Friday Update!
Hello and welcome to the first Friday update on our new platform! Community Highlights We have 35 new members. Please welcome Poppi, LittleBird, quicknumber11, bubbleeblonde and all our new members. This week we had 37 posts and 332 comments. BCNA News & Events MammaPrint test may help some women safely avoid chemotherapy, MINDACT clinical trial: A large international clinical trial suggests that MammaPrint gene testing could help thousands of Australian women with a common form of early breast cancer to safely forgo chemotherapy. To read more click here Federal government to fast-track approval process for new: Breast Cancer Network Australia has welcomed the announcement by Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley that will see some new cancer drugs, including drugs for metastatic breast cancer, made available in Australia more quickly than they are under the current approval processes. To read more click here Secondary breast cancer telephone support: Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) provides professional one-on-one counselling support to women and men with secondary breast cancer, and their families. For more information click here BCNA Information Forums: Held in rural, regional and metropolitan locations around Australia, our Information Forums are free events for people diagnosed with breast cancer, and their partners, family and supporters. To find out where our next information forums are being held click here. Pink Lady Luncheons: It was wonderful to catch up with our Sydney supporters and hear The Hon. Nick Greiner share his breast cancer experience at our first Pink Lady Lunch in Sydney this week. Here are some pictures from both the Perth and Sydney luncheons. BreaCan Navigator: The BreaCan Information Navigator is a resource aimed at women who have been diagnosed with early breast cancer. It is a stepping stone to finding good quality, current information on a range of breast cancer related topics from reputable sources. For more information click here Have a lovely weekend, Ann-MarieFriday Update!
Hello and welcome to the Friday update! It’s almost here and we are very excited! As you may know, the online network is getting a makeover. Some of you have been following the updates and asking questions over in the Community Shift group. On Monday, 29 August, the online network will go offline around 9am and it will remain offline all week. On the following Monday, 5 September, you’ll come back here and voila! New online network. If you need anything during this time, please don't hesitate to email us at bcnaonline@bcna.org.au or call us at 1800 500 258. Community Highlights We have 24 new members. Please say hello to Rosep, archer21, DebbieT and all our new members. This week we had 41 posts and 381 comments. Here are some you may have missed - Tao - High grade DCIS Dmcook - Concerned DonnaF - One year on Cat4462 - First Chemo BCNA News & Events Supporting people with a disability - Join our consultation on the impact of disability on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. BCNA wants to ensure that it provides accessible and appropriate breast cancer information and support to people with disabilities and their families. We would like to understand what information and support people with a disability who have breast cancer need and we are interested in the breast cancer information and support needs of people who support people with a disability. More information is available about the project in the participant information statements for people with a disability and for family members, carers and support workers. If you would like to share your experience with us or would like to find out more, please contact Grace Daley via gdaley@bcna.org.au or on 1800 500 258. If you are deaf, or have a hearing or speech impairment, contact Grace through the National Relay Service www.relayservice.gov.au. Pink Lady Luncheons - The Pink Lady luncheons provide an opportunity to support Australians affected by breast cancer and are held in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) and Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day (13 October). Click here for more information. (Our CEO Christine Nolan, our very special guest speaker Ita Buttrose and BCNA Board Member Megan James at our Canberra luncheon) Pink Sports Day - AFL ledgends Mick Martyn & Mark Williams took some time off preparing for the upcoming EJ Whitten Legends Game to organise another Pink Sports Day game for a great cause... The Newport Power on this Saturday August 27!!! To find out how to get involved with Pink Sports Day click here! (Image-Starweekly.com.au) BCNA Information Forums - Our free breast cancer information forums took place this week in Brisbane, Mackay & Roma. We had a wonderful turnout to all three events and look forward to coming to Sydney in October. Have a lovely weekend, Ann-Marie xxFriday Update
Hello and welcome to the Friday update! Community Highlights We have 15 new members join the Online Network this week. Please give a warm welcome to bean23, Frizz, KathnMad and all our new members. We had 39 posts and 357 comments with Chemo being one of the common topics discussed. Thank you to everyone who has shared their experiences they may be having or had with this treatment. Even though each person’s journey is different when undergoing chemo, it really helps our new members have a better understanding by hearing from others. I wanted to share some of those posts with you– Chemo Advice - BoraBora Chemo today - Kester Research radiotherapy, handling AC chemo, taxol, head care - sw2012 BCNA News & Events An international clinical trial has found that extending aromatase inhibitor treatment from five to ten years provides further protection against breast cancer coming back for some women. For more information click here Breast cancer affects the whole family. Shock, sadness, anxiety and anger are all completely normal emotions for partners and family to feel. If you've been diagnosed with breast cancer or someone close to you has, click here to visit our family and friends section on our website. Let's make sure every member of the family has the information and support they need. BCNA Upcoming Forums: Vietnamese Information Forum - Saturday 9 July 2016 and Wednesday 20 July 2016 Take on the Sydney Harbour Bridge with Team Pink Lady at the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival. We are excited to announce that this year we will be taking our Pink Lady Luncheons to five locations around the country – Canberra, Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Held in the prelude to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the luncheons are a special opportunity to enjoy an exquisite day out in support of all Australians affected by breast cancer. We hope you can join us! Have a lovely weekend everyone, Ann-Marie xFriday Update
Hi everyone, welcome to the Friday update! Community Highlights We had 20 new members join the online network this week from all over Australia. Please welcome Pedo, briseis, AnjiS, Ali_h78 and all the other new members. There were 43 posts and 279 comments this week. Here are some posts you may have missed - Busselton BCNA Forum- Jenpen Post all treatment, does it get better? – Brenda5 Starting Chemo – SSCruiser Is this all normal - naomi.v BCNA News & Events BCNA Vietnamese Information Forums. Free breast cancer information day. Sunshine North 9th July Springvale 20th July To find out more information about events happening around the country click here to visit our events page. Self care isn't selfish, it's necessary. Take some time out this weekend to focus on YOU! Ann-Marie x
I did it
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 I wasn't able to actually run the whole 5kms, in fact I think I probably ran only about 2kms - but still I finished. I'm now about to take some pain killers and spend the rest of the afternoon vegie out on the couch watching Xena (my partner bought me the dvd box set) - anything to keep my mind off tomorrow which is my first chemo session.
