BreastWest

BreastWest BreastWest supports women of the west facing a breast cancer diagnosis Multicultural aspects of care are also a primary focus of BreastWest.

BreastWest was established in 2006 to provide financial assistance for women in need, as well as funding for equipment required for improving patient care. In addition to personal support provided to hundreds of women for transport costs to hospital appointments, wig and breast prostheses and mastectomy bras, BreastWest has also supported the purchase of Sentinel Node Biopsy equipment and a portable breast ultrasound machine. Statistics show that over 55% of women treated for breast cancer at Western Health are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Current literature has been lacking for these women. Money from BreastWest has been used to translate key information brochures into a wide range of languages, including Turkish, Vietnamese, Croatian, Arabic, Italian, Greek and Cantonese. Patient information forums, supportive care workshops and cancer education forums have also been held both in English and other core language groups as a direct result of funds raised through BreastWest. Such forums help reduce the sense of isolation felt at diagnosis and increase understanding of treatment options and the supports that are available both within the hospital and community.

๐Ÿญ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ...Register now - invite a friend to join you www.walkwest.com.auTag your walking buddy and let's take to the...
30/10/2021

๐Ÿญ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ...

Register now - invite a friend to join you www.walkwest.com.au

Tag your walking buddy and let's take to the track to support Western Health's cancer patient

๐Ÿฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ...We've got you sorted to get you on your way to 42km. Our website is packed with plenty of resources.Regis...
29/10/2021

๐Ÿฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ...

We've got you sorted to get you on your way to 42km. Our website is packed with plenty of resources.

Register now www.walkwest.com.au

๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ...It's not too late -  Register now for free! http://www.walkwest.com.auโ€‹ You'll be youโ€™ll be supporting ca...
29/10/2021

๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ...

It's not too late - Register now for free! http://www.walkwest.com.auโ€‹

You'll be youโ€™ll be supporting care for Western Health's cancer patients and helping people like Susana.

๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ...Don't leave it any longer. Register now for free! http://www.walkwest.com.auโ€‹ You'll be youโ€™ll be support...
27/10/2021

๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ...

Don't leave it any longer. Register now for free! http://www.walkwest.com.auโ€‹

You'll be youโ€™ll be supporting care for Western Health's cancer patients and helping people like Belinda.

08/10/2021

All funds raised through Walk West Virtual Landmarks Challenge supports Western Healthโ€™s cancer patients.

Register now www.walkwest.com.au

The Western Bulldogs have been amazing supporters of the BreastWest program. Here are some photos from our 2018 Night of...
25/09/2021

The Western Bulldogs have been amazing supporters of the BreastWest program. Here are some photos from our 2018 Night of Nights Gala where a number of players accompanied some very special patients down the runway.

We'd like to wish them luck for this evening's game.

Let's goooooooo โค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™

If lock down is driving you to drink, spare a thought for our Dry July team!Help them get through the final stages. Show...
23/07/2021

If lock down is driving you to drink, spare a thought for our Dry July team!

Help them get through the final stages. Show your support by sending them a message of encouragement or making a tax deductible donation.

https://www.dryjuly.com/teams/western-health-2

09/07/2021

Our Dry Julyers are over a week into their DRY campaign. As we enter the second weekend, weโ€™d love your support! Make a donation and leave us a message to help us power through the weekend๐Ÿคฉ
https://www.dryjuly.com/teams/western-health-2

All donations to the Western Health Dry July team will support patients in the BreastWest program to receive a care pack as they undergo treatment.

And we're off! It's not too late to join us or make a donation in support of Western Health's BreastWest program. https:...
01/07/2021

And we're off!

It's not too late to join us or make a donation in support of Western Health's BreastWest program.
https://www.dryjuly.com/teams/western-health-2

Dry July is officially here so you know what that means... It's time to unplug the beer fridge, lock away the spirits and hide the wine glasses! ๐ŸŽ‰

The challenge begins today, and we're so excited to have over 30,000 Aussies taking part to raise funds for people affected by cancer.

A massive shout out to all of our incredible Dry Julyers and donors - we are beyond excited to see what this July brings! โค๏ธ

And the good news is, there's still time to sign up! ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3x6np7l

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ Dry July Foundation, ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ...
23/06/2021

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ Dry July Foundation, ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ-๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ.

The breast care packs contain; information, gift vouchers and products to help at different stages of their journey.

โ€œWhen I received my breast cancer diagnosis there was so much to take in. The Breast Care nurses at Western Health provided advice and support and helped set up my appointments,โ€ said Susana.

โ€œDuring treatment, I felt self-conscious about how I looked. I remember feeling quite overwhelmed at times but then I found the information about wigs and it was exactly what I needed.โ€

โ€œAll the items in the care pack were really thoughtful and helped me at different times. There were products that I didnโ€™t even realise would be helpful โ€“ things like a moisturising cream for my skin and hand sanitiser, which was so hard to come by at the time.โ€

Sign up today to support BreastWest patients like Susana. http://ow.ly/PrBV50FgrMJ

๐™‰๐™ค ๐™™๐™ค๐™ช๐™—๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฉ, ๐™ก๐™ค๐™˜๐™  ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™™.If youโ€™ve noticed youโ€™re reaching for a glass of something to take the edge off thi...
04/06/2021

๐™‰๐™ค ๐™™๐™ค๐™ช๐™—๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฉ, ๐™ก๐™ค๐™˜๐™  ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™™.

If youโ€™ve noticed youโ€™re reaching for a glass of something to take the edge off things, why not consider going ๐——๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜†. Youโ€™ll not only be doing your liver and health a massive favour but by joining our team, youโ€™ll also be supporting Western Healthโ€™s BreastWest program.

All money raised will support women undergoing breast cancer treatment by providing BreastCare packs, transport costs, wigs and mastectomy bras.

Visit the link on our team page and take the pledge to go ๐——๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜†.
(Note โ€“ please select Dry July Foundation as your beneficiary on sign up)

We have signed up to Dry July to raise money for people affected by cancer.

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