Bone Cancer Awareness
Bone Cancer can begin in any bone in the body, but it most commonly affects the pelvis or the long bones in the arms and legs.
Some types of bone cancer occur primarily in children, while others affect mostly adults. Surgical removal is the most common treatment, but chemotherapy and radiation therapy also may be utilized. The decision to use surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy is based on the type of bone cancer being treated.
Please be advised that the Virtual Monthly General Meeting for August have been suspended for the summer.
See you September 13th @ 6:30pm when we will have a virtual meeting on the awareness and early detection of Prostate Cancer.
Please continue to follow us on our Facebook and Instagram pages for updated information on Bone Cancer.
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We are nearing the end of the “SURVIVORSHIP SUMMER SOCIAL“.
Come join us on Thursday August 25th @ 5:30pm… bring your singing voice, those dance moves along with your game face …. IT’S GOING TO BE FUN–TAS-TIC, we will end the summer with a BANG!
Please note, this does not mean the end of the Support Group Meetings. Regular meetings with discussions and open forum will resume Thursday September 8th @ 5:30pm. (Every 2nd and 4th Thursday in the month).
If you had any reservations on being a Thrifter? Here are some Tips on how to Thrift:
- Have an open mind.
- When in doubt, try it on…sometimes it looks better than on the hanger
- Ask yourself, what would I have paid for this same outfit in the store.
- If you like it and it fits, no one would not know that it was not bought in a clothing store.
- More bargain for your bucks.
Come visit the Cancer Society Thrift Store, we are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am to 2pm to help you.
All proceeds goes towards the day-to-day operation of the Cancer Caring Centre. Thank You
Family Guardian makes a donation to The Cancer Society in memory of Ms. Charlotte Pyfrom, daughter of Family Guardian’s first President and co-founder, the late Roscow Pyfrom. Ms. Pyfrom was also a member of the Board of Directors for twenty-three years.
Presenting the cheque is Mr. Michael Adderley, Vice President of Family Guardian’s Financial Services Division and former student of Ms. Pyfrom during his time at St. Augustine’s College.
L to R: Errin Storr, Administrator, Cancer Society of The Bahamas and Michael Adderley, Vice President, Financial Services Division, Family Guardian
Congratulations you all for a job well done on the first ever Virtual Ball. The event was a mammoth task to execute, but the results were phenomenal.
Who would have thought a virtual ball would have reached so many sponsors that unselfishly supported the mission and vision of the Cancer Society of The Bahamas financially during this critical time of the Corona Virus pandemic.
Thank you Lovern Wildgoose and Nicole Leary-Imhoff, as well as your Committee, as you all have proven that your time and talents are priceless. This year’s event has set the standard and provided a blueprint for next year’s event to be even bigger and better.
Of course we could never repay you for all that you do for the Cancer Society of The Bahamas, but if the world becomes a better place tomorrow, it will happen because of volunteers like you.
Dr Williamson Chea, National President, The Cancer Society of the Bahamas, along with Mrs. Susan Roberts, Founding President (1976); Dr Christine Chin, Coordinator, Cancer Society’s HALT Healthy Lifestyles Programme and Board Member Mr. Wendell Barry, travelled to Dunmore Town, Harbour Island, 27th July, 2019; and, in a public meeting, held at St. John’s Anglican Church Parish Hall, Certified the Harbour Island Branch and Installed the Officers.
Also in attendance: The First Family Island Branch (1985) The Eleuthera Branch President Sherrin Cooper, Treasurer Sue Culmer, Past President Jackie Gibson and One Eleuthera President Sean Ingraham.
This is the 13th Family Island Branch. These Branches are responsible for: Cancer Care, Cancer Education, coordinating annual mammogram screening, arranging cancer patients accommodation at the Cancer Caring Centre and otherwise assistance.
The Harbour Island Branch Officers are: President Elouise Saunders-Knowles; Vice President Elaine Aranha; Secretary Cassandra Moss; Treasurer Minnette Kelly; Public Relations Nora Albury and Harvey Roberts; Chaplin Michael Higgs.
