Young Families with Breast Cancer

Hi All,

I am in the process of establishing a new support group in the Frankston area called "Young Families with Breast Cancer".  At the moment I have established the Facebook group which is running nicely with people joining from all around Melbourne and Australia.  I am also trying to establish face-to-face support group sessions in Frankston and surrounding suburbs on the 2nd Sunday of the month.

This group is for those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and have children 10 yrs old or younger. We recognise families are complex these days so when we refer to to children we are refering to both your biological children and stepchildre.  We also recognise that some grandparents have their grandchildren living with them, you are also welcome to join this group.

We acknowledge that families with children of this age it is far more complex when it comes to attending appointments / receiving treatment as the children are too young to stay home by themselves. We are also aware that it is not always appropriate to take them with us.

The aim of this support group is to enable breast cancer patients to feel supported, give the children other children to play with whose parents are going through similar treatments, medicines, etc. The long term aim of this group is to provide opportunities to help each other out.

We also welcome young ladies who are wanting to start a family to join the group.