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ALBURY-WODONGA BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
T he Albury-Wodonga Breast Cancer Support Group meets on the third Friday of each month, 10am to noon, at the Mitta Mitta Canoe Club building, Noreuil Park, Albury, a confidential and caring meeting, sharing
knowledge and experiences and offering comfort and friendship. Coffee and tea are supplied and you can bring nibbles to share if you wish.
PLEASE JOIN US
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And thank you to our contributors whose input helps us to pass on so much important information, advice or just something to make us laugh.
20 March AWBCSG MEETING 10 am Mitta Mitta Canoe Club
24 March LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER– to enrol contact Rosemary Creed 02 6021 3604
17 April AWBCSG MEETING 10 am Mitta Mitta Canoe Club
5 May LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER– to enrol contact Rosemary Creed 02 6021 3604
10 May Mother’s Day Classic Sumsion Gardens 9.30am
11 May– 3 June Baker’s Delight Pink Bun Campaign
15 May AWBCSG MEETING 10 am Mitta Mitta Canoe Club Cancer Council Biggest Morning Tea
16 June LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER– to enrol contact Rosemary Creed 02 6021 3604
19 June AWBCSG MEETING 10 am Mitta Mitta Canoe Club
DATES FOR THE DIARY
AWBCSG was one of several cancer organisations to be a part of the
‘Event Village’ at the finish line of the Lake Hume Cycle Challenge on
Saturday 21st February. Over 600 riders took on the challenge to
‘Break the Lake’ with the funds raised, once again, going towards the
Wellness Centre that will be established in the Albury Wodonga
Regional Cancer Centre.
hydrotherapy pool every Wednesday at 12.30pm. For women who have or have had breast cancer, the exercises are gentle and focus mainly on lymphatic drainage. The format for the class is to meet and change in time for a 12.30pm start, stretching, gentle exercise using equipment and relaxation to finish. The class ends at 1.30pm The cost is $5.
H ydrotherapy is held at the Albury Base Hospital
CONTACTS
Committee Heather Knott (02) 6059 2314
Robyn Daly (02) 6021 5353
Marg Harrison (02) 6021 4551
Jodie Hart 0410 046 330
Marlene Gibson (02) 6021 6364
Barbara Iverson (02) 6056 1437
Feel free to contact any committee member for information or support.
Correspondence to: Heather Knott– Facilitator 4 Armstrong Terrace West Wodonga Vic 3690 [email protected] Editor: Heather Knott [email protected] Sub editor: Robyn Daly [email protected] Hydrotherapy contact: Marlene Gibson (02) 6021 6364
Heather with Happenings
Hi Everyone, Welcome to another year of AWBCSG’s tit tattler. Our group is looking forward to the year ahead when we will celebrate our 20th birthday in September.
Our final meeting for the year is our annual Christmas Lunch which was once again held at the Commercial Club. It was a great day with 41 ladies and 6 gentlemen enjoying the companionship and lovely meal. Thank you to Kathy for being ‘Santa’ and Di for being ‘Santa’s Helper’ and distributing the Kris Kringle gifts.
A big thank you to our members for supporting our raffle and helping us to raise $861. The lucky winners were 1st prize Kaz Stanway, 2nd prize Judy Mitchell, 3rd prize Tom Gordon and 4th prize Heather Knott. Kaz was delighted to receive the lovely quilt which was donated by Brave Heart member Narelle Haining.
It was lovely to be able to hold our first meeting for the year at the Canoe Club and enjoy the beautiful surrounds of the river as we ventured out onto the decking for morning tea. It was great to catch up with everyone again and find out how the holidays were spent.
The following day Marlene, Veronica and I set up an information table at the start/finish line of the Lake Hume Bike Challenge. It was lovely sitting under the shady trees in Noreuil Park being a visible presence in the community along with the other cancer groups– Prostate Cancer Group, GO Support (Gynecological and Ovarian Cancer), Border Ovarian Cancer Awareness Group ,Border Wellness Circle, as well as the Border Medical Oncology Research Unit and Hilltop, watching the bike riders return. It was great to have so many participate and raise over $25,000 for the Wellness Centre being built at the AWRCC.
