I have only recently be diagnosed, last Friday in fact. I see my surgeon tomorrow. A couple of weeks ago my housemate and I decided to join the local gym and try to get fitter, stronger and lose some weight (or a lot of weight). Then I got that phone call. Right now I am feeling overwhelmed by all this and not sure what to…
Hi everyone, BCNA is keen to understand how you would prefer to receive breast cancer information and whether we should expand our online offerings to include webinars, videos and podcasts. Completing this survey should only take 10 to 15 minutes and is anonymous. The results will help us to develop and deliver breast…
Hi Everyone, our little rural town of Orbost held their Relay for Life over 24 hours this weekend. What a wonderful community can do, population of just under 2000 people raised just over $37000 for cancer research and programs that support individuals and their families affected by cancer. I participated in their twilight…
So I have been counting down the Sunday's and I have 3 left until I tackle my very first fun run. Should I start training now? I am going to take on 10km. I bought myself some great headphones over the weekend and I plan to have some inspiring music to keep me going. My bestie runs marathons so I will be looking to her for…
This time last week I was in the hospital with a partially collapsed lung and chest drain. Today, I participated in The Color Run and thoroughly enjoyed myself. This is me at the half way mark before I really got covered with colour and glitter. I am also really proud of my medal even though due to my recent complications…
Hello everyone, As BCNA’s Active and Well Program Officer I am so excited to announce that we are partnering with Fernwood Fitness on a new initiative to help women diagnosed with breast cancer improve their health and wellbeing. We are so proud to be working with Fernwood Fitness, a company who share many similarities…
BCNA is coming to Tasmania as part of our free national Information Forum series. We are bringing leading experts to events in Devonport on Tuesday 30 April to talk on a range of breast cancer topics. Our events are for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or who is living with or after a breast cancer…
BCNA is coming to Tasmania as part of our free national Information Forum series. We are bringing leading experts to events in Hobart on Thursday 2 May to talk on a range of breast cancer topics. Our events are for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or who is living with or after a breast cancer…