Golden Rose Cancer Collective

16