Friday Update.
Hello and welcome to the Friday update! Community Highlights We have 29 new members. Please welcome Cat4462, Chester80$$, Aussie Oi, Peppercorn Queen and all our new members. This week we had 47 posts and 354 comments. Here are some of the new posts from this week you may have missed – Letrozol- Snow Joint Pain Supplements- Maryroset1 Arimidex- Ady BCNA News & Events BCNA Vietnamese forum – Our free Vietnamese information forum in Springvale, Victoria, was a fantastic opportunity to connect Vietnamese women with health and support services, and also other breast cancer survivors in their local area. Pictured (left to right) is BCNA staff member Inaam Barakat, BCNA Community Liaison Hong Formby, Dr Madeline Thai, Counsellor Bich Gresty, community members Yen Thi Nguyen and her husband Xuan Sau Nguyen and BCNA's Head of Policy Kathy Wells. Netfit - St Arnaud Netball Club put their name forward to host a Netfit event as one of their valued netballers and community members Juliana has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. There were 170 men, women and kids from all over the region who came and participated in the event – raising over $2300. Pink lady luncheons - 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! New inspired adventures- Our exciting new Inspired Adventure has just been launched and we are heading to the Great Aussie Outback! BCNA’s Great Aussie Outback Trek will see you discover the beauty of Central Australia and explore the mountains, valleys, rivers and desert landscapes of the Red Centre while raising vital funds for BCNA. What are you waiting for? Find out more here. Breastscreen Victoria - BreastScreen Victoria is running in partnership with Deakin University and the Department of Health and Human Services as exciting project. The project aims to increase the breast screening rates in under screened populations in Victoria, particularly culturally and linguistically diverse women. Looking for women aged 50-74 to complete the survey, to learn more about their breast screening needs. The survey is available online at www.deakinbreastscreenproject.com in English, Italian and Arabic. Sharing is caring - You are invited to participate in a research project entitled Sharing is caring: An exploration of factors impacting the quality of life in online network breast cancer participants. This project is being conducted by a student researcher Katerina Nemcova as part of a Psychology Honours study at Victoria University under the supervision of Dr. Anthony Love from the Discipline of Psychology, College of Arts, Victoria University. Click here to participate. Have a lovely weekend, Ann-Marie xFriday Update!
Hello everyone and welcome to the Friday update! It’s hard to believe it’s the middle of the year already. How did we get here so fast? Community Highlights We have 25 new members. Please give a warm welcome to poldol, Bluewren, sundaristar, Khez and all our new members. This week we had 34 posts and 327 comments. The Online Network has seen a number of newly diagnosed members share their journey with us this week. Overwhelmed, emotions, denial and scary times are just some of the words that have been expressed. Having someone there who understands all these emotions and feelings can be very comforting, so thank you to all the members that have provided support to our new members. Here are some of those post's - Recently diagnosed. Events moving so fast- Bluewren A shock- Annette_H So, i have breast cancer- Leila34 BCNA News & Events Have you seen our amazing new Pink Lady watches designed specifically for BCNA by our partners Lluis&Co.? Click Here to get yours today! 10% of the sale of all Lluis&Co. watches is donated directly to BCNA. BCNA is pleased to release the newly updated Fertility-related choices booklet, an information resource for young women who have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. BCNA Vietnamese Information Forums - Vietnamese women affected by breast cancer are invited to attend Breast Cancer Network Australia’s (BCNA) free information forum. The forum will address the medical, physical and emotional aspects of a breast cancer diagnosis. BCNA is hosting two forums - the first on 9 July 2016 in Sunshine North and the second on 20 July 2016 in Springvale. Have a lovely weekend everyone, Ann-Marie x Vietnamese women affected by breast cancer are invited to attend Breast Cancer Network Australia’s (BCNA) free information forum. The forum will address the medical, physical and emotional aspects of a breast cancer diagnosis - See more at: https://www.bcna.org.au/events/2016/bu%E1%BB%95i-th%C3%B4ng-tin-v%E1%BB%81-b%E1%BB%87nh-ung-th%C6%B0-v%C3%BA-mi%E1%BB%85n-ph%C3%AD-d%C3%A0nh-cho-ph%E1%BB%A5-n%E1%BB%AF-ng%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Di-vi%E1%BB%87t/#sthash.Jt03dw31.dpufFriday 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
