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Cancer survivor says ‘don’t wait’ A FEW years ago, when Mount Martha resident Jarrod Massuger was barely into his 30s, an innocent-looking ulcer on his tongue set his life on a dramatically different course. Now he has an important message for others who ignore persistent health concerns. While the ulcer healed and Nick thought no more of it, two months later it returned, in the same spot, only bigger and causing a radiating pain to his left ear. “My wife made me see a GP, who referred me to an oral surgeon who concluded that it was “50/50” whether it was something sinister. “I was a non-smoker, no family history of anything like this, and reasonably fit,” he said. “I thought, this can’t happen to me”. Scans revealed the squamous cell cancer that had started as a simple togue ulcer was a grade 3 cancer. “I couldn’t believe it, I dropped the phone when I got the call, and then they said, ‘you need to come in right now, with your wife’,” he said. “I’m an ex-nurse and paramedic so I knew how serious a phone call like that is, and I just went numb.” Doctors were forced to cut the cancer out, leaving Massuger with around 50 per cent of his tongue intact. Now cancer-free, he wants to warn people not to delay getting persistent health concerns checked out, not matter how insignificant they may seem. “With my cancer, by the time I got to the specialist the tumour was 2.5 centimetres big, and I didn’t even know it was there,” he said.
Opening Night Friday 26 August 2022
Entries Close 15 August
$15 – Admittance with Wine and Light Refreshments • Bookings Essential •
Exhibition Dates 27 & 28 August 2022 Time: 10am to 4pm $5 – Admittance • Children Under 18 Free
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“The message I want to tell people is don’t wait. I had some stress at work so I put it off, but had I left it any longer it would have spread to my lymph nodes and then it would have been a different story.” “Now I make the most of every day, I keep really fit at the gym every day, I eat well, and I make sure I am in good physical health because you just never know what’s ahead. “I feel I’m a better version of
myself, I have a better outlook, I feel lucky and things are clearer.” July 27 is World Head and Neck Cancer Day. Head and Neck Cancer Australia is Australia’s only national charity dedicated to providing education and support to people living with head and neck cancer, caregivers, family and health professionals. To find out more go to headandneckcancer.org.au Liz Bell
Community house art attack
Crib Point Community House Presents
Time: 7pm to 9pm
TIMELY message: Jarrod Massuger, at home with his wife Julia and son Mack, says “persistent health concerns” should be checked by medical professionals. Picture: Yanni
CRIB Point Community House is holding its 4th August Art Attack, to be held on the last weekend in August, Friday 26th – Sunday 28. August Art Attack provides an opportunity for artists to display and sell their artworks. Exhibitors are local amateur and professional artists of all ages. The Art Show includes sections for Primary & Secondary school students, with several of the local schools participating. Prizes on offer are First Prize, Honourable Mention and People’s Choice Awards for Primary, Secondary and Adult sections. For the second year August Art Attack offers an additional special prize a $200 “My Crib Point Prize” to highlight the features of the wonderful Crib Point area. The artwork must depict some aspect of Crib Point or the Crib Point community
Bookings are essential for opening night to be held on Friday, August 26th from 7.00pm with tickets costing $15. Guests will be able to enjoy wine, refreshments while listening to returning local entertainers “Twisted Sisters and the Token Bloke”. Art Show will be open on Saturday and Sunday between 10am and 4pm. Admittance is $5 with children under 18 having free entry. There will also be a food and coffee van on site. This event is an opportunity for the local community and visitors to gather, get to know each other better and develop mutually supportive relationships. It also raises money to support the activities of the Crib Point Community House, which are offered to the local and surrounding community members at a very low cost. For more information such as ticket availability, exhibiting or Prizes on offer, find it online at www.AugustArtAttack, by emailing AugustArtAttack@outlook.com, on Facebook or by contacting Marilyn on 0417 322 688.