By: Anne Cahill, KAB member My story begins when I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia CML in June of 2016. I had just started a daily oral chemotherapy when I received the dreaded “call back” after my regular mammogram and was diagnosed with Breast Cancer as well. I had a lumpectomy and luckily did […]
By Norma Moores and Carrie Brooks-Joiner, KAB members The Knot A Breast breast cancer survivor dragon boat team was formed in 1998. The team is now 23 years old and has been represented by a logo of a cute dragon head with a pink ribbon around its neck and Knot A Breast spelled out below […]
Story 6 of 6 By Marla Iyer and Kristen Winkworth, KAB Members I remember it was Sunday at the 2018 International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission (IBCPC) Festival in Florence, Italy. And it was stinking hot. The port-a-potties were marginally better than they had been the day before. I won’t go into detail… you get the […]
Story 5 of 6 By Jacqueline Draper, KAB Supporter “As we begin to pry ourselves loose from old self-concepts, we find that our new emerging self may enjoy all sorts of bizarre adventures.” Julie Cameron Standing upon the banks of the Arno River, watching the kaleidoscope of paddlers in colourful team shirts slicing the water […]
Story 4 of 6 By Jo-Anne Rogerson and Kim Short, KAB Members “Your team becomes your family, the paddle becomes your best friend, the boat becomes your home and racing becomes your life.” Paddlechica This quote from the Paddlechica resonated with Knot A Breast Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Team as we prepared to participate […]
Story 3 of 6 By Kristen Winkworth, KAB Member I joined the Knot A Breast Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Team in the summer of 2017, just after I finished my treatments and I had one more surgery to go that August. The team asked me if I would be interested in joining them the […]
Story 2 of 6 By Shida Asmaeil-Yari, KAB Member When I think back to 2018 International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission (IBCPC) Festival in Florence, Italy, I have fond memories while being there. Just being able to participate as a paddler was amazing. How many people can say that they paddled on the Arno River? I […]
Story 1 of 6 By Helen Shearer, KAB Member and Co-Chair IBCPC 2018 Registration Committee Travelling to different places with Knot A Breast Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Team over the years has been a great source of pleasure and enjoyment for me. I have had the privilege to go to some truly unbelievable dragon […]
By Carrie Brooks-Joiner, KAB member When I was a kid, the only person I knew with a tattoo was my Great Uncle Harold. It was on his upper arm and its original sharpness and colour had long faded. I never knew what it represented, and I didn’t dare to ask him. I only ever knew […]
By Carrie Brooks-Joiner, KAB Member We know what the “C” word means. Given the prevalence of cancer in so many forms, most people have at least a passing familiarity of the disease. Yet, until it demands our attention, cancer tends to stay in the background of our consciousness. For members of the Knot A Breast […]
