but really got a lot out of
Charlotte Tottman (Psycho-Oncologist) - I wish I'd been able to make an appointment with her last year when I needed to speak to someone but understand now that she probably had other things on her mind
Helen Donovan (Exercise Psychologist)
The lady who spoke about lymphoedema (I didn't write her name down).
Every speaker highlighted exercise as one of the major things we can do for ourselves (that and diet/healthy weight), whether it be for some protection against recurrence, improved state of mind, aid against lymphoedema. It wasn't pushed as a guarantee for anything but that nothing else is either.
I asked Helen Donovan about the link between psychology and physiology and whether there is any evidence that prolonged negative stress has a bearing on developing breast cancer. Her response was "absolutely" correlated though no evidence as causative - holds true for many chronic conditions.
I hope BCNA recorded these sessions and will put them up online.8 -
Thanks BCNA for a really informative conference. I agree @Sister the speakers were great. I really liked your question about negative stress. I’m always a bit worried about over emphasising the correlation between stress and cancer as some people can feel a sense of having brought it on themselves. It was good that they emphasised that there is a connection, but not causation. I spent way too much time wondering what caused it when I was first diagnosed. I also liked the positive psychology bits and would love to see a BCNA podcast on this topic, with perhaps one on mindfulness or meditation.
I was thinking about what I took away from the conference and it was this mind body connection, the time it takes to recover, self compassion and a sense of connection to other men and women in the same boat. I’m almost at the 5 year mark and there really is no ongoing support, apart from BCNA, a yearly mammogram and a visit to the overly busy GP who works part time. This conference has reminded me that although my life has continued and I’m grateful for that, there are scars and they are not just physical.8 -
Good to read!0
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And I realised after I signed off that I forgot to mention the wonderful Raelene Boyle. She had us in fits.3
