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…
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…
Lesley
3 December 1954 – 4 August 2005 We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. Through the unknown, unremembered gate When the last of earth left to discover Is that which was the beginning. From…
Michelle
NAME: Michelle BEGINNING OF JOURNEY: 2010 DIAGNOSIS OF SECONDARIES: 2014 I joined the ABC group in October 2015 after seeing their poster at the Mater Hospital during daily radiation treatments. I am originally from Melbourne. I moved to Brisbane in 2014 seeking a warmer climate, and a city base to fly in/out for remote…
Edith
I was diagnosed with a very aggressive Breast Cancer in June 2015. Metastatic, Triple Negative, Ductal Carcinoma, which was in my Breast, Both Lungs, within the Body Sternum (Bone) and Liver (suspicious). The only treatment available, in my case is Chemotherapy. I had 12 X weekly chemotherapy treatments, July 2015 to October 2015, and responded…
Lorraine S
Story so far…. Just like many women I was working, raising a family and having fun in between a hectic lifestyle, until one morning getting out of the shower I noticed dimpling in my breast. I thought it unusual and immediately booked a mammogram this was September 2005 and within a few days I was…
Jenny
Hi my name is Jenny and this is my beautiful granddaughter Evelyn. I am currently 54 years old (19.11.1964) and have 2 adult children, Jason and Jessica. I currently live in Hervey Bay Queensland with my very supportive husband of 4 years marriage. I was diagnosed with BC 22/3/18 (Invasive lobular HER2 negative ER/PR positive…
Easing Constipation #1
Some women in the group have found that drinking 60mls of extra virgin olive oil, in three 20ml doses through the day, has been helpful.