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all breast cancer survivors are special
I would like to make a comment on the segment on this mornings channel nine program, it was a story regarding a single mother of two, who since the age of 15 has had numerous lumps and also carries the brca gene and made the decision ultimately to have a double mastectomy, it was was a very inspiring story and the hosts…
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Brain tumour
Hello Pink family, Feb 10th I'm having brain surgery. Shit scared but will of course pitch up. They wanted it next week but one of my daughters is getting married on 31 Jan which is pretty special, then honeymoon and granddaughter needs to be with me. I feel lucky dates are fitting in. The larger it grows the better to…
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2015 and already...
Good morning ladies and gents I've been alerted to the messages and its great to see ideas and thoughts in relation to travelling but more importantly the continued connection we as ABC peoples require to maintain a sense of validation. I loved reading how people coped and what plans they had for their up and coming travel…
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Nuclear bone top to tail
Hello everyone, Thanks for all your messages and replies, again this is a wonderful site. No one really understands unless they are doing the "cancer bit". Wednesday is an all day affair and hopefully results will be in by the Friday. The 4 days before Gold Coast trip are becoming a little scary! Tuesday 16th is Heceptin…
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Getting my head in the right space
I thought it was about time I created a new blog since I was first diagnosed with secondary BC just over 2 weeks ago and just share my rollar coaster of a ride over the last 2 weeks. Getting the news was an absolute shock. The oncologist and I got the results together. I had the scans and the report to give to her and I…
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deb
Hi everyone, I got breast cancer in 2010. It was a huge shock but you just have to scrape ya jaw from off the floor and deal with it. I had a masectomy and reconstruction of my right breast, sentinel node biopsy, chemo and tamoxifen. My right breast is just as awesome as my left one only it has a party trick where I can…
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Keep on keeping on
It's been 6 months since my last blog. Everything had been going really well, chemo and regular blood tests and tumor markers have remained low and steady so I asked my Oncologist for a scan, just out of curiosity. I went down to Adelaide for a CT scan and have some wonderful news; since the beginning of new chemo…
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My first post
Hi everyone, this is my first time to reach out to anyone out there who maybe able to help me. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2010. Had mastectomy, chemo, radiotherapy. In March thru to April 2011 had a failed attemped at breast reconstruction. In October 2012 I was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in the…
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In memory of Lorraine Elliott
Breast Cancer Network Australia asked Founder Lyn Swinburne to pen her thoughts on the passing of BCNA member Lorraine Elliot. Lorraine is pictured above helping us to launch the first edition of the My Journey Kit at Federation Square in Melbourne 2004. 'I first met Lorraine back in the late 70s, when she was an…
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Hair is gone
Well a full week of work was achieved and another birthday came and went :-). As I was going to lose it my hair anyway I thought I would have a charity drive for the Cancer Council and let my staff have some fun shaving my hair off and give me a Mohawk. Last night I was thinking OMG what have I done agreeing to this I…
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A helping hand
Yesterday after work I called into my local supermarket to collect a few things and had a mind full of what I needed and what I had to do next, as I walked around the corner of an aisle I came face to face with a lady that looked just like I did a year ago. She had on a lovely blue headscarf and was that deathly colour of…
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My story
Whilst being scanned for Spondolythesis, they told me there was an issue with "other bones"? My GP rang me next day & insisted I see him immediately with my husband. Bit scary thinking spondolythesis an issue, not expecting to be told you have cancer of the bone, from where?, a minute spot that was in breast. Upon further…
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Happy New Year
Gosh just realised I have not blogged for while but rest assured I'm still here!! I've been having ups and downs by the bucket load and am currently having some more radiation as woke up on Christmas Day and couldn't lift my arm or leg. I rang the home nurse and she fixed me up so I had a lovely day. I LOVE christmas and…
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"I am sorry but you have breast cancer"...
These are the words WE have all heard at different times from different health professionals. Over the past week I have heard three different women trivialise their diagnosis- why you ask? Well because they "only needed a lumpectomy followed by minimal ongoing treatment ( in one case, and radiation for the other two) they…