Another very successful Dragon Boat Regatta was held by Brave Hearts on the weekend of February 28th/March 1st. It was wonderful to have more community teams wanting to compete this year. Everyone had a great day and the weather was perfect. Five dragon boats with cancer survivors took part in the Remembrance Ceremony out on the lake as others watched from the shore. The flotilla of hearts filled with messages of hope and for loved ones floated on the lake while Jacky de Jong– a Brave Heart and AWBCSG member- and Lynne Moriarty accompanied by Paul Gibbs on guitar sang ‘Make you feel my love’ by Adele and ‘You can count on me’ by Bruno Mars. Piper George Henderson from Scots School played Amazing Grace to complete the ceremony. A memorable day with many first time participants enjoying a ride in the wooden dragon boat which was built in 2005 by women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer with the assistance of several community members and Albury TAFE.
May is a busy month for fundraising– the annual Mothers’ Day Classic raising funds for breast cancer research, Baker’s Delight 15th Pink Bun Campaign raising funds for BCNA to support women diagnosed with breast cancer and the Cancer Council’s annual Biggest Morning Tea. I hope you are able to support these worthy causes.
I am looking forward to catching up with many of you at a meeting during the year. Until the next edition of the tit tattler take care and enjoy the autumn weather.
Heather Knott
Breast screening saves lives
You may have seen reports in the media recently about the ‘over-diagnosis’ of breast cancer as a result of mammographic screening programs such as the one provided by Breast Screen Australia.
Over-diagnosis refers to the diagnosis of breast cancers which would not cause symptoms and would not otherwise be diagnosed in a woman’s lifetime. It does not mean that there is no cancer present, or that the cancer will go away.
On 18 February 2015 on the ABC’s 7.30 program, Professor Peter Gotzsche said he did not support mammographic screening because he believes it provides no survival benefit and that over-diagnosis results in healthy women being harmed from breast cancer treatments they did not need.
BCNA is concerned that this may lead women to believe that screening mammograms are not beneficial.
BCNA believes the benefits of screening far outweigh the negatives. There is strong scientific evidence that screening, along with improved breast cancer treatment, has reduced the number of deaths in Australia from breast cancer.
About 40 per cent of all breast cancers in Australia are detected by screening. Deaths from breast cancer have decreased by 29 per cent since BreastScreen Australia’s screening program was introduced in 1991. Australia now has the highest breast cancer survival rates in the world, with 89 per cent of women alive five years after diagnosis.
BCNA’s concern with the over-diagnosis debate is that doctors cannot always predict which cancers will spread and become harmful, and which will not. A decision about the best management of a small cancer, or pre-cancer, can be made at the time of diagnosis.
BCNA believes it is important that women continue to undergo regular screening mammograms as early detection is an important factor in survival.
News 19th February BCNA website
Oncology Massage
We all like to be pampered but is a massage a good idea after a cancer diagnosis? Yes, especially if you
have an oncology massage by a trained therapist. Studies have shown that oncology massage reduces
the side effects experienced by conventional treatment of cancer and the symptoms of the disease
itself, improving the quality of life for cancer patients.
Massage therapists complete further training with OMT (Oncology Massage Training– currently held at
the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre) to provide them with the awareness and
expertise to modify and adjust conventional massage for their clients with a history or diagnosis of
cancer while being mindful of any contradictions for massage and ensuring a safe and effective
treatment.
Oncology is not just for people with cancer, anyone with fragile health will benefit. It is a gentle
relaxing form of massage, applied with mindfulness which focuses on the clients’ physical and emotional
comfort during the treatment. Oncology massage can offer huge benefits to many.
