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Cathy_OShea
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13 years ago

Cathy O'Shea blog

I was diagnosed in August 2009 with early breast cancer had a lumpectomy first in early September but only had 2 out of 6 clear margins so I then had a mastecomony and saline implant but had to wait 5 weeks for surgeons to team up. I now have a silicone implant and all reconstructions takes about 18 months to complete Quite a long road. I also have post traumatic stress -depression. But I am a survivor and dragon boat race with Missabittiti -Dragons Abreast Brisbane. I am also a community liasion officer for BCNA and will be a volunteer at the Brisbane Forum so I can meet some of you then.

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    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Hi Cathy,

    It's great to hear from you and I hope you enjoy the Forum in Brisbane. There are a few others in this online group that will be attending so you might just be able to connect up in person and stay connected online.

    It must be tough following your diagnosis and now the depression, but it sounds like you have the right people around to help you through the hard times -- and I am sure dragon boating is the right activity for you. If you haven't seen it we have a fact sheet you can download called 'Depression and breast cancer' -- http://www.bcna.org.au/fact-sheets-and-booklets

    Good luck and stay in touch.

    ~Daina

     

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    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Hi Cathy,

    It's great to hear from you and I hope you enjoy the Forum in Brisbane. There are a few others in this online group that will be attending so you might just be able to connect up in person and stay connected online.

    It must be tough following your diagnosis and now the depression, but it sounds like you have the right people around to help you through the hard times -- and I am sure dragon boating is the right activity for you. If you haven't seen it we have a fact sheet you can download called 'Depression and breast cancer' -- http://www.bcna.org.au/fact-sheets-and-booklets

    Good luck and stay in touch.

    ~Daina