Bridgewater nurse Italy-bound for international dragon boat race
by Janice Middleton LighthouseNow July 4th, 2018 Joy Vienot knows the benefits of regular exercise. They add up to a trip to Italy with 3,000 girlfriends for some dragon boat …
Report highlights cancer patients’ experiences
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) released an eye-opening report just before World Cancer Day, which was on Feb. 4. Living with Cancer: A Report on the Patient Experience is …
Bosom Buddies to host Ladies Little Black Dress Night to keep paddling
A breast cancer survivors dragon boat team is trading oars for little black dresses, as they take the night to celebrate the sport that pushes them forward. Bosom Buddies of …
Breast cancer survivor group Bosom Buddies prepares for upcoming rowing season
No strangers to adversity, the Bosom Buddies South Shore have taken a bit of bad news and turned it into a way to spread awareness about their organization. Bosom Buddies …
Write for your bones contest winner: Anne Harland
Osteoporosis made a sudden, undesirable change in my active life this summer. I have thoroughly enjoyed dragon boat paddling with the Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Team for …
Cancer survivors show their determination at dragon boat festival
Staff – The Cape Breton Post Published on Aug 13, 2016 SYDNEY – Tasha MacQueen remembers what her sister and a good friend went through when they were both diagnosed …
Quilted Tribute to the Originals – Strong Women
In honour of the 20th Anniversary of Abreast in a Boat, Bosom Buddies of Nova Scotia chose to thank the 24 brave women who got in the first dragon boat, …
Bosom Buddies Celebrate 20 Years of Breast Cancer Paddling Worldwide on June 13, 2015
Our story begins when Vancouver’s Abreast in a Boat Team was formed. Sharon Driscoll was living in Vancouver and was introduced to this breast cancer survivor team. With plans to move to …
Bosom Buddies Hold Retreat in Liverpool
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and this year, the members of the Bosom Buddies dragon boat team celebrated with a weekend-long retreat in Liverpool. “Twenty six of us, all …
Cancer survivor praises service at HMC
Tribune News Network Doha AS October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sandee Thompson, a 53-year-old single woman, who has been in Qatar for three years, has agreed to share her …