For more information and to look for an accredited Oncology Massage Therapist near you go to
www.oncologymassagetraining.com.au. See page 7- Complimentary Therapies for local therapists
LOOK GOOD… FEEL BETTER for 2015
Sessions will be held on the following Tuesdays 9.15am – 12 noon 24th March, 5th May, 16th June, 4th August
Please register at least 2 weeks prior to the session you wish to attend.
Contact Rosemary Creed 02 6021 3604 or email on
Holbrook/Culcairn Cancer Support Group
Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month from 1pm alternating between Holbrook and Culcairn.
6 April– No Meeting 4 May 1pm at Culcairn 1 June 1pm at Holbrook 6 July 1pm at Culcairn
Enquiries to Judy 0409 445 051 or Sharyn 0428 566 802
KNITTED KNOCKERS Any ladies who have had a mastectomy recently or many
years ago and would like to try the
knitted knockers contact Gwenda
6056 0045 or Jacky 60432163 to
arrange a fitting or come along to
the monthly get together at
St John’s Anglican Church,
Beechworth Rd Wodonga on the 3rd Monday of the
month at 10 til 11.
Kathy Murray with Dawn Miller,
her daughter Donna and grandson
Eli enjoying AWBCSG annual
Christmas Lunch
Santa (aka Kathy Murray) and helper Di Russell
Great company and delicious food
Committee members Genevieve, Barbara,
Heather, Robyn, Marg, Jodie and Marlene
Maria Brown, Maureen Hutchinson,
Kerry O’Brien, Wendy O’Brien and
Brenda Smith
Noelle Dye with her
daughters Pam Jackson
and Judy Edwards
Thelma Wright the Brave Heart’s 2014 Silver Heart recipient.
Thelma has been a Brave
Heart since 2005 when she
joined the Dragon Boat
Building Project and has been
a Brave Heart on the Murray
Inc. committee member ever
since.
Thelma successfully took on
the role of co-ordinator of
the Brave Hearts very first
Dragon Boat Regatta in 2009,
and provided an amazing
benchmark for us to build on
for successive regattas.
Thelma also created the
Regatta Management Manual
for this event, which has
been used for each regatta
since.
Congratulations Thelma
BRAVE HEARTS NEWS
Two more regattas to go and Brave Hearts
will have had a very busy and successful
season. We competed at Wagga on Nov
30th. Not our most successful regatta,
but lots of fun, and dodgy lane settings to
contend with.
Docklands on Dec 7th, a very successful
day in spite of the weather!
3rd Masters Mixed 20s (Brave Warriors)
-4 Warrior men paddled with our team
3rd Premier Women's 20 (Brave Warriors)
-4 Brave Heart Women in with Warriors
2nd Masters Women's 20 (8 Brave Hearts
and 12 Geelong Water Dragons)
2nd Open 20s (5 Brave Hearts men in composite team with Geelong
Water Dragons)
Mile High Regatta Falls Creek Jan 25th 2015
A fantastic weekend for Brave
Hearts despite the weather.
1st in Pink Ribbon (cancer
survivors and their female
supporters). We blitzed all
3 races! 1st in Masters Mixed
in great times, 4th in Premier
Open and 5th in Premier Women (pipped out of a place in the final
by a dragon’s whisker.) Congratulations to Lisa on passing her
sweeps course and sweeping her 1st regatta races!
Well done Dr Lisa.
Our own regatta on the weekend of Feb 28th/Mar 1st. What a
great success both days were, both on and off the water with 23
Community teams competing on the Saturday. Chris and Kevin
Gabriel did a superb job as co- coordinators. Once again, a brilliant
band of volunteers kept the regatta running smoothly. Our cancer
survivors won back the Lina Mildren Memorial Trophy on Saturday
afternoon which was followed by the beautiful remembrance
ceremony. On Sunday, 10 of our male paddlers took out the Masters
Opens 10s final, in a thrilling race. We were placed 2nd in the
Masters Women's 10s, 4th in the Masters Women's 20s and 2nd in
the Masters Mixed 20s.
13 of our best paddlers are combining with 15 Warriors to form the
Vic Regional team to compete at the Nationals in Perth in April. Our
very own Mike Beazley was selected as coach of this team.
