CanTeen was founded on the belief that no young person should ever experience cancer alone.
I'm Alexander O'Connor, 24 years old and am the current
President of the CanTeen Wellington Branch. I was diagnosed with a
brain tumor in 1991 when I was just 4 years old.
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Hi, my name is Amanda Beaton, I'm 24 years old and I was
diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in October 2008.
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My name is Ashley Stewart. I'm 23 years old. On 6
August 2007, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
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Throughout the beginning of my childhood, I grew up the oldest
of three, now there is just me and my brother.
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My name is Paige O'Shea, I'm 18 and became a member of CanTeen
when I was 13 years old and was diagnosed with a brain tumour in
2005.
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It all started in April 2009 when I fell off a scooter. After a
month I realised there was a small lump on one of my ribs.
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Hey, my name is Chris Hakkaart and I'm 20 years old. I became a
member of CanTeen when I was 13 after my sister was diagnosed with
Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
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Hello my name is Louise; I'm 20 years old, and a sibling member
of CanTeen.
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My name is Rachel Allan, I'm 18 and I currently hold the
position of President within the Canterbury/West Coast Branch of
CanTeen. I lost my brother to cancer on 5 January 2010.
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Hey there, my name is Anna Hocquard and I was diagnosed with
thyroid cancer in 2007.
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Hi, my name is Wayne Cherry. I was diagnosed with T Cell
Lymphoma on Valentine's Day 2008. Before my diagnosis I was
really fit and active, I was a top motocross competitor and enjoyed
running and swimming with my friends. Suddenly I could barely
walk up a flight of stairs.
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I was diagnosed with testicular cancer when I was 20 years old -
that's when CanTeen became apart of my life. Cancer was the
best thing that happened to me because I became a CanTeen
member!
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Daniel first noted something was different with his leg when he
was biking to school and found a lump on his leg. As time
progressed, he found it difficult to bike and also Daniel developed
a limp.
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Hi! I'm Munrith Singh and I am 19 yrs old. Presently, I am
a committee member of CanTeen. The reason to why I opted for a role
in the committee was merely because I wanted to show my
appreciation by being more involved in every aspect that I can be
of assistance.
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My name is Aeronwy Cording, and I am a History, Social Studies
and English teacher from Christchurch. To people who have
only just met me, I am a happy and bubbly individual who is
passionate about her job, who loves her family (and her pet cat)
and who is ready for any challenge that life has to throw at
her.
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Hi, my name is Tammy, my brother and I we live in Tauranga. I am
15 years of age and my brother Hayden is 20. We got involved in
CanTeen when our older brother Glendon was diagnosed with liver
cancer in 1998.
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My name is Rachel Orr. I am 22 years old and in February 2009 my
then 19-year-old brother was diagnosed with a rare type of sarcoma
of the bone called Ewing's Sarcoma.
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It was just like every other Christmas, except that my
brother, Ben, had a really bad cough. We
spent Christmas at the beach, thinking the fresh air
would be good for him. It was. He just didn't get any better. We
decided to spend the New Year at home. Ben had been getting sicker
and sicker. He was finding it very difficult to breathe.
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Back in 2001 I was diagnosed with a Posterior Fossa Pilotic
Astryoctoma( brain tumour). At the time I was only 12 years old- I
wasn't fully aware too much of what cancer is actually about. I had
only just heard about adults having it. So it came as quite of a
shock for both me and my family.
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My name is Aodhan Hamilton, I am 17 and I was diagnosed with a
brain tumour at the age of six, I was given just two months to live
after I was diagnosed. I have had radiotherapy, multiple surgeries
and a lot of rehabilitation. As an effect of the brain tumour,
radiotherapy and surgeries, I now have a physical disability; I am
now alive, well and very grateful.
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Hi my name is Danielle. I'm 21 years old and have done two years
in a Bachelor of Early Years Teaching Degree. I was born with a
rare brain tumour called a Germinoma which has affected all my
hormones. It took until my 21st birthday to finally be
diagnosed with cancer.
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My name is Danielle Thomas and in August 2007 I was diagnosed
with Thyroid Cancer, where I had a 6x3cm tumor, and was 16 years
old and year 12 at school.
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Cancer had an early impact on my life when I was diagnosed with
a brain tumour (astrocytoma) at four years of age, I sometimes
wonder how different life may have been without cancer.
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My journey begins in November 2009. I was in my last year at
high school and exams were finally over. Summer holidays were
literally around the corner, but I wasn't going on holiday like
everyone else. I was moving to Mt Maunganui, Tauranga where I'd
scored a fulltime job at Credit Union North so I could pay for my
studies in 2010. All was going well...
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I had been having headaches for a week as well as getting light
headed. Being a male, I told myself to harden up, it's just a
headache. I didn't do anything about it until my partner dragged me
down to the doctors. We went in to see them and the doctors
couldn't see of find anything wrong with me. He said we
should do some blood tests to be safe.
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I found a lump in the side of my neck when I fell off my horse
and hurt my shoulder. Mum took me to the doctor a day or two later,
and then he sent me to Base for tests. I had a CT scan and blood
tests over a couple of days. From there they sent me
to Starship to get the lump ot for a biopsy. We were told a couple
of days later that I had Hodgkins Lymphoma, cancer of the
lymph nodes.
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When told that you have cancer, a lot of people would think that
their life was over. I have to admit that's what I thought when
they told me. My perception of cancer did not comprise a good
ending. I thought dying was the only outcome. I soon learned how
close I was. I also soon learned that I would spend the next
sixteen months fighting the biggest battle that I will ever face in
my life. The cancerous brain tumour attached to my brain stem very
nearly killed me on several occasions...
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