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Falling off a cliff
Dear Dr Tsien Fua, we think we have finally found your match. A guest speaker who could draw a bigger crowd. Today we were joined by...
Tiel
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Lymphedema, Fibrosis and Tik Tok
We were delighted to hear from Peter Mac physiotherapist Megan Howard at our August meeting. Many head and neck cancer patients suffer...
Tiel
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Bronwyn, Queen of the desert and positivity
It was great to meet again in the Peter Mac Wellbeing Centre for our July meeting, with equal numbers on line and face to face. After...
Tiel
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Xerostomia – who knew Dry Mouth had such a fancy name?!
Welcome to winter! It was a very cold, wet rainy day so it was nice to have 6 of our members meeting face to face in the wellbeing...
Lora
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Face to Face, Fibrosis and Feeding Tubes
We were delighted to be able to have some members meet at Peter Mac’s Wellbeing Centre for our May meeting. We had 5 members meeting...
Tiel
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Pre and Post Treatment Stories - April 2022
It was lovely to see everyone at our April meeting. Sparked by the recognition of our facilitator’s 5 year anniversary since treatment,...
Tiel
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Mental Health and Cancer
We held our first meeting for 2022 on the first Wednesday of February. It was great to see many familiar and new faces on the call....
Tiel
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Support and expectations during and after treatment - December 2021
We have heard from some great guest speakers and had some wonderful discussions within the group this year. Our final meeting f0r 2021...
Tiel
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Is this the last virtual meeting?
After such a successful October meeting we decided to add a November meeting to the 2021 schedule and we weren’t disappointed. We had 11...
Tiel
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Always Engaging - October 2021
Our October meeting was huge with a record number of attendees and five new faces. Our last meeting was one the eve of the current...
Tiel
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New members and great information - August 2021
In these COVID times, it was fantastic to be able to meet in person at PeterMac’s Wellbeing Centre. Our August meeting was well attended...
Tiel
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Better Together! - June 2021
Due to the state government lockdown the group members met over Zoom this month. While it is always better to meet in person at...
Tiel
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All about lymphedemia! - April 2021
It was great to meet for the second time this year at PeterMac’s Wellbeing Centre. We had a great turn out including four attendees...
Tiel
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It's great to be back - February 2021
We held our first meeting for the year on the first Wednesday of February, and our first meeting face to face back at PeterMac’s...
Tiel
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Bigger and Better - December 2020
We are a year old and getting bigger by the meeting! Our December meeting saw the addition of two new members and the return of some...
Tiel
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Beyond the Blender - October 2020
Our October meeting was held on Zoom due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Despite the challenges created by meeting online, it is also...
Tiel
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Connecting online! - August 2020
The group held its fourth meeting yesterday, using Zoom for the second time to stay connected during the COVID-19 restrictions. While we...
Tiel
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Welcome to Zoom! - June 2020
Yesterday the group met for the first time online! After cancelling our April meeting due to COVID-19 restrictions, it was lovely to see...
Tiel
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Oral health - February 2020
I was blown away with the attendance we had for our February meeting! It was a great reminder of the need for peer support for people...
Tiel
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Our very first meeting - November 2019
The Victorian Head & Neck Cancer Education & Support Group was launched on Thursday 28th November 2019!
Tiel
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