Does anyone know if and where good external second hand breast prostheses can be donated? So many women have them stored away in cupboards and wardrobes and they MUST be of use to ladies elsewhere? The bras also- Berlei take them through Myer and specialty lingerie shops to send to 3rd world countries, but to send with the prostheses would be terrific.
I am really hoping someone can assist!
Hi mandy..I am also interested with the bras. I have only one post surgery bra, sent me by BCNA ( Thank you BCNA!) during my diagnosis last year and the rest it were all ordinary bras, and it was really hard wearing them esp I had bilateral mastectomy.( I;m not complaining at least i have something to cover my chest) but it will be good if I own a good one esp in my case. Thank you Mandy..sorry I got so excited with your posting :-) Hope to hear form you soon :-)
Hi Mandy.. My name is Imelda I live in Mt Druitt NSW Australia. I was diagnosed last year of breast cancer ( my second year in Australia), had bilatereral mastectomy and was treated here. I interested of owning a second hand breast prothesis, that will be a great help for me, since i can't afford buying them now, (i heard that it will be subsidized by the gov't if i have my medicare but sadly, we are still waiting for our application for permanency and have it as soon as we saved money) I will appreciate any reply that you may have. Have a nice day! Thank you for sharing this :-)
Yes, it'd be good for the blokes as well. Keep thinking! xx
We should keep this going - meeting up each year. Maybe we should consider sunshine if we stick to August. I seem to catch too many bugs in August when I go to the cold. Somethng for us all to think about - maybe we could even include the men. XLeonie
Thanks Fran, but here in Tassie we are very lucky in that the Govt. assist with the purchase of them. Surely there is an organisation somewhere than can use them to enhance ladies' lives! Mandy
Thanks Leonei. I reckon somewhere in this crazy world there are women who would benefit from them!
I hope you are pleased with your gorgeous photos- you look wonderfully glam! It was so nice to see the girls again, we have to plan something for next year. xx
My mother-in-law is with veterans affairs so gets a new one quite often. She gave me her old one to take into Cancer Council. I ended up throwing it in the bin as the Cancer Council doesn't have a need for them. Not sure what avenue to send you too. What about Breastscreen? I know they were collecting old bras to send to New Guinea (if you wear a bra you are important and it stops a lot of rapes) Good luck XLeonie
try your local breast care nurses, they may have contacts or know some one that is struggling and needs one,
