breastANGELS

"I am a survivor of Breast Cancer,
I am a Brother, a Father, a Sister, a Mother, a Daughter, a Son, a Friend.
I carry the scars on the inside, for those that carry the scars on the outside,
I will NEVER feel that helpless again, I am CHANGING things,
I am an unseen champion, I am an unsung hero,
I help drag the stories out of the darkness,
I help shine a strong and loving light on those in darkness,
I am guiding survivors toward the light of a better tomorrow,
I am a breastANGELS Supporting Contributor."

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breastANGELS is an Australian based not for profit organisation that
Empowers women impacted by breast cancer in making their
decision about breast reconstruction

Supports women at high risk of developing breast cancer by providing
ANGELS ~ Advice, Nurturing, Guidance, Empathy, Love & Support

Aims to provided funding for breast reconstruction where women
have either had mastectomy because of breast cancer
or who are at high risk to develop breast cancer, but cannot afford the costs.

breastANGELS has been borne completely out of love
- the love from and for my sister Liz Stone and my love of helping people,
simple as that.   ~ Sharon Tregoning

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Introduction to breastANGELS
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Accepting With Grace by Sharon Tregoning
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NEW Breast Cancer - Fear and Risk
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Accepting With Grace | Click Here To Buy NowAccepting With Grace
Mastectomy & Reconstruction, My Choice Before Breast Cancer.

How one woman broke the curse of cancer
What would you do if doctors discovered you had a potential 80%
chance of getting breast cancer?

Sharon Tregoning decided to do something. She’d already lost
her sister Bess to breast cancer, had developed three benign lumps
herself, and was undergoing the nerve-wracking routine of annual
mammograms and ultrasounds.


What readers are saying ...

“When I was making my decision and researching options, I found that there was very little information available for women in my situation -that being high risk of developing breast cancer.
Once I made my decision to have the surgery, I decided that I would write the book, and also include
very graphic photos, so that women are able to make an informed decision about what, if any action, to take.”
- Sharon Tregoning

An excerpt from Accepting With Grace is now available for you to read.
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Advocacy

Further involvements with breast cancer related forums are :

  • Participation in kConFab research into familial breast cancer
  • Participation (along with Liz) in the book Positive by Sally Collings which covers positive experiences/outcomes
    as a result of cancer
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  • Participation in a thesis titled Navigating Uncertainty : The Personal and
    Professional Decision-Making landscapes of Bilateral Prophylactic
    Mastectomy by Rebecca Conning

Liz was also a participant in a number of surveys and was quoted in Breast Cancer Network Australia’s (BCNA) Hope & Hurdles - Information Guide for Women with Secondary Breast Cancer

Those quotes appear below :
About finding out she had Secondary Breast Cancer
“If you think back over your life, cancer won’t be the only experience that wasn’t welcome.  You’ve learned to live with each of these experiences. You’ve grown, you’ve laughed, you’ve cried, you’ve still been a friend, partner, mother, lover, etc., you’ve still been a valuable and precious human being. This news doesn’t change any of that.  It may alter the way you express who you are, but it doesn’t change who you are as a woman.”

About Faith and Spirituality
“My oncologist asked how does being told I have secondary breast cancer affect my spiritual journey?
This gives me a focus, a purpose and an opportunity to make meaning.”

And, on Living with Secondary Breast Cancer
“Your greatest support, your greatest strength and the aspect you have the most influence over is your attitude
- the way you think about your experience.  Your thinking will influence your journey.  I’m not for a second saying that you always have to be happy and jolly - that would be to live a phoney life. Just be real.  Enjoy the good days; continue to love yourself on the not-so-good days.  Be alert or aware of how your thinking, your attitude influences your experience.  Above all, listen to yourself.  Know deep within that whether you have cancer or not, whether you are well or not, know that you are lovable and acceptable.”

This one is my favourite and sits on the wall next to my desk.
This, I believe, is an important message for all of us - cancer or not.

Sharon Tregoning
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