06/09/2025
Hey everyone….This isn’t directly Sam related but just wanted to put something out there for anyone who may not know about certain servcies etc for health check ups.
Please just take a quick read it won’t take much of your time & could potentially save your life or a loved ones life🙏🏼❤️
To all my ladies who are 40yrs & over….I STRONGLY URGE you to please book in for a FREE Breast Screening through Breast Screening Victoria or in your state (Go onto the website & make a quick account fill in the online form which takes 2 mins) & it directs you to your closest screening practice & you book in your preferred time & date. Also no forms when you get to your appt as you’ve completed it online already🙌🏼
The screening itself is approx 10-15mins which I’m sure you could spare to save your life or have a quick check up!
To anyone who is from ages 45-49yrs old please get online to the National Cancer Screening website & go to Bowel Screening Kit….it is FREE!! They send it to you & you follow instructions & send it back.
As you of know I lost my sister on May 19th 2025 from a form of Bowel Cancer & to this day I struggle because I think she had only just turned 50 when she passed.
These diseases aren’t always preventable but we are so lucky to have these options that are FREE & can offer early detection or the potential for future issues with just a little effort on your part to make it happen.
1 last thing is Skin…..Mole Mapping is not free but it is one of the biggest & most deadly cancers in Aus & if you have been severely sunburnt more than 3 times in your life you are a greater risk of something you deem as nothing being something. Yes we do the “slip, slop, slap” in the summer….but what about every day weather? Do you wear sunscreen daily, hat, cover on cloudy days when the UV can be at its highest?
If there’s 1 of the things I’ve learnt from my sisters passing is that we can’t obsess that we’re going to get sick & pass but we can take the opportunity to take advantage of the free potentially live saving tests instead of thinking about it when it’s too late because usually by the time you have major symptoms it is too late😞
Your future & heath is worth the little time it takes to put aside for these tests & if you need to consider it “self care” if thats what it takes to get you to act on possible early detection & prevention!!
Also please if you have any signs or symptoms please don’t google them see your GP or medical professional for further clarification & interventions should this be the case.
I deeply regret not pushing my sister harder to seek a medical opinion sooner than she did when she would talk to me about her symptoms & I would get frustrated when she wouldn’t listen to me as she was very non chalant about it but I can’t change that now, so I’m asking you to be more proactive in your own care with these free tests it can never hurt or inconvenience you or anyone by looking into it❤️
If you made it this far…..thank you & I hope you take this as a sign….share it with friends, loved ones etc☺️
Love to you all & take care of each other ❤️🙏🏼
