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Reasons To Become A Buddy

24. June 2009

Make your experience as a person living with cancer relevant by giving something back to new cancer patients.
Provide hope to others facing this new challenge
Your story can assist new patients starting their journey with cancer
Cancer survivorship is not easy, and the support Buddies provide to each [...]

24. June 2009

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PERSONAL QUALITIES needed to become a Cancer BUDDY for PLWC:

One year or more since surgery or other treatment for cancer;
We have found that this time allows the individual to be better prepared for this work, and also to feel physically and psychologically well;
The volunteer needs to be in good health and have a [...]

Application Form

4. January 2009

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Become A Buddy
Kindly download an application form by selecting the link below. Complete all the required details, and send it to
eldre@plwc.org.za or contact Eldré on cell: 076 775 6099 for more information.

PLWC Application Form

SOUTH AFRICANS STAND UP FOR CANCER!

The 4th February 2010 is World Cancer Day. To coincide with this, People Living With Cancer and their affiliated Cancer Buddy support network is calling on all South Africans to Stand Up For Cancer by signing the declaration below.

The goal is to add 100,000 signatures to the declaration that will then be handed to the South African National Department of Health to scale up awareness of the fight against cancer, which in many countries still takes a back seat to other public health priorities.

Please e-mail us at info@plwc.org.za with any questions/comments

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 Article
Runnersworld 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 Marathon
Last 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 [...] […]