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My journey began when I was 40 and Breast Screen Australia had brought the age limit for screening down to 40. So in I went, relaxed, chilled. Can’t say it didn’t hurt cause it did but… we will skip that bit. So I get called back because they want to do a biopsy. It hurt,…

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January 2009 Stage 2 ER/PR+ lobular cancer Left breast lumpectomy Left breast mastectomy Chemotherapy 6  mths Radiation 1 mth Arimidex tablets 18 mths Tamoxifen 5 years (ceased Feb 2017)   November 2017 – diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer – one tumour in the hip and two small tumours in the spine. Medications: Kisqali, Femara…

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Hi my name is Annabel and I am 52 (born 12 July 1971) and currently learning to live with my third diagnosis of breast cancer. I live on a property in remote western Queensland with my husband and five children; 3 young adults and 2 in their last years of boarding school. I was first…

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  I am 57 years old and I am lucky to have a wonderful husband David and our three daughters – Matilda (27), Amelia (24) and Eliza (21). The girls are reasonably settled with lovely partners and have good careers. Tilly is a designer, Amelia a registered nurse and about to complete her midwifery degree…

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My journey began when I discovered a small lump in my right breast in December 2014 (just before Christmas). We went on holidays on Boxing day for a week. After our break I came home feeling on top of the world and full of energy. During the week away the lump grew fast and was…

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MY STORY So a little bit about me …. I am 42 years old and I live on the south side of Brisbane. I live on my own and value my independence. I am not married and don’t have children and am the oldest of seven children (five of us in the Brisbane area) with…

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