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Focus group on physical activity

Posted by Mike BCC on Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:28 pm with 7 comments

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I would love to come. I am able to get there. Could my husband come too? He needs the exercise even though he hasn't had cancer! Hopefully see you there.

miscally, Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:02 pm
Volunteers needed for BCC's One to One Support Service?

hello Have you had a personal diagnosis of breast cancer or had a partner who has had a diagnosis of breast cancer? Would you like to support others by phone as a volunteer with our One to One Support Service? Every year we put hundreds of people i...

Posted by June BCC on Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:48 pm with 1 comments

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I applied for this and was told that you have to be 18 months post dx to be considered. I do think that this should have been put in the post as I was disappointed to be told this.

supertrouper, Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:23 pm
Your thoughts on a new advertising campaign for BCC

Hi all, We’re planning an exciting new campaign to raise awareness of Breast Cancer Care and help position ourselves as the number one breast cancer charity in the UK. We’ve been extremely lucky to have been offered the support of a leading advertisin...

Posted by Jo BCC on Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:01 pm with 15 comments

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Go for it, YAF, the BCC lot are really lovely people and will be very welcoming.

ChoccieMuffin, Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:37 am
Help us keep our Breast Care Nurses

Hi everyone Thought you might be interested in this campaign that Breast Cancer Care is running (I've seen it mentioned on another thread already). Breast Cancer Care has a wide network of healthcare professionals, the majority of whom are breast car...

Posted by Leah BCC on Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:33 pm with 39 comments

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Ive been on my own with the whole cancer journey and my BCN became someone of safety where my fears and hysteria could be heard without judgement. She would answer queries, help with practical problems and even speak on my behalf when other agencies we...

Welsh girl, Thu May 05, 2011 4:09 pm
Trekking Kili for BCC in August 2012?

Hi everyone, was diagnose with bc in sept 2009, now cancer free and feeling good. Seriously considering trekking kili for bcc in August this year but slightly apprehensive. Would love to know if anyone else has registered?

Posted by Merlin1962 on Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:30 pm with 0 comments

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Hi everyone, was diagnose with bc in sept 2009, now cancer free and feeling good. Seriously considering trekking kili for bcc in August this year but slightly apprehensive. Would love to know if anyone else has registered?

Merlin1962, Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:30 pm
'The Woman' advertising campaign

Hi all, I'm writing to let you know about a new advertising campaign that is being launched to promote Breast Cancer Care which you may see over the coming weeks. One of the biggest challenges we face at Breast Cancer Care is that the majority of the...

Posted by Mike BCC on Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:56 am with 12 comments

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Mike. that's fab. I don't know how I could have got through all of this alone. And thanks to BCC I haven't had to. Thank you all.

ChoccieMuffin, Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:14 pm
Time for me to give something back

I have been here for 22 months, dx march 2010. I finished treatment November 2011 after numerous complications with surgery (7 surgeries!) This place has been a lifeline for me, the ladies on here and also the helpline which i have called several times...

Posted by deed on Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:04 pm with 15 comments

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I so hope you will enjoy every moment . PM me with the page and I will try and donate ....I am not too good with computers so it might take a few attempts Cackles

Cackles, Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:11 am
London Marathon

My daughter is running in the London Marathon and fundraising for BCC. If anyone wants to sponsor her just send me a PM and I will let you know her name! (Hope I'm allowed to do this!) Mary

Posted by mgsm on Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:20 pm with 8 comments

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PM please.....thanks :-)

Libralady, Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:42 am
Dose anyone know

Hi all I'm trying to put a sponsor walk page up for a dear friend who died but I'm not allowed to ask for sponsors for a very gd cause have the rules changed as I was allowed to put one on last yr but I've tried twice and am told its not allowed 3rd ti...

Posted by laura64 on Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:25 pm with 2 comments

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Hi rev cat yea i saw lol thanks for your donation i thought my second post wld be ok as I took the link out but they still won't allow it something about plp come on here for advice surport I'm not allowed to ask for donations even though it might in t...

laura64, Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:39 pm
BREAST CANCER SCREENING BEING STOPPED?