More about the Nationals Regatta next news letter.
A reminder that pleasure cruising is on Sunday afternoons for
those who want a gentle exercise. We would love you to join us.
Times vary so phone Pauline on 0408 692 935 to enquire.
Cheers Mel
Craft Group
Do you like to knit, crochet, patchwork, cross stitch, scrapbook or do any other craft?
Would you like to learn to knit or crochet?
Would you like to just come and have a chat?
We are starting a craft morning, so bring along a current craft project and socialise while you work or just come along for a chat.
We are holding the craft mornings at Hilltop which will allow any current residents to also join us if they wish.
So come along to the meeting room at Hilltop Patient and Carer Accommodation Centre 600 Keene St, Albury on Wednesday’s at 10am.
All are welcome– cancer survivors, carers and friends.
For more information phone Veronica 6025 2572
YWCA Encore Gentle Hydro-therapy Exercise Program
Eight week program - 2 hours per week for women who have had breast cancer at any time in their lives.
The program is FREE of charge and held at Albury Base Hospital Tuesdays 3-5pm
The next program will commence early October. If you would like to participate, register now
so you don’t miss out.
Contact Sigrid Brown: 0428 253 046
THOUGHTS, PRAYERS and RAINBOWS
For any suffering loss, grief, sadness, any illness, just not feeling good or awaiting results, our thoughts, prayers and rainbows go out to you.
Denise A, Gail S, Noelene Mc, Raelene M, Norma H, Kathy M, Thelma W, Christine J, Annie M, and Vicki H
If you know of anyone who could use a thought, prayer and a rainbow, please let us know so they can be included in the next newsletter.
‘Love can bridge all distances.
Surely the substance of rainbows is love.’
Complimentary Therapies Border Wellness Circle is held every second Thursday, 10.30am- 3pm, in the Boardroom of Murray Valley Private Hospital, Nordsvan Drv Wodonga . Women who have experienced any form of cancer are welcome to come along and enjoy complimentary therapies, self care activities as well as craft and pamper days. $2.50 covers lunch. Come along for a fun day of relaxation and friendship March 19, April 2, 16 and 30, May 14 and 28, June 11 and 25. For more details contact Brigitte on 0400681720 or email [email protected]
Lymphoedema Massage Therapist. Sue Butcher is a registered lymphoedema massage therapist and has rooms at 468 Swift St Albury and 15 MacInnes St Holbrook. Sue can be contacted on 0427 369 570 or [email protected] massageresults.com.au
Oncology Massage Therapists. Katrina Crawford– Albury 0408 413 894 Julie Walker– Wodonga 0438 593 979 Paula Hall– Porepunkah 03 5756 2050 Bronwyn Sutton– Corowa 0421 302 656 Heather Hay-Deniliquin 0407 626 148
Creamy Peanut Chicken 1 tablespoons peanut oil 500 g chicken breast fillets, or thighs, cut into small cubes 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste 1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter 1 cup coconut milk 2 teaspoons soft brown sugar 1 ½ tablespoons lime juice (or lemon) 1 tablespoon fish sauce Method Heat oil in a wok , add curry paste and fry 1 minute. Stir in chicken and fry for 4-5 minutes Add all ingredients and bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer uncovered for 10-12 minutes or until sauce has thickened. Serve with rice and a crisp green salad. (lettuce and cucumber) are good…. . Serve with diced fresh coriander Easy and delicious
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The aim of the Albury-Wodonga Breast Cancer Support Group is to provide a confidential and caring meeting place where a group of women who have or who have had breast cancer can share knowledge, information and experiences. We can give and receive comfort, friendship and be a source of hope and acceptance to other women on their journey.
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Please return to:
A–W BCSG
4 Armstrong Terrace
West Wodonga 3690
WISE WORDS It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.
Sue, Eileen, Pauline and Joan from ‘Walk and Talk’ after the inaugural City2City Walk
