Secondary Survivor Stories
Hi all,
On the request of my friend, I am looking for survival stories. On March 30th, 2011 my friend Kimberly had a routine mammogram which came back negative. Three weeks later she did a self che...
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Hi JuliJapi,
This is Annie from BCNA's Policy Team.
We sometimes hear from women who are told to "stay positive" and this isn't helpful at all.
I wonder if Kimberly has received a Hope & Hurdles pack from BCNA? It's a free information resource for women living with secondary breast cancer, and contains lots of quotes, photos, advice, recommendations and encouragement from other women living with secondary breast cancer.
We also have a free quarterly magazine for women living with secondary breast cancer, called The Inside Story. It is a supplement to The Beacon Magazine, and contains personal stories from other women living with secondary breast cancer. It also contains information about secondary breast cancer issues, and details on where to find support.
Finally JuliJapi, we have a brochure called 'Helping a Friend or Colleague with Breast Cancer'. It provides friends and colleagues with some useful information on how to help women with breast cancer, and importantly, things to avoid, like saying "be positive."
If you or Kimberly would like to order any of these resources, which are all free of charge, call us on (free call) 1800 500 258.
All the best,
Annie