Friday, October 29, 2010

An invitation too good to refuse!

Yesterday i received an invitation to be interviewed by Alex Bernard on Brisbane Talk Back radio 4BC. So ladies this Sunday at 1:00PM if you tune to 1116 AM you'll hear your's truly talking with Alex about what we do at the shop and how we help out our special ladies. Do tune in... I am a little nervous but the family tell me that I'll be fine.
Cheers

Debra

Friday, October 22, 2010

A new video on prostheses.

Hello ladies.. I have just finished put a new video on Youtube dealing with why you should wear a weighted prosthesis. Many ladies come to us referred from their physiotherapist. You see they have back/shoulder pain because they are not wearing a properly weighted prosthesis to match their natural breast. The video is here. Please have a look and let me know what you think.

Cheers

Debra

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Think Pink Brunch for Chicks in Pink at the Lido!


Well it is October again so it's Breast Cancer Month. And this morning found me at the Lido at Ascot for a brunch fundraiser for the Mater's Chicks in Pink organisation. The girls at Chicks in Pink do a marvellous job supporting our special ladies as they endure their Breast Cancer Journey. Bev (in the picture with me) the Lido's owner is a firm supporter of Chicks in Pink and every October she and her fellow cafe owners on Racecourse Road decorate the street in pink balloons to really get into the swing of things. And a plug here for the Lido. They have a simply yummy menu and I would strongly advise that you enjoy a meal with Bev and the crew when next you are in Racecourse Road.

Debra

Friday, October 15, 2010

Our new car to visit our ladies.


On a rainy Friday afternoon here in Brisbane, I collected our new Holden Cruze from Dan Taylor of Motorama at Woolloongabba. This is to replace our Land Rover and allow us to visit incapacitated ladies in their homes as well as our famous road trips to visit rural women in northern and western Queensland. We will be coming to North Queensland next year, so if you have a support group please let us have your meeting details and we will try to visit you. Please call me at the shop on (07) 3511 4222.

Debra

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Breakfast with the Lord Mayor!


This morning I was at the Brisbane North Chamber of Commerce Lord Mayors Breakfast. Every year the Lord Mayor attends and talks about his vision for Brisbane. I was surprised to learn how overseas markets see us as an up and coming city in Asia. One of the areas that Campbell touched on was red tape for small business. He said that if there is an area where you think the council could do things better; let him know. To me it seems a refreshing change.

He went on to say that Councillors from both sides of politics really have the city's interests at heart and work very hard to improve the quality of life for all citizens and also the Brisbane Experience for tourists. If you have friends or business partners who are going to visit, lead them to Brisbane Marketing's website where you can view a first class Promotional Video that showcases our home city.

Councillor David McLachlan is our local councillor in the area where we live and it was good to catch up with David again. Of course Mark was there with his camera and grabbed a shot of me with David and the Lord Mayor.

Talk soon.

Debra

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

So sad to say farewell to our Land Rover




Well.. the times they are a changing. After 4 years and lots of trips to see our rural ladies, the time has come to change cars. We are sad to see the Land Rover go as "Britannia" as I christened her has taken us far and wide across the eastern seaboard of Australia. She is big, very comfortable (she has air suspension) and also safe with 8 airbags etc. But the big navy blue girl does like a drink and really burns a lot of fuel. And although she has become part of the family and people in small country towns know her, we need to look at a cheaper to operate car.

So we will be replacing her with a small fuel efficient diesel vehicle (with a 5 star safety rating) that will still take us far afield to see our ladies... but use a lot less fuel and leave a much smaller carbon footprint. Of course husband Mark is a little upset to see her go. She has become one of his children.. but he'll get over it.

We are planning rural workshops in Queensland for next year so you will still see us.. just in a different car.

Cheers

Debra

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Spring is here.. and so is the new carpet!

What a day yesterday was. A really busy day at the Boutique ending one of the busiest weeks we have seen for some time. And then at 3:00 PM, the carpet men came. You see our water cooler decided to leak recently and destroyed the carpet in our shop. Our insurance company were very good to us, handled the claim quickly and efficiently (Good on you AON) and so yesterday the carpet men came.

They started at 3:00 PM after we closed the store and were still there at 9:00 PM! In the middle of this a lady rang us from the Wesley Hospital as her prosthesis had ruptured. So left the guys to it and did an emergency run in the trusty old Land Rover to supply her with another prosthesis. Of course yesterday was also the day we had been invited to a dinner party at our local Vet's home. Fortunately Christina volunteered to stay back with the carpet layers and then put all the racks etc back inside from the foot path. A great employee is our Christina and an even better daughter. Today she took a well earned break while Mark & I went in for a few hours and tidied the place up ready for what looks like a very busy week.

It's Think Pink month and so I have a lot of events to attend... find one near you, become involved, donate some money and help out the people who are trying so hard to end this terrible disease of breast cancer.

Talk soon.

Debra