2010 August Newsletter
17. August 2010
The lighter side
Do you have anything humourous to add that happened to you whilst receiving cancer treatment?
Send us your stories and we will post it here.
To kick it off:
Scanxiety= Anxiety before a scan
Chemochef= Nurses mixing chemo
27. July 2010
Buddy Training held in Johannesburg
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 [...]
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 [...]
17. August 2010
Carolyn Taylor – a photographic journey
About Carolyn
I am a photographer living in Westchester county, NY. I have been shooting commercial advertising for the past 20 years. I recently received a small business grant from British Airways. I won 10 business class flights to any 4 destinations that BA flies. It was a contest based on a series of essays that [...]
17. August 2010
Doing the can-can
Ali blogs about her journey with breast cancer.
http://doingthecan-can.blogspot.com
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...] […]
17. August 2010
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