PLWC Pretoria hosted a very good training weekend. Linda Greeff from Cape Town facilitated the training over the two days.
Here are some trainee feedback:
Jean Robinson
What an inspirational weekend !!!
Phumelele Zulu
I only realized when I was sharing with other trainees that I shifted the attention away from cancer into work after I was diagnosed with cancer [...]
4. March 2010
6/7 March : Buddies Training
3 April : Fellowship
1 May : Creative Art and Writing in Cancer
5 June [...]
2. March 2010
A reminder to everyone that our next meeting will be on Saturday 13 March at our usual venue, 18 Eton Road, Parktown.
We are very pleased to announce that our speaker will be Dr Owen Nosworthy a Senior Specialist Physician and Medical Oncologist at the Johannesburg Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand.
Dr Nosworthy obtained his undergraduate [...]
23. February 2010
We had a special sharing Buddy group in January and these are some of the tools we discussed to assist us in managing our own cancer journeys.
Home – The importance of having a sense of Home when one faces the cancer journey. Home is where we come to after a bad day for warmth. support, [...]
21. February 2010
28 March 2007.
I can honestly say it was an ordinary day, until I went to the loo. I remember feeling quite angry, because not only was I in the throes of menopause with hot flushes and all that, but my ovaries were doing a last ditch thing with a final period. Just what I needed! [...]
16. February 2010
Life begins at 40!
I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1998. Working as a banker at that stage, I knew nothing about cancer, except that it was a killer.
I suffered from womb complications since the age of 15.
When I turned 40 I decided to get a second opinion and a general check up, The doctor [...]
27. January 2010
Contact Person: Wilma Lotter
Email: dr.gjl@absamail.co.za
Phone: 012 343 5263
Mobile: 082 573 7342
27. January 2010
Monthly Breast Cancer Support Group meetings focus on addressing the specific needs of breast cancer patients, their family, friends and caregivers.
Venue:
34 Loerie Street, West Acres X6, Nelspruit
Time:
15:00
Contact Mary on 082 495 0029 or 076 030 4227
27. January 2010
There will be a People Living with Cancer support group meeting on Wednesday, 3 February 2010 from 6pm to 7.30pm at the Woman Space in Claremont (301 Library Square, Wilderness Road). Everyone is welcome to attend and attendance is free of charge.
For enquiries contact:
Eldré at info@plwc.org.za or
Colleen on 021 671 1738
12. January 2010
I have been a Breast Cancer Survivor for 5 years.
It was the month of Christmas, 15 December 2004 to be precise. I was 31 years old and running my own business when my life changed in an instant. Whilst everyone else were thinking of last minute Christmas shopping, holiday plans and how to separate uncle [...]
4. January 2010
Interested in becoming a buddy in Cape Town? We are looking for English, Afrikaans and Xhosa speaking buddies. Join us for a 2-day training course on 13 and 14 March 2010.
Our criteria for becoming a buddy are more or less as follow:
* One year post-treatment.
* Emotional well adjusted after the cancer experience.
* Must have good [...]
11. March 2010
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