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Glenys
In June 2016, I was diagnosed with stage 3 triple negative breast cancer.My sister had recently had a bilateral mastectomy from cancer and they found a lump in my left breast.That month I had a lumpectomy and and a month late 6 months of chemotherapy and then 6 weeks of radiation.I feel so lucky to…
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Maree (Sharon)
My breast cancer journey is the story of my younger sister Sharon who was diagnosed in February 2015 at 41. I still remember that day and that phone call from Sharon. I felt so helpless as she cried over the phone, all alone in Brisbane with no support. I was in shock as there was…
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Angela
Well I saw a movie once, it was in Dutch.. Roughly translated: A lady goes to the doctor…In my case A lady went to the Physio… At the end of February 2021, I had some pain under my left breast. I’d had a hard knock and bruise there a year before and just thought it…
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Therese (Sharon)
My breast cancer journey started when my sister, Sharon, was diagnosed in 2015. It was the first day of kindergarten for my son, so it was already an emotional day for me. Nothing could prepare me for the journey that the next 5 years (and still now) would hold. Prior to Sharon’s diagnosis, I’d obviously…
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Tracey
I Was diagnosed in 2012 at 46 with breast cancer. My youngest was only 6 years old. I thought I wouldn’t have a long life or be around for my children back then and struggled with everything. I was free at the 6 year mark after a mastectomy and chemo and then it metastasised to…
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Breast screen
Did you know you can have a FREE breast screen if you are 40 and over? Breast screening aims to find breast cancers that are very small – too small to be seen or felt by you or your doctor. When cancers are small, they’re more easily treated. This means that women can have a better…
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Carla
October 2019, I was pressured into getting my first mammogram at the age of 49 by a friend. I knew it was free from the age of 40 Years but thought because there was no family history, and I couldn’t feel anything different I thought that I was all okay.WRONG! First mammogram and I was…
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Sherri
I don’t like to use the word journey cause to me journey is a pleasurable experience, so this is my Story. On the 18th December 2012 – I’m very sorry but its cancer. Those words from my GP changed my life forever. I was diagnosed with a 6.6 multifocal invasive ducted carcinoma in my left…
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Shannon
Hi this is my story. At 34 I was a hard-working mum of 4. I was so busy working as a nurse in aged care, volunteering in the rural fire brigade, looking after my mum plus all the other things you do as a family. A friend at work who was 52 had just being…
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Ruth
I was diagnosed stage 4 breast cancer with Mets to my liver when I was 50 … I was diagnosed after going to doctors with crampy pains in my stomach … I felt no lump in my breast … I had 5 months of chemotherapy and have been having 3 weekly immunotherapy infusion for 5…