Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I am organising several fundraising events that will take place October - December 2020. 

My next event:

Sunday 8th November 2020 Wear it Pink Yoga! (Online)
Time: 8th November, 12 midday UK time
Where: Zoom/Website address
What: An hour of live, online yoga hosted by The Frog Project
Wear: Something pink! 
Cost: Please make a donation on this JustGiving page

My story:

I'm based in Brunei and was diagnosed with breast cancer in June. Breast Cancer Now have been so helpful to me since my diagnosis. I've joined their online community and used their helpline to speak to breast care nurses. Even though my medical team here in Brunei is great, it's very comforting being able to connect with people in my home country as well, especially during this pandemic when my sister and other family and friends aren't able to visit. All of these services are provided free to the user and they, like everyone else, have been hit by Covid so I'd like to be able help out and give something back.

I am also doing this for my amazing team of supporters. As soon as I was diagnosed, I realised that I have many friends and family members who all want to know how I'm doing. To keep them all updated, I decided to set up a CaringBridge site. Initially the site was just to let people know what was happening with my treatment, but writing on it has become a kind of therapy for me, helping me to process what I'm going through. Every time I write a post I get incredible messages support from my network and they often ask what they can do to help. These fundraising events, I hope, will bring everyone together - one online for my friends and family around the globe, and the other physically for everyone here with me in Brunei. I aim to raise awareness through these events so that others can potentially avoid this nasty illness, and also show people a way that they can help.

Yoga event: online yoga has been a lifeline to me since just before I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Previously my fitness activity of choice had been Zumba, but during lockdown I found yoga and started to realise its benefits. Doing it online means I can fit it around being a Mum more easily and also that I can share the class with my sister and other special people who I live far away from. In this event, hosted by The Frog Project, we'll share an hour of stretching, relaxing and breathing together just before my mastectomy surgery. It will mean a lot to me to be together with many of my supporters who I have not been able to see in person for some time. 

If you'd like to attend the online yoga event, please make a donation on this page and then visit The Frog Project: https://www.thefrogproject.org/yoga-it-pink

If you would like to follow my journal entries on CaringBridge, please follow this link: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/zoetysoe

If you'd like to find out how to examine your breasts and the signs and symptoms of Breast Cancer, follow this link: https://breastcancernow.org/information-support/have-i-got-breast-cancer/signs-symptoms-breast-cancer

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