Appauling! If I hadn't got an early mammogram my DCIS would not have been notice as I had no other symptoms, only a few cysts, thank goodness for the mammogram screen and long may it last! I am sure it is to do with money, not a thought to saving us la...

Posted by curlylol on Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:28 pm with 2 comments

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Topsymo do look at the 'over diagnosing and Screening 'bthread. Lot of thoughts on it worth reading. I am a cynic and think this old potatoes is dragged out every year at Breast Cancer Awareness month. Good publicity for those wanting their research d...

Cackles, Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:31 am
kaz36 karen dunn walk

Gd luck to any of kaz36 friends doing humber bridge walk today in her memory she will be proud of u xx

Posted by laura64 on Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:33 am with 1 comments

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i second that laura, kaz will be with them every step of the way x

fairyqueen, Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:09 pm
Kaz36

Hi kaz36 sister debi wants me to thank everyone who sponsored her for the walk in her memory thanks it means a lot a special lady so suddenly snatch from her family

Posted by laura64 on Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:07 am with 0 comments

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Hi kaz36 sister debi wants me to thank everyone who sponsored her for the walk in her memory thanks it means a lot a special lady so suddenly snatch from her family

laura64, Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:07 am
Please please help

Hi I'm not sure if I'm allowed to put this I'm sure I will told if I'm not my friend Karen Dunn katz36 passed away in may owing to loosing her fight for breast cancer her duster and family are doing the dr Jackson walk over the Humber bridge the walk i...

Posted by laura64 on Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:18 pm with 17 comments

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Id like to help please PM me the link Mekala

mekalar, Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:09 pm
The Happy-clappy (clap-trap) moving forward gallery

While I a think BCC are a wonderful charity, and am very grateful for everything they do, I think the new "moving forward gallery" is a real mistake, because it lacks balance. By having a gallery that only presents people who have been successful in th...

Posted by Lemongrove on Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:16 am with 46 comments

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Hi all, The BCC Moving Forward team have responded on the original "New! Moving Forward gallery" thread. I am closing this thread so you can continue to post your feedback on the main thread. Best wishes, Mike

Mike BCC, Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:36 am
Pink Ribbonride 21 August 2011

I'm seriously considering doing BCC's Pink Ribbon Ride at Blenheim Palace this year and was wondering if anyone else here has thought about registering for the event.

Posted by Ellachen on Tue May 17, 2011 12:49 pm with 0 comments

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I'm seriously considering doing BCC's Pink Ribbon Ride at Blenheim Palace this year and was wondering if anyone else here has thought about registering for the event.

Ellachen, Tue May 17, 2011 12:49 pm
Update to Cyberknife petition

Just to give everyone who has signed it a little update. I'm told that the Marsden may be having a meeting with the South East Coast Specialised Commissioning Group this week to discuss the funding issue, and are hoping that the funding ban will be dr...

Posted by Lemongrove on Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:38 pm with 5 comments

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Just bumping

Lemongrove, Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:35 am
Just Giving fundraising

Recently had a letter from school about signing up to the 'Just Giving' website to try and raise extra funds and i noticed BCC are on there, I've popped the link in below as it was esy to find BCC (and other cancer charities/hospices) http://www.jus...

Posted by lands on Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:06 am with 0 comments

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Recently had a letter from school about signing up to the 'Just Giving' website to try and raise extra funds and i noticed BCC are on there, I've popped the link in below as it was esy to find BCC (and other cancer charities/hospices) http://www.jus...

lands, Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:06 am
Secondary breast cancer campaign - good news

Just wanted to share with you some good news we heard today. We have been campaigning for many years for the Department of Health to collect data on the number of people living with secondary breast cancer, as we believe this is the first step to prov...

Posted by Leah BCC on Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:42 pm with 13 comments

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Leah, thank you for clarifying my earlier point, that's very interesting. Also thank you Breast Cancer Care for making the Department of Health aware that metastatic cancer patients do not have their case routinely managed by a multi-disciplinary team....

Lemongrove, Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:51 pm
Possible extra funds for BCC ?

