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After Life - Netflix series by Ricky Gervais - triggering
I've just watched the new series by Ricky Gervais on Netflix and wanted to warn everyone that it could be very triggering. He is a widower whose wife has recently passed from bc. She was 46 years old. He is struggling to cope and has very suicidal thoughts and actions. It's very well done and probably the best series that…
Help test a new online database that shows interactions between cancer medicines, herbs & vitamins
Hi all, Researchers at Satori Medicine, an independent consulting group, in collaboration with an Expert Committee comprising of consumer representatives, including consumer representatives from Breast Cancer Network Australia, health professionals and other researchers are conducting a study to test, evaluate and report…
How can psychologists help?
Hey everyone, I am new to this community but I am eager to learn more. I am a provisional psychologist in Melbourne interested in helping people cope with the emotional difficulties that come with cancer. Whilst I am an outsider (I have not personally had cancer), I feel that the psychological side of cancer can often be…
The Funny Things
I thought we should have a thread about things that are so absurd about survivorship they shoot right beyond being depressing and just make us laugh, and of course for the things that are just FUNNY. It might be something legitimately hilarious, maybe something upsetting that you've started laughing at for one reason or…
The wheels fell off my rollercoaster.
It’s been a while since I’ve had a bout of the blues but the last week sure sorted that out. The worst one since a month after starting Tamoxifen round 1. I’ve been coasting along quite well for a number of months. My head has been in a good space (or so I thought). The aches and pains are easing off a bit. Sleep is not…
How to prioritise self care?
So self care is the mantra in survivorship right? I need to do gym three times a week for the weight bearing exercises to stave off the bone damage of Letrozole. Haven't managed to work that into my schedule since early last December. On the days when I'm not at the gym I have to walk because minimum of 30 mins a day…
Peter Mac book
I found a booklet in my hospital cancer centre library. I wish I had read it just before I finished active treatment. Obviously, some doctors do understand the horrors of after treatment. ‘Life After Cancer, A guide for cancer survivors’ Brought out by Peter Mac and The Cancer Council Victoria.
Prevention in Survivorship - "What can I do to prevent a cancer recurrence?"
The Cancer Council is hosting a webinar tonight on this topic. Apologies for the late notice but if you are not available this evening, you can still register and then receive an emailed link to the recorded webinar. (Details below) 28th February 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm (AEDT)Whilst more research is needed, current research…
2 year all-clear, 2 year all-fear.
I've just had my second year check-up scans. It's always going to be so stressful. I've had a range of worrying new symptoms pop up over the last couple of months while on my Tamoxifen break, so I'm worried something was there and has now domino down my left arm lymph nodes. Taking a look at my scans, my layman eyes don't…
Thank you
Thank you @Marianne_BCNA for getting onto this and getting it up so quickly. And thank you @InkPetal for being the spark. Legends!
the honeymoon is over.
Hi all, well its been a very quiet couple of weeks for me, I started on the navalbine after a washout period on xeloda and as you know I felt fantastic, however the reality is as the navalbine kicked in things changed, as they do!!, so at the time decided I needed a little break to get my head around things, metastatic…
Life After Breast Cancer Survivor Story
Today a close friend who doesn't have BC sent me this link she is a professional counsellor she knew I would want to share this https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/10/176194/life-after-breast-cancer-survivor-story
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