Personal Kiwi Stories

Sue's Story
No Breasts great shoulders! .....read more

Jane's Story
If a fortune teller had told me that in October 2001, at the age of 45, I'd be diagnosed with breast cancer and would have a mastectomy and chemotherapy, I would've asked for my money back. .....read more

Dee's Story
Like most women who have had a breast cancer diagnosis, I was initially stunned, terrified, and immobilised. ....read more

Linda's Story
We were at the end of 4 weeks at the beach and the indentation on the underside of my breast had got bigger over recent weeks. .....read more

Marie's Story
I have always been aware of Breast cancer in the family and so have always had regular mammograms from the age of 35 yrs. .....read more

Sian's Story
In August 2001 I found the lump after doing a breast exam. ....read more

Ruth's Story
On the 1st November 1999 I had a Left Mastectomy. ....read more

Robyn's Story
I can still remember minute details from the day I was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 1995. ....read more

Barbara's Story
In September 1996, my fiftieth year, I was diagnosed with breast cancer which had spread to many lymph nodes. ....read more

Lynne's Story and the Livlif Project
In 2004, to celebrate Lynne's10th year as a breast cancer survivor she planned an exciting art project. ....read more

Sue McL's Story
Sue at 49yrs in 1996 just knew she would write her BC journey - "The Unremarkable Nipple" and from there. ....read more

Wendy Steenstra-Bloomfield's Story

I recently had the opportunity to talk to Wendy Steenstra-Bloomfield, one of the founders of what is now the Breast Cancer Network. ....read more

Above:
Lynne Lambert

Above: Wendy Steenstra-Bloomfield, co-founder of BCN

Above: Darien Kerkin (Dee's story)

Above: Shelley Hanna