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As soon as you find a team of people that you trust
and that you can put your faith in and that you can put your life in their hands essentially,
then you don't have to worry and you can just concentrate on getting better.
You go through this door and immediately
your stress level begins to reduce because you are welcomed by someone
who so obviously
is interested in caring for you that it's almost like getting a hug.
We map out the pathway starting from screening, prevention
diagnosis, treatment and after-care.
Everybody plays a role in the healthcare system and
it's important that the connections are tight.
As you're starting this journey, know that you have a team in place
that is going to help you through that journey.
It wasn't about waiting, it was about knowing and it was about moving forward
to ensure that I got better.
It was very quick and it was in some senses scary but it was seamless
and as soon as we got there we had our plan.
We hope to empower patients and their families
so they can be a part of that care, that they're able to
navigate through
the complex healthcare system.
The nurse navigator is such an amazing service. It's like having your own personal assistant
co-ordinate your life through your cancer journey.
We have such an enormous opportunity to improve the experience of care for
breast cancer patients.
And I think that that resonates with everyone.
It's important for people to feel safe
I don't believe that you can really heal properly
If you're afraid, if you're tense, if you're nervous,
if you feel vulnerable all the time. And this team here is
absolutely wonderful.
The people that work here have been really friendly and helpful and supportive. It's made going through the
process really human, you know,
I feel like a person not just this number on my band.