Waimea Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Wednesday 18 March 2020
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Councillor advocates for Cancer Society Matt McCrorie Reporter
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Councillor Dana Wensley is advocating for more support for the Cancer Society, despite this
year’s event being postponed due to fears that Covid-19 will spread. Dana is no stranger to battles. Last June, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite a family history of breast cancer, Dana says it came as a
complete shock. “I was devastated,” she says. “I’ve always kept myself fit and healthy, and it felt unfair. But cancer is unfair” After being denied a biopsy after discovering breast changes and
being told to return to Nelson Hospital in 6 months for a repeat MRI, Dana says that with a family history of breast cancer, waiting around ‘was not an option.’ “I said, ‘I’m not going to be one of those women who falls through
the cracks. I’m not.’” Dana then went private for her biopsy, paying out of pocket, which led to an eventual diagnosis of breast cancer, but she says
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Locals get their hands dirty to raise funds Susan Johnson Hundreds turned out on Sunday for the Muddy Buddy challenge fundraiser for Tasman School. The weather was perfect, and the crowd was in good form. It was Gaynor Fisher’s first time, but it won’t be her last. “This is brilliant, you can’t help trying to stay clean at first but then you get past the point of no return and then bam, head to toe it is,” she says. For a contribution of $20 per person or $50 for a family, challengers could do one,
Ellanna and Mick Rollason with Sophia Phillips at this year’s Muddy Buddy. Photo: Susan Johnson.
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