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Local Hero
Ashley Duckworth
Why Pensioners Love Manning Audiology Manning Audiology is community driven. Since inception, they have been committed to provide the utmost care and services to the people of the Manning Valley, diligently and professionally. Their services are widely appreciated by the local community, medical practitioners and other allied health professionals. Being an independent practice, they can cater for more audiological services than any other audiology practice in the area. In this “e-age”, everything is moving too fast. All you need is a person who can listen to your problems, understand them, and help you overcome them. That’s exactly what Manning Audiology does. Pensioners and veterans receive free audiological services from Manning Audiology through a voucher scheme from the Office of Hearing Services, as they are an accredited service provider. These audiological services include: • A detailed comprehensive hearing evaluation by audiologists
The Great Lakes Relay For Life is being held on the 24th - 25th March at Peter Barclay Fields, Tuncurry. Relay is a fun and moving overnight experience that raises vital funds for the Cancer Council’s research, prevention, information and support services.
• Identification of issues • If required, supply of hearing aids or assistive listening devices, • 30 days obligation free hearing aid trial • Professional and tailored fitting of those devices to meet individual needs • Auditory rehabilitation • Ongoing care and maintenance. Manning Audiology also offers FREE maintenance for all pensioners for their lifetime, which means no ongoing cost is involved. This makes Manning Audiology stand out more as a community driven organisation, rather than a profit-making company. If you are one of those who have been putting off your visit to an audiologist, this is the time to give Manning Audiology a call to arrange your free evaluation. For convenience, they have multiple locations - Taree, Tuncurry, Bulahdelah, Gloucester and Harrington.
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elay is a chance for the Great I’ve sort of adopted the motto that “cancer Lakes community to recognise and will have to put up with ME”, because when celebrate local cancer survivors, I'm not having treatment, I try to live a pretty patients and their carers, to normal life. Sure, I’ve had to adjust to some honour and remember loved ones things that I can and cannot do, but I still go lost to cancer and to raise money to help save surfing, stand up paddle boarding, hiking and more lives. fishing every chance I get! I’ve learnt to switch Meet Forster local, Ashley Duckworth - this my mind on during treatment and just try to year’s official Local Hero. Tell me a little bit focus on the treatment, rather than getting too about your story ... carried away with making plans. I was diagnosed with testicular cancer in What impact has cancer had on you and January 2017. It was those around you? a big shock. I had no My family and I try not symptoms, but had to dwell on the negatives probably had the cancer or speculate. It’s easy to fall for a while without I JUST LOVE THE into that trap. I back my knowing. Unfortunately, COMMUNITY COMING medical team 100%. I ask the cancer has spread TOGETHER TO relevant questions, but I to my lungs and a
SUPPORT PEOPLE try not to fill my head with few lymph nodes. I’ve DEALING WITH things I don’t understand had nine rounds of or can’t control. I like to chemotherapy starting CANCER LIKE THEY DO at Port Macquarie Base save my energy to get AT RELAY FOR LIFE. Hospital, and then more through treatment and recently I was sent to the recovery time after the Lifehouse at Royal treatment. I try to live a Prince Alfred hospital normal lifestyle as much as I can. I have both in Sydney, where I’ve done multiple rounds of good and bad days - way more good days chemotherapy and am currently going through mind you - and on the bad days I try not to get high dose chemo with stem cell transplants. frustrated and just rest. The treatments are tough going, and so is being Have you accessed a CCNSW service, and away from home, but I’m getting good results how was your experience? so hopefully I’m on the right path to some good I’ve used the extensive pamphlets that the news! Cancer Council NSW have in hospitals, and the What do you love about Relay? Are there information really helps you with a lot of the any stand out moments? “unknowns” when starting out with a cancer I just love the community coming together diagnosis. Cancer Council NSW also operate to support people dealing with cancer like they a number of programs locally that support do at Relay For Life. I’m sure most people know patients in the Great Lakes area, including somebody that’s had some sort of cancer, so we all need to do what we can to find a cure for this terrible disease. Do you have a message you would like to share with others in the community? I’m feeling quite well at the moment and 46 Manning-Great Lakes focus
Transport to Treatment and other support and prevention programs. To register a team for this year’s event, please visit www.relayforlife.org.au/ greatlakes or call 6659 8400.