Friday update 4 December 2020
Hello everyone,
Welcome to our Friday update.
Only 2 more sleeps until the start of the Walk, Run and Have Fun for
BCNA starts. I have found my sneakers
and I’m ready to go!
Can you believe it’s only 2 weeks till Christmas! In some ways this year has gone by slowly but
in other ways it seems to have flown. I
hope that with the gradual easing of restrictions Australia wide that you will be able to see and spend time
with family and friends over Christmas and New Year.
A warm welcome to all of our new members who have joined the
online community over the last few weeks, we hope you are settling in. Don’t forget to check out the Online
Community info section which has information that will help you find
your way around the online forum.
Community News
Each week
we have so many great posts, here are some that you may have missed…
1. Bump in the road with skin cancer post BC treatment commenced by @cath62, take care of
you
2. 74 and newly diagnosed commenced by @Beb46, all the best
with your treatment
3. Christmas funnies…put them up here for a laugh love this one by @iserbrown!
Community Updates
Walk, Run and Have
Fun for BCNA 6 – 12 December 2020
There are 2 sleeps to
go before our very first BCNA Virtual event and we would love to see you there.
But be quick, because
the next 10 signs up from this group are guaranteed a Carman’s goodie pack
delivered right to their door!
All that's left to do
is to complete your registration to Walk, Run and have Fun.
Once you’ve
registered for the event, you’ll receive details of how and where you can
upload your personal challenge and connect with other participants.
Don’t forget you’ll need to read our terms and conditions here before you click through to
register.
Yes, I have read the terms and conditions and would
love to register!
BCNA’s Service Finder
You can use the service finder to find information & support
including
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Support groups
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Health and wellbeing
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Physical appearance support
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Lymphoedema
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Support at home
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Accommodation
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Transport
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Work, financial and legal support
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Information and resources
Click here
to view the service finder
Book - Neoadjuvant patient decision aid.
A guide for women who are considering breast cancer treatment with
chemotherapy and or hormonal therapy before surgery.
This decision aid booklet is for women who have recently
been diagnosed with breast cancer, for whom chemotherapy or hormonal therapy
before surgery (neoadjuvant therapy) might be a treatment option. See
here for copy of book
Common Survivorship Issues Directory
This directory is for cancer survivors, their
carers, friends, families and health professionals. It provides information and
tools to support survivors to access evidence-based and quality survivorship
care regarding
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Anxiety and depression
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Cancer related fatigue
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Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy
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Fear of cancer recurrence or progression
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Fertility
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Financial toxicity
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Issues with thinking and memory
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Lymphoedema
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Menopause
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Pain
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Returning to work or study
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Sex and intimacy
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Sleep issues
Inspirational quote
Comments
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"Can you believe it’s only 2 weeks till Christmas!"
@Giovanna_BCNA, you almost gave me a heart attack !1 -
Sorry @ June1952 I was one week ahead of myself!1
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We all know you thought you would wake us up and get us moving with decorations and presents !!!
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