Love your sister.

Samuel Johnston is riding a unicycle around to Australia to raise money for breast cancer research. His sister is terminally ill with the disease. Tragically she has two small children who are going to lose their mother. This morning he was in town.. and our local bank, Bendigo Bank, who are our bank and one of his sponsors organised a fund raising sausage sizzle to welcome him to Ascot! Mark and I attended with Mark being our official photographer. Samuel is a great young man and is really starting to look a bit worn out. His cause is a worthwhile one though and I would encourage you to donate to this fine cause!

www.loveyoursister.org

Debra and Vova (Bendigo staff) flogging sausages!

With Samuel and his unicycle!

The man himself!

Staff from The Lido and Vagellis Restaurants!

Bendigo Bank Staff!

Our local fire fighters turned out to support Samuel!

Samuel and our bank manager, Bruce!

A lot of new styles of pretty bras.

Over the past few weeks we have increased our large range of pretty mastectomy bras yet again. Too many to list here.. check out mastectomy bras on our website and see for yourself!

A new bundle of joy in the house! (Mark learns house training 101)

A new bundle of joy has arrived at home. Chloe! She is a miniature labradoodle and she has made our house home for the past month. Now 3 months old she has at last been house trained by Mark. Little pups have bladders the size of a medicine glass.. so a lot of sleepless nights for Mark as he constantly has his dressing gown on taking her for a toilet break. This picture of Chloe was taken the day she arrived.. she fitted into one of Mark's motorcycle boots!

It's October! It's Think Pink Month!

October means Think Pink Month.. it's all about raising awareness about breast cancer and raising funds for research into this terrible disease. This morning I was happy to attend the Brisbane North Chamber of Commerce Think Pink Breakfast. A good fiund raising event and a time to catch up with old friends. This morning we heard of one brave young mother and her breast cancer journey and how she has met the challenge head on and made her life better after her treatment. While there I had a chance ot catch up with Leonie Young from Kim Walters Choces at the Wes;ey hospital. And as usual.. M

ark was there with one of his cameras!

Wow.. where did the past few months go?

Cannot believe it is nearly 6 months since I took time to write on my blog. Time goes so fast. Today we have just finished our best September ever and in fact one of our best months in business. This past month we have welcomed a lot of new customers who have found our specialist mastectomy store at Clayfield to have the widest variety of mastectomy products on offer and we're now easier to get to... and they have also discovered a great coffee shop/cafe nearby for a coffee and cake after their visit. Yes, what a busy month and as I closed up the shop tonight I looked around and realised we have never before had such a variety of mastectomy bras and swimwear to offer to our special ladies. On a personal level this has been a tough year with the loss of our family dog dorothy to cancer and also to have to members of my family fighting the good fight with their own cancer journeys. But onwards and upwards.... as we move towards the Christmas Holiday season we have still more new pretty mastectomy bras and swimsuits coming into the Boutique. Do drop by and have a look for yourself. We have a single car park behind our shop in Drane Street, it is signposted but if it is occupied there are always vacant spots on the street itself. Debra

Amonea Leisure Wear

Amoena have released a range of leisure wear. Fresh into the boutique and it is a big hit. Tops with prosthesis pockets (no need to wear a bra) and matching pants to go with them. Apart from exercise, these are ideal to wear on long plane trips. They are slowly being added to our website under Mastectomy Bra. Have a look.. you'll love them!

Some sad days in April

During April Mark & I lost our little dog Dorothy to liver cancer. Over a period of 5 weeks, she just went off her food a little bit, Mark noticed it and took her to the vet. An ultrasound and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. She did enjoy a couple of good weeks after diagnosis, but went down hill very fast about 2 weeks ago. We had to make that hard decision to have her put to sleep. Lots of tears from us both and we do miss her so much. But Dorothy will live on in our newsletter and on our blog sire. We had her nearly 12 years, she brought so much joy into our lives and in fact saved mark's life when the house nearly burnt down.