September 1st, the first day of Spring and hopefully the start of some beautiful weather. Those warmer days can work wonders and the gardens start to come to life. Cancer patients may start to feel some relief knowing those extremely cold days causing extra pain may nearly be behind the for this year. Spring weather …
Friday 27th August 2021 is World Daffodil Day. The Power of the Flower lies in its ability not only to inspire hope, but to encourage people to take action. Sadly, with nearly 150,000 Australians diagnosed with cancer every year, most people have been touched by this heartbreaking disease. We may not be able to purchase our bunches …
More orders, cancer doesn’t stop for Covid. Thinking of all cancer patients at this Covid time. It can be a lonely time so keep in contact with those you love. Send a message, make that call! #cancer #cancerpatients #covid #keepincontact
It’s important to protect your skin from even small cuts, grazing or scrapings. Your body will not be able to fight germs off as well as it normally would while you are going through chemotherapy. These are easy ways for germs to enter your body causing infection. Keep cuts and scrapes clean, dry and covered. BUT don’t just cover …
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy can cause sores in the mouth and throat as well as dryness, irritation or bleeding. This can be very frustrating resulting in difficulties eating, chewing or swallowing causing discomfort. It can result in you avoiding eating and drinking because the pain in your mouth is so severe you find it hard to swallow. …
Are you having bad days coping with lockdown and feeling like breaking out? Cancer patients often have bad days. They blame themselves for upsetting the people they love, worry they are a burden or envious of their friend’s good health. Just like in lockdown some days can bring feelings you’re not used to dealing with. Cancer …
Today we say our final goodbye and honour Amanda Jessup, A J Dreammaker, @ajdreamwhisperer (30/06/1968 – 13/07/2021), a beautiful friend to Shelli and The Kit Foundation. Amanda passed away after a long battle with cancer. When Shelli was in her darkest hours Amanda was always there to cheer her up online or visits to hospital. Both Amanda …
Shelli (14/4/1975-21/7/2017) Anniversaries evoke powerful memories and flashbacks from things you don’t want to remember. Making and recording personal memories for family and friends is important especially when there is a diagnosis of secondary breast cancer and the future becomes uncertain. Create precious memories with the special people in your life. Let them take photos and don’t …
We all know the importance of being Covid-19 vaccinated plus keeping our mammograms, ultrasounds etc appointments up to date. After doing some research I found this interesting information at Yale Medicine. The article mainly references Pfizer and Moderna vaccinations. You may not realise that COVID-19 vaccination can also cause other harmless side effects, including swollen …
No Kit for Cancer case is complete without our special card. “You’re awesome #fact”. We think it’s just a perfect way to make a patient’s day a little bit brighter. You just tell us your greeting and we will pop it inside. #card #greetings #youareawesome #greeting #cancer #cancerpatient #kitforcancer #TheKitFoundation .
