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 …
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 …
The Sunshine News
As I was going through my cancer (it does not deserve a capital) rollercoaster of chemo, radiation and herceptin therapy, the Sunshine Room was my safe Heaven. The volunteers were …
More than just a win for dragon boat Bosom Buddies
Two Dartmouth- based dragonboat crews paddled their way to success at International Festivals in Florida last month. Bosom Buddies of Nova Scotia, a breast cancer survivor dragon boat team, placed …
Politicians and paddles
Some politicians became Bosom Buddies on Lake Banook last weekend. Twelve guest paddlers representing all three levels of government hopped into dragonboats to show their support for breast cancer survivors. …