Johannesburg PLWC group had a cancer Buddy training session at the Donald Gordon Oncology Unit on the 17th and 18th of July for 30 attendees.
What a great session this was as the group worked together to prepare cancer survivors and caregivers to reach out to newly diagnosed patients in their region in future.
Topics covered were:
How [...]
Buddy Training held in Johannesburg
27. July 2010
Cape Town Southern Suburbs Survivors’ Day 2010
GVI is hosting a Southern Suburbs Survivors’ Day this year. (There will be a separate event in the Northern Suburbs at the end of August- date to follow shortly). We’d really like to see you there but because our space is limited, you have to reserve and collect a ticket before the event itself.
27. July 2010
Annual Survivors’ Day Events 2010
GVI is hosting Survivors’ Day events throughout the country this year. We’d really like to see you there but because our space is limited, you have to reserve and collect a ticket before the event itself.
Cape Town Northern Suburbs:
Event dates elsewhere:
Unit: Border Oncology Unit
Date: 14 August 2010
Venue: Hudson Park High [...]
6. April 2010
South Africans Stand Up For Cancer
Today is World Health Day (http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en/) and we call on ALL South Africans who have been touched by cancer to sign the declaration on our website.
The World Cancer Declaration is a call to action to substantially reduce the global cancer burden by 2020 and demanding more resources in the fight against cancer, but every additional [...]
8. July 2010
DGMC July 2010 Cancer Support Group Meeting
Join us on 10th July at our Cancer Support Group at 18 Eton Road, Parktown. Our speaker will be TK Mofokeng who is the resident Donald Gordon Medical Centre’s physiotherapist and he will be talking about the importance of exercise for cancer patients. He will also be giving exercises to help you during cancer treatment [...]
7. July 2010
Volunteers needed in Johannesburg
Linda Greeff, co-founder and Director of People Living With Cancer and an expert in dealing with people undergoing cancer treatment, will be in Johannesburg on 17 and 18 July 2010 presenting their introductory ‘buddy’ training course at the Donald Gordon Medical Centre.
Hosted by Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC) and People Living With Cancer, Johannesburg, [...]
29. June 2010
Mesothelioma Awareness
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure. It is a rare condition that has a very long latency period in terms of symptoms arising from the time of exposure. In most cases, mesothelioma symptoms can take as long as 20 to 50 years to arise. Unfortunately for many patients, mesothelioma [...]
18. June 2010
Mesothelioma Center
www.Asbestos.com
This important site features information on asbestos, mesothelioma, and other cancers that are caused by asbestos exposure (lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, etc.). Unlike other sites, Asbestos.com has achieved HON code approval (Health On the Net (HON). Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation that works to preserve the accuracy and trustworthiness of Web-based [...]
18. June 2010
Cancer and Careers
A resource for working women with cancer.
This is an organization devoted to “changing the face of cancer in the workplace”. They have a wonderful website: www.cancerandcareers.org with all kinds of helpful information for the patient, employers and oncology professionals.
17. June 2010
PROSTATE SUPPORT ACTION (PSA) GROUP
Cell Phone Contact: 073 560 3067
Telephone: 021 786 16 71
Our May meeting drew 46 attendees, including 7 first timers. Dr Hans Rabe’s excellent presentation on penile rehabilitation after prostatectomy lived up to his reputation for a no-nonsense approach to sensitive topics, and was much appreciated by the large audience.
OUR NEXT MEETING:
TUESDAY 15 JUNE 2010
VENUE: Ground [...]
17. June 2010
HartWood Digital Printing
People Living With Cancer would like to thank HartWood Digital Printing for their generous donation of doing some much needed printing of double sided business cards for our buddies free of charge.
17. June 2010
Alexander Technique
We had a great support group meeting on Monday at Vincent Palotti Hospital. We had 15 survivors present. Tessa Viotti talked on the use of Alexander technique as a tool in adjusting to you cancer .
Please see attached article on the Alexancer Technique for more information.
The essence of this tool is about greater self [...]
Comrades for Cancer Buddies
- Injury woes!Just when I thought I was getting on top of my game, a little surprise injury comes along to derail all my plans. I bought new running shoes last week, and unfortunately took the advice of the shoe sales man who told me to buy a pair larger than the last ones because I was [...] […]
- 5 Months to go and 1400km’s of roadwork ahead!Well we are firmly into January, and the training for Comrades has begun in earnest. The training programme I am following (www.alsoranrunners.info) says I need to be doing in the region of 65km’s per week! Thats quite a step up for me as I have been averaging about 40km’s per week up to now. Since I [...] […]
- Runners World ArticleRunnersworld Article January 2010 After chatting to the team at Runners World, I was astounded that they selected me as one of their “heroes” of 2009 for choosing to run the Comrades in 2010 to raise cash for Cancer Buddies! I certainly don’t feel like a hero today after running the Bay to Bay yesterday..but thanks [...] […]
- Comrades Entry Confirmed!I checked the Comrades web site yesterday and see that my entry has been confirmed! Now I am really nervous, as there are no excuses for not running. This past week was a tough week from a training perspective. I flew to JHB twice in one week so missed out on 3 days of training [...] […]
- Landmarks Half MarathonLast week was a good week. I did 45km of road work, which included the Landmarks Half Marathon. The great thing about doing these half marathons regularly is that you can see the progress in fitness and experience, as a result I really enjoyed the day out on the road. The course was excellent, and I [...] […]
27. July 2010
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