The Mater Hospital in Brisbane has a charity that focusses on supporting this hospital and raises money to pay for those in the Breast Care area. They're called Chicks in Pink and I urge all of you in Brisbane to go buy a pink something from their shop on Stanley Street or go online to support them. Great gear and a fantastic cause.
The breast care nurse I deal with is Carmel. She's a wonderful woman who I met for the first time while she was still jet-lagged from her fabulous trip to New York. I knew I'd get on really well with her because we obviously have similar tastes in holiday destinations :)
She was a font of knowledge and didn't bombard me with it. She understood that I needed the basics at this stage, a contact number and email. She also arranged for some amazing information to be sent to me from the Breast Cancer Network Australia - the My Journey Kit is filled with really good information and comes with a fantastic book that you can keep a sort of diary of appointments, medications, and thoughts in. Brilliantly designed by women who've taken this journey and can lead you along the path.
Also, Berlie give you a free bra for post surgery. I have to say it's not going to get anyone chasing you around the bedroom, but for all that, post surgery it was the most comfortable thing I had to wear.
For those who have a mastectomy it comes ready with an internal pocket for a soft pad to fill your blouse out.
I'm pretty much healed now, but yesterday morning I used the bra to go for my first walk and it was incredibly comfortable. The bras are in the shops, so go have a look if you need something comfy.
Big thanks to Berlie!!!
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