Lorraine
17 February 1953 – 9 January 2007 “What happens to you does not matter. What you become through those experiences is all that is significant. This is the true meaning of life.” A quote that Lorraine came to believe in and and which was read at her funeral. BEGINNING OF JOURNEY In 1996 I found…
Fay
15 November 1955 – 15 March 2007 BEGINNING OF BREAST CANCER JOURNEY In May 1996, I was a 40 year old secondary school teacher with a 10 year old daughter, when I found a lump. The treatment was a mastectomy and immediate tram flap reconstruction, followed by 6 months of CMF chemotherapy. In May 1997,…
Veronica
15 November 1955 – 15 March 2007 Veronica Macaulay-Cross, OAM, died peacefully on 15 March 2007. She lived, inspirationally, with advanced breast cancer for eight years, always working to better the treatment and support for all women living with the illness. She was a role model to women in the group, encouraging and supporting group…
Nancy
29 October 1949 – 11 May 2007 BEGINNING OF JOURNEY November 2002 I waited till my son’s HSC exams were finished before investigating a lump; had had many cysts. After an exhausting day at the Wesley Breast Clinic, I was told that I would need a mastectomy. Shock, horror – and I’d gone alone to the…
Pam
29 October 1949 – 11 May 2007 BEGINNING OF JOURNEY 29.01.2002 – R. Mastectomy for invasive lobular carcinoma. 39/45 lymph nodes cancerous. Not good. Because of high nodal involvement I was given very aggressive chemo & radiation treatment. This took some 8 months & then CT & bone scans, done after the mastectomy, were repeated….
Ros
26 February 1969 – 22 April 2007 BEGINNING OF JOURNEY In 2004 I was working full time as Customer Service Manager for a direct selling company and in October went to see a muscular-skeletal specialist as I had a nagging groin injury for some 6 months which was getting worse. He sent me for an…
Tui
2 June 1958 – 18 October 2006 BEGINNING OF JOURNEY I first discovered a lump in my right breast in February 1992 when I was 33. I was reassured it wouldn’t be anything serious because of my age. Yeah right! A week later, I had a modified radical mastectomy performed and they found another large…
Jo
15 September 1960 – 24 October 2006 BEGINNNING OF JOURNEY April 1999 I discovered a large lump in my left breast which prompted me to see my GP, and the next week was a whirlwind. A fine needle aspiration confirmed my worst fears and breast cancer was diagnosed. I have two small children; Kate was…
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