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Diabetic, pregnant and diagnosed with breast cancer

I'm Lisa White.  I was born and bred in the UK, I came to New Zealand in 1994 as a traveller and fell in lo

Sat, 03/12/2011 - 12:22
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Gradually, I learned not to feel stressed out

My name is Melissa Murphy and I am a 44 year old mum with 4 wonderful children, Shannon 11 yrs, Gabrielle 8 yrs, Kimberly 6 yrs, Josiah 4 yrs and a loving husband, Stuart.

Sat, 03/12/2011 - 12:19
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I have too much to live for!

Hi, my name is Mandy Carter. I am 37 and live in sunny Nelson with my lovely husband, Brett and our two…

Sat, 03/12/2011 - 12:15
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The shock was setting in ...

My name is Annette Wikeepa. I live in the Hutt Valley where my two grown up daughters live; the eldest of the tw

Sat, 03/12/2011 - 12:12
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Instead of flying to Greece, I was having a mastectomy

My doctor is a firm believer in mammograms at your 40th birthday, just to give you a benchmark she said – so I duly complied and all was fine.

Sat, 03/12/2011 - 12:04
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A chill of fear

Hi, my name is Linda Crowden, I am 61, I have three sons, one daughter and four grandchildren.I live in the Bay of Islands with husband Roger, my youngest son Tor 19 and daughter Tara&n

Sat, 03/12/2011 - 12:01
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Wasn't I too young to get breast cancer?

My name is Andrea Fairbairn and I have just turned 40. I live in Wellington and work in a Government Department.

Sat, 03/12/2011 - 11:57
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My whole world has been turned upside down

I'm Sue Walthert.  I was a 52-year-old GP, happily married to Edi, mother to Emma, 25 and Jeremy, 24. Edi and I lived on 5 acres of land with 3 sheep (plus 5 lambs this spring) and one neurotic dog, 10 minutes’ walk from the main street of Dunedin. We were living the good life and Her 2 positive breast…

Sat, 03/12/2011 - 11:53
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Live every day to the fullest

My name is Rose. 

I am 68 years old and have been married to Barry for 47 years.  We have three sons aged 46, 45 and 44.   I have lived a normal, healthy life (other than a hysterectomy in my early thirties after which I was put on HRT). I had some low times, and went through a lot of personal stress in the eighties and early nineties.

Sat, 03/12/2011 - 11:46
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Campaigning for Herceptin

Hi. I’m Chris Walsh and I live at Waitarere Beach, a small village between Levin and Foxton. My partner Sue and I have a beautiful black Labrador called JJ and two cats that control activities in the house but still refuse to do housework. I work at Victoria University in…

Tue, 03/08/2011 - 18:14
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The Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition (BCAC) provides a united voice for NZ women who are experiencing breast cancer. We support, inform and represent those with breast cancer so they can make informed choices about their treatment and care. Formed in 2004, BCAC is a registered charity run by breast cancer survivors. If you would like to join us to help improve breast cancer treatment and care in Aotearoa, New Zealand please email us to find out more. 

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