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Diagnosed 14 April....
This discussion was created from comments split from: Newly diagnosed.
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Tax and Covid-19 if your interested
I think my job is coming back as soon as people start booking in after the 31st just one of the pages I’m studying up on to be sure i get hours at work
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Financial Mess
If there wasn’t enough stress while waiting for final decision on whether its mets or arthritis. It seems that I'm always chasing my tail or robbing Peter to pay Paul which sucks I knew the financial burden of having cancer sucked big time from experience when hubby was diagnosed but it was never this hard i thought I’d be…
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Ideas please
i have a friend who is newly diagnosed. Money is tight for her so a couple of friends are getting together to make up a care basket, with such things as beanies, moisturiser, diary and of course the all important thermometer. Any ideas that we could add would be appreciated.
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Financial difficulties
Hi everyone I was diagnosed in August with ILC and have only been able to work a handful of days since my diagnosis. Since I started chemo I've been hospitalised with a blood clot (DVT) in my leg, pneumocystis (PJP) and most recently Clostridium Difficle (C. Diff). I'v had severe fatigue from the chemo and have been an…
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Superannuation
Hi All, Just venting my frustrations, for two days I have emailed the super I have like many of others have about trying to access some of my super to help out with the incoming house hold bills mortgage ect. We all know firstly being diagnosed one tends to go into shock, then the realisation of appts, surgery , all else…
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Out of pocket expenses - share our stories
Greetings to all network members. I guess we have all received an email from BCNA encouraging us to take part in a survey conducted by the Consumers Health Forum - to find out more about 'out of pocket expenses'. I have already submitted my response. My main points were that lucky ducks like me have struck a good…
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Financial Information Forum - we want your questions
Hi all, There is always a lot of discussion online and within our membership in general about the financial impact of breast cancer. This was further highlighted when BCNA commissioned Deloitte Access Economics to survey its members about the out-of-pocket costs of their breast cancer treatment and care and other…
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Done with Centerlink
That's it, I am done fighting with Centerlink. They have cut me off even though I am under both income and assets threshold and they must have made some sort of error. I need to think of my own health and the stress and depression is too much for me to bother going back to them again. Hubby is going to sell some shares and…
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Chemotherapy
Hello Ladies, Can someone give me some info on the approx cost of chemotherapy?
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public system or private health insurance?
I am 55 and just got diagnosed with high grade DCIS (2 lesions, one with focus suspicions for micro invasions, lymph node U/S FNA - Negative). the hospital gave me a referral for their breast surgeon for mid December but also notified my doctor. My doctor called me and asked me to come in for a chat and she wants me to go…