I was directed to a link by a friend who works for the local hospice to vote for Hospices to gain funding, i noticed BREAST CANCER CARE was one of several options (all of which seemed very worthwhile), The link was http://www.football-league.co.uk/p...

Posted by lands on Thu Dec 02, 2010 11:21 am with 16 comments

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Thank you so much for all your support. Unfortunately we heard today that we didn't win the vote. We had thousands of votes, but it wasn't quite enough to go through. The winner hasn't been announced yet, but I'm sure it will be another very worthwhil...

Leah BCC, Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:34 am
Breast Cancer Care's secondary awareness campaign

I have just viewed the secondary awareness campaign videos and I would just like to say WELL DONE to Eleanor, Melaine, Clare and Marie. You approached the sensitive subject of living with secondaries in an eloquent and informative way, without dwellin...

Posted by Nicky65 on Sun Oct 10, 2010 8:06 pm with 13 comments

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Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who has been involved with this campaign so far, and everyone who has supported it. We have had hundreds of messages of support on the website http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/secondary and there was a ...

Leah BCC, Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:01 am
Auction for Breast cancer care

Hi ladies I have posted an Ebay auction today as a 100% donation to Breast Cancer Care and would just like to ask if any of you have blog sites or facebook and such if you wouldn't mind helping to hopefully boost bids for the auction and and so aid fin...

Posted by sticking plaster on Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:36 pm with 12 comments

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Many thanx girls for all the bumps the baby sold for £85 with all your help :) xxxxx

sticking plaster, Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:20 pm
Mumsnet's C-Word campaign

We've been working with Mumsnet on their C-Word campaign, running throughout October, which aims to raise awareness about breast, ovarian and cervical cancer with their forum users. Each week there's a chance to ask your questions to experts from can...

Posted by Leah BCC on Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:53 am with 0 comments

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We've been working with Mumsnet on their C-Word campaign, running throughout October, which aims to raise awareness about breast, ovarian and cervical cancer with their forum users. Each week there's a chance to ask your questions to experts from can...

Leah BCC, Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:53 am
Bike Blenheim Palace

Hi, My husband and I are just about to buy tickets for this event next weekend. Just wondering if anyone else is going to it. http://www.bikeblenheimpalace.com/family-ride.html Em x

Posted by fairyem on Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:28 pm with 0 comments

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Hi, My husband and I are just about to buy tickets for this event next weekend. Just wondering if anyone else is going to it. http://www.bikeblenheimpalace.com/family-ride.html Em x

fairyem, Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:28 pm
Cancer research and Macmillan TV ads

No problems with them - they're great at raising awareness and presumably fund raising - just am I the only one who gets a big lump in my throat and all the 'negative' thoughts I've been locking away come flooding back to the surface? And then I feel g...

Posted by broomsticklady on Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:41 pm with 39 comments

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I can endorse many of the views expressed in this thread. I see the ad as one more assault on the notion that improved survival rates means always surviving cancer free...if there are to be adequate resources allocated to help those with mets., as they...

teacherjy, Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:53 pm
Election2010: What we want

You might have noticed a campaigning action we're running at the moment. It's called "Election2010: What we want". Breast Cancer Care is counting down to the general election by asking people to say what they want the next government to do for people...

Posted by Leah BCC on Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:11 pm with 1 comments

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If you're keen to add your voice, the BBC is also collecting videos of people saying what they would do if they were Prime Minister. You can view the website here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8602143.stm We would love to get a...

Leah BCC, Wed Apr 21, 2010 3:10 pm
New Celebrity Diagnosis

Seeing M Navratilova diagnosed with BC will probably push the topic into the news again with a debate about regular screening. Other European Countries start their screening programmes much earlier than the UK, do we need to lobby to follow suit? Tina

Posted by Tina45 on Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:12 pm with 26 comments

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Just read this thread and thanks for all the positive thoughts. I was upset that MN's doc suggested her prognosis was better than that for those of us node positive. My lump was found on routine mammogram and even the ultra sound showed small, 12mm lum...

libby 2010, Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:53 pm

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