Sioe
16 May 1956 – 19 April 2009 BEGINNING OF MY JOURNEY Early 2007 diagnosed with breast cancer in my left breast. I had a mastectomy and chemotherapy. DIAGNOSIS OF SECONDARIES Less than a year later the secondary cancer appeared on my lung and liver. It is an aggressive type, and triple negative to hormones. I…
Betty
13 April 1945 – 9 October 2007 BEGINNING OF JOURNEY My Cancer was found by a routine 2 yearly mammogram, immediately followed by the discovery of metastatic bone secondaries. In January 2003, an enormous tumor which they said must have been there at least two years ago but wasn’t picked up last time. All the…
Finances
Keep a spreadsheet of all costs. Include service dates, invoice numbers etc. Ring Centrelink and make an appointment to find out what benefits you are entitled to, e.g. disability support pension, carer’s allowance, carer’s payment. Ring your superannuation board and discuss whether you are entitled to a payout, and what may be involved in accessing your money.