***April 2010***

" A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart. "

Anonymous

Don't forget: May 9 is Mother's Day!

A tribute to Mothers

Mother's Day falls always on the second Sunday in the month May and is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm in Australia.

Take Mother's day as an opportunity to express your gratitude! In this Newsletter we are going to tell you about the story of

Mother's Day, give you Mother's best advice and of course we will give you some ideas on what you can do to make your mother happy.

A bit of history...

The most recent history of Mothers Day dates back to 1600s in England. There a Mothering Sunday was celebrated annually

on the fourth Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter) to honour mothers. After a prayer service in church to

honour the Virgin Mary, children brought gifts and flowers to pay tribute to their own mothers. Custom of celebrating

Mothering Sunday died out almost completely by the 19th century. However, the day came to be celebrated again after

World War II, when American servicemen brought the custom back and commercial enterprises started using it.

My Mother's best advice

We all know that mother's are wise and of course always right! Most of their advice will stay with us for the rest of our lives and will be carried from generation to generation. As we want your personal best advice from your moms, we are inviting you to contribute and send us your mom's advice to be included in our May newsletter.

Here are some advice daughters were given by their moms

"You can't do anything better if you're always the best" Birgitta, Sydney (25)

"Do whatever you want to do - and do it as long as you can" Anne, Sydney (21)

"Before you do anything life-changing, call me!" Charlotte, Melbourne (30)

"Don't let other people make choices for you!" Abbey, Perth (34)

How do you celebrate Mother's Day?

We asked some of our Breast Cancer Support Team what they do and here is what they told us.

BCS: Mother's Day is coming soon. What do you do to show your gratitude?

Martina: As I travelled the last 3 month, I couldn't see me mom. So I'll give my mom the best present: I will spend time with her.

On this Sunday we'll share secrets, tell her how much I miss her and we'll laugh a lot!

BCS: What did you do on Mother's Day last year?

Birgitta: Well, we had a nice dinner with the whole family that our dad cooked for us. Just my sister was missing as she was travelling around the world. My mom didn't know that we planned this dinner for her, so she was really surprised and we had a great evening.

BCS: Do you celebrate Mother's Day?

Sabine: Yes I do, the meaning of Mother's Day is really important to us. Five years ago my mom got breast cancer. It was a tough time and not easy. There were many ups and downs. In this time we really grew together. All in all, she won the fight against breast cancer. So I am going to make her an amazing gift. At first I will buy her favourite flowers, a page-turner and the Keyring of Hope as this is more than a keyring, this trendy accessory can also be used as a handbag charm. After I give her these gifts, we are going to spend an relaxing day in a luxury spa together.

In The Spotlight

This month, for Valentine’s day, offer a great gift for a great cause!

For her, our Keyring of Hope and our Bracelet of Hope are great gift ideas.

Yours in good health,

The Breast Cancer Support Team

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***February 2010***

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,

While loving someone deeply gives you courage"

Lao Tzu

Welcome to our February Newsletter!

As you know, the 14th of this month is Valentine's day. A special day to celebrate love...So the focus of our newsletter this month is LOVE!

How can you make this year's Valentine's Day special?

Start with offering love and appreciation to yourself!

You deserve it. So give yourself the gift of love.

And then, spread this love to the people around you...

A bit of history

Who is this mysterious Saint Valentine and why do we celebrate this day?

According to the legend, Valentine was a priest during the third century in Rome.

When Emperor Claudious II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families,

he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine was not happy and he continued to perform marriage for young

lovers in secret.

When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.

From there, Valentine's Day emerged as the day of love...

A recipe for love!

Special Gazpacho!¹

Starter for 6 people

Ingredients for the tomato dip

-1 kilo of really red tomatoes

-1 spring onion cut into very small pieces

-15 grams of Basil, 5 gram of Tarragon

-2 Garlic cloves

-10 black pepper beads, grinded

-2 deciliter of rosé wine

- salt and cayenne pepper

- gelatin leaves

Cooking Instructions

Better prepared 2 days in advance.

Mince all the ingredients, including the Rosé wine in a blender. Then add salt and cayenne pepper, as you like. Poor the mix into a clean dish towel and hang it above a

bowl so it can drain. Then put the bowl in the fridge (same preparing as when you make curds). We will only use the juice for this recipe. What’s left you can put in

the freezer to use later as a pasta sauce. (Or you use it as pasta sauce right away after the gazpacho).

Pour the juice into a measuring cup to see how much you have got, and then take one deciliter from the juice and pour it into another bowl to use later for the

pepper foam.

Then take another deciliter and make it warm in a pan. Add the 6, in cold water soaked, gelatin leaves to this warm 10 deciliter and let the gelatin solve. Then add

it again to the other 9-deciliter and save it all in a bowl in the fridge for two days, before you eat it.

¹Source: http://www.happinez.nl

Testimonial

“I have a breast cancer ribbon tattoo with a butterfly sitting on it in her memory.” Janet

“Breast cancer took my grandmother from me in 1975...

I never got to meet her. She died 10 years before I was born. I think about it all the time, because she and I both share the same middle names.

I have a breast cancer ribbon tattoo with a butterfly sitting on it in her memory. For me the butterfly represents her, an angel. I like to believe that she is looking over all the grandchildren she never got to meet, including myself, and the one she did get to meet. Through the stories I have heard from my dad and his brothers and sisters, I know she was BEAUTIFUL woman. So, it helps me to think about her watching over me every day.

On the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I saw the most perfect Monarch butterfly fly through the sunlight. I think it was my grandmother looking just saying hi to me. I hope this helps someone to find hope. “

DVD review “In the mood for love”

“In the Mood for Love” depicts a beautiful, delicate story of the developing relationship between a man and a woman, both of whose

spouses are cheating on them.

It is a subtly intoxicating and hypnotic film on love and longing, fate and destiny.

Title: In the mood for love (2001)

Directors: Wong kar-wai

Actors: Tony Ieung Chu-wai, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk

Music review : "Angus and Julia Stone"

This brother-sister duo from Australia (Sydney) has been famous for their stunning album called: “A book like this”

It charted well in the bedmates' native Australia, while an international release followed in March 2008.

Style? Folk, soft music.

When to listen? Ideally in a period of stress, or in your car blocked in traffic jams.

Relaxation guaranteed!

Listen now!

In The Spotlight

This month, for Valentine’s day, offer a great gift for a great cause!

For her, our Keyring of Hope and our Bracelet of Hope are great gift ideas.

Coming Soon…

In March, the Breast Cancer Support team will be promoting the Keyring of Hope and the Charm of Hope at the…

Victorian Camping and Caravan Show, from Tuesday 9 March to Sunday 14 March.

http://www.caravanshow.com.au/

Come and join us at the show!

Caulfield Racecourse, Station Street, Caulfield. View Map

9.30am to 6pm Tuesday to Saturday. 9.30am to 5pm Sunday.

Adults $17; Pensioner concessions & Seniors card holders $12;

kids under 15 free when accompanied by an adult

Yours in good health,

The Breast Cancer Support team

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