Buddies For Life

Isabeau Neethling gives insight to intermittent pneumatic compression machines and their effects on cancer-related lymphoedema.

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Isabeau Neethling has been a physiotherapist for 35 years and a lymphoedema therapist since 2014. Through the years she has been treating patients with lymphoedema with IPC machines. She is also an ovarian cancer survivor. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Dr Johan van Heerden educates us on DIEP flap reconstruction, the gold standard in autologous breast reconstruction.

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Dr Johan van Heerden is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon based at Cintocare Hospital, Pretoria and is part of the multi-disciplinary breast cancer team at Life Groenkloof Hospital. He recently passed the Certificate of Competence in Breast Cancer with The European School of Oncology. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Dr Lucienne van Schalkwyk explains what to expect when the dressings come off after breast cancer surgery, and the red flags to be aware of.

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Dr Lucienne van Schalkwyk is a general surgeon with a special interest in breast surgery. Her practice manages the entire spectrum of benign and malignant breast disease, and her specific interests include breast-conserving surgery and oncoplastic surgical techniques. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Thato Moncho believes that if she had received radiation in 2021 when she was supposed to, she wouldn’t have metastatic breast cancer now. She shares how she is dealing with her anger and living for the future.

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Laurelle Williams is the editor at Word for Word Media. She graduated from AFDA with a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Live Performance. She has a love for storytelling and sharing emotions through the power of words. Write to [email protected] Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Prof Carol-Ann Benn elaborates on diving into the murky waters of medical aids and insurance in the hope to find the Kingdom of Atlantis.

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Prof Carol-Ann Benn heads up an internationally accredited, multi-disciplinary breast cancer centre at Netcare Milpark Hospital. She lectures at Wits University and, in 2002, established the Breast Health Foundation. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Louise Turner, the director of Breast Health Foundation, shares her story of having two cancer diagnoses which ultimately led her to become a healer and teacher.

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Laurelle Williams is the editor at Word for Word Media. She graduated from AFDA with a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Live Performance. She has a love for storytelling and sharing emotions through the power of words. Write to [email protected] Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Nadia Booysen looks at the various psychosocial therapies and explains which one is best for certain personalities.

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Nadia Booysen is a cancer survivor and an oncology counsellor (BSW Hons (Social Work) (UP), BA Hons (Psychology) (Unisa), PGDip (PallMed) (UCT)). She consults at the DMO practices: Sandton Oncology and the West Rand Oncology Centres. Serving in oncology is not a profession to her, but rather a way of life. Nadia has a keen interest in mental health and believes that it’s an underestimated and stigmatised topic. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Sandra Bollen-Hughes uses Shrek’s analogy of being like an onion and having layers to explain survivor guilt in cancer survivors.

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Sandra Bollen-Hughes is a counselling psychologist. In 2015 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and realised the great burden of stress that cancer places on patients and so she developed an interest in cancer counselling. She went on to study cancer counselling to gather insight into the field of psycho-oncology. She runs a practice both for general and cancer counselling. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Dr Cattleya Gaspar explains how to understand your breast cancer type and how it may be managed - bringing you that much-needed peace of mind when newly diagnosed.

Dr Cattleya Gaspar is a radiation oncologist and practices at the Groenkloof Radiation Oncology and Mûelmed Radiation Oncology Centres. Her special areas of interest include gynaecological-, gastro-intestinal-, genito-urinary-, and breast cancers. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Sam Davis, an art psychotherapist, explains how art therapy can be cathartic by turning pain into creativity.

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Sam Davis is an HPCSA registered art psychotherapist who trained at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. For over 24 years, Sam has run a private practice in South Africa, working with adults and children in individual and group settings. She also runs various groups and workshops for personal and professional development and teaches and supervises art therapy trainees. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn