Many of us have had someone close to us diagnosed with breast cancer; our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, friends… One in eleven Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. It is a harrowing journey for sufferers and those close to them and can leave permanent scars, outside and in. Two women who have been through this experience themselves are Suzanne Mullen and Raelene Boyle. They’re involved in an event taking place in Newcastle this coming Saturday, it’s a free breast cancer forum called ‘The Next Chapter …what can you do?

This is a syndicated post. Read the original at Raelene Boyle, A Brave New Chapter.