Stephanie’s Story
It was a few days after I had gutted our laundry and bathroom when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was overwhelming…
It was a few days after I had gutted our laundry and bathroom when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was overwhelming…
Anyone can be THAT person. The one who puts their hand up to coordinate help for someone needing support.
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My story began mid-May 2022. I was 37 years of age, and with very mild symptoms, was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer.
After many tests and scans I heard the words nobody wants to hear, “You have cancer”. From there my world fell apart…
Within a couple of hours, we had a whole group of people who had been organised to drop off meals, take the girls to school…
We have no immediate family living nearby, so the support we received was invaluable and lasted for months.
Within six months, Richie’s prognosis had shorted to “six months to two years”. We knew he was going to die…
I first heard about Gather My Crew from the Cancer Council. It is so helpful to have all of my information in one place…
Events progressed along fairly quickly from that first mamogram, to biopsy, then a complete mastectomy…
Peter died during the Covid lockdown so support was very difficult. We were married for 40 wonderful years…