north east regional extra | February 2 - 8, 2022
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February 2 - 8, 2022
◆ STRONG SUPPORT: Glenda Dodson (fifth from left) and her friends from the Wangaratta Golf Club, who were an amazing support through her cancer journey.
Glenda shares her story to encourage support THIS year, Cancer Council Victoria is holding its first ever Cancer Research Giving Day, much to the delight of Wangaratta local Glenda Dodson. The almost 65 year old, who will celebrate her birthday the day after Cancer Research Giving Day on February 5, said research was so important to supporting can-
cer patients and survivors. Now cancer-free since 2018, Glenda continues to give back to Cancer Council Victoria as a participant of Relay for Life and Pink Ribbon Day and she is calling on North East residents to support alongside her. “It was 2013 and I woke up, had a shower and felt the
lump on my breast,” she said. “I went to the doctor, Jenny Murray, and got in straight away under the situation and she was fantastic. “The next day I woke up at 1am and wasn’t feeling flash but I wasn’t worried about the cancer yet because I hadn’t been biopsied or diagnosed yet, anyway things got worse
and I was at Woollies and felt really unwell so I walked over to Ovens Medical to have a check-up. “I had quite high blood pressure, another doctor came in and did an ECG but said I looked ok but then I couldn’t lay down and was very uncomfortable. “Long story short, I went to
hospital and they told me I’d had a heart attack. “The next minute they were flying me to Melbourne and I had a stent the next day and I was essentially 100 per cent blocked. “After that the test came back for my cancer but they couldn’t do anything while I was on drugs for my heart
so it took six months. “We started chemo to shrink it and I did three trips of that which knocked me about a little bit. “The doctor initially wanted to remove my breast but I felt strong and we went with a lumpectomy instead which was very successful.
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