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Zoffiel
8 years agoMember
Battle Undies
I joined this forum in 2010 but didn't really participate until my recurrence in 2016. There has been some great stuff happening here in the last couple of years--support and humour, the sharing of ...
Romla
8 years agoMember
Agreed @Zoffiel - re Lymphoedema I’d be asking why your state Victoria seems to be the only one without the YWCA’s Encore program which specifically targets it.
NSW is extensive as it has strong state govt support.The Y doesn’t get a lot of funding -access to a hydrotherapy pool is the major cost .Surely there are public hospitals in Victoria that may be able to provide access to a pool ?
In SA we have 2 metro programs and a couple of regional programs all delivered at public hospital hydrotherapy pools. It just requires 1 hour per week of pool time and an area to chat / have a speaker beforehand eg an area in canteen at end of day.
NSW is extensive as it has strong state govt support.The Y doesn’t get a lot of funding -access to a hydrotherapy pool is the major cost .Surely there are public hospitals in Victoria that may be able to provide access to a pool ?
In SA we have 2 metro programs and a couple of regional programs all delivered at public hospital hydrotherapy pools. It just requires 1 hour per week of pool time and an area to chat / have a speaker beforehand eg an area in canteen at end of day.