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Nelspruit Outreach Initiative
If you can dream it, you can do it!
The Nelspruit branch of People Living With Cancer wanted to make a difference in their community and decided to host an outreach programme to women in their community to create breast cancer awareness and share information.
The support group was put in contact with Cause Marketing Fundraisers who [...]
BEE Compliant Certificate
11. February 2010
PLWC has now got its BEE Compliant Certificate:
BEE Certificate.PLWC[1]
South Africans Stand Up For Cancer
1. February 2010
The 4th February 2010 is World Cancer Day. To coincide with this, People Living With Cancer (PLWC) and their affiliated Cancer Buddy support network is calling on all South Africans to Stand Up For Cancer by signing the World Cancer Declaration.
We would like a 100,000 South Africans to sign the Declaration. The World Cancer [...]
Quantum Healing Retreat McGregor
27. January 2010
Dear Friends
I am holding another Quantum Healing Retreat for people with cancer as well as for anyone wanting to take charge of their health and their lives.
Please will you pass this information on to people who need to know. As you know I do not advertise (except to the Cape on Body and Mind website) [...]
PLWC Director featured in latest Runners World
27. January 2010
“Carl Liebenberg was diagnosed with cancer in 1998 and after undergoing nine months of chemotherapy and two rounds of abdominal surgery, he is now cancer-free….”
To read the whole story: Runnersworld-1carl[1]
Specialist Mastectomy Wear Boutique
16. November 2009
A couple of months ago my mom, Jean, and I decided to do something for all ladies who have had and will have breast cancer. My mom had breast cancer some years ago and, after having a mastectomy, she always found it difficult to find well fitted, beautiful bras and swimwear. We then realised that [...]
Continue reading...Keeping out the Cold
13. October 2009
People Living With Cancer (PLWC) and CANSA Johannesburg Central distributed more than 50 padded jackets to needy patients at the Johannesburg (Charlotte Maxeke) Hospital Chemo Clinic. The jackets, which had been donated by Total, were received from PLWC buddy, Nana Jali and CANSA volunteers undertook the distribution. A further 20 jackets [...]
Continue reading...Movie: The Ultimate Gift
13. October 2009
Faces of Hope presents: The Ultimate Gift
When his wealthy grandfather dies, trust fund baby Jason Stevens anticipates a big inheritance. Instead, his grandfather has devised a crash course on life with twelve tasks – or “gifts” – designed to challenge Jason in improbable ways, sending him on a journey of self-discovery and forcing him to [...]
Take the Survivorship Care Plan Questionnaire today!
25. September 2009
OncoLink has teamed up with the Lance Armstrong Foundation to create an individualized plan of care based on the Institute of Medicine recommendations for cancer survivors. This free and easy to use program provides cancer survivors with information regarding the health risks they face as a result of cancer therapies. It encourages them to review [...]
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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 [...] […]
2. March 2010
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