Birds Of A Feather Cancer Support Group - BoaF

06/04/2026

Hoping all have had a safe and happy Easter 🐣 2026

31/03/2026

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22/03/2026

Cancer isn’t just physical exhaustion. It brings a kind of mental exhaustion that doesn’t ease, driven by a mind that refuses to power down.

It’s a mind that keeps running long after your body has hit its limit. Thoughts stacking on top of each other, fast and relentless, with no clear place to set them down.

It’s the way your awareness sharpens in ways you never asked for. Every sensation feels amplified. Every change gets noticed, not out of curiosity, but because it has to.

It’s trying to rest and realizing your mind doesn’t follow instructions anymore. It wanders into places you didn’t invite it to go and stays there longer than you want it to.

It’s carrying timelines, information, possibilities, and uncertainty all at once. Not in an organized way, but all tangled together, making it hard to separate what matters from what doesn’t.

It’s the constant presence of something unfinished, something unresolved, sitting in the background of every moment.
It shows up in the ordinary moments.

Staring at your phone, rereading the same message three times, because your mind drifts somewhere else before it can land on the words.

Opening the fridge and forgetting why you’re there. Not because you’re careless, but because your thoughts are already somewhere ahead, somewhere behind, anywhere but the present moment.

It shows up in the pauses, the forgetfulness, the way your attention slips through your hands no matter how tightly you try to hold it.

And even when nothing is happening, your mind doesn’t fully power down. It stays alert. It stays engaged.

That kind of exhaustion is hard to explain to anyone who hasn’t felt it.

But it’s real.
And it doesn’t let up.

08/03/2026

04/03/2026

I didn’t fight cancer for me.

I fought because my kids still needed me.

There were days I didn’t feel brave.
There were days I didn’t feel strong.
There were days I wanted to quit.

But then I would look at their faces.

And something inside me would rise up.

Cancer strips you down to your core. It shows you exactly what matters. And for me, it was never about being fearless.

It was about being present.

I wanted to be here for school mornings.
For late night talks.
For scraped knees and graduations.
For the ordinary Tuesdays that suddenly feel sacred when you realize they aren’t promised.

Cancer changed me.

It made me softer.
More protective.
More emotional.
More intentional.

If you’re fighting right now for yourself, for your babies, for your future I see you.

And if you survived?

You are living proof of strength most people will never have to find.

Share this if you’re fighting for someone you love. 💗

04/03/2026

World Day Of Prayer is being held at the Salvation Army Citadel, 107 Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy commencing at 1000hrs this Friday, 6 March 2026…

03/03/2026

If you or anyone you know has been touched by Cancer and you would like to join us in building awareness and helping others, then reach out - our next meeting is on the 26th of this month March 2026 at the Kingaroy RSL at 1000hrs.
We usually follow the meeting with lunch together if so inclined.
New members are encouraged to join us, so perhaps you could pencil in for this month.
All too often you can feel alone however you may be surprised at how many are walking with you, and together we can make a difference. 🤗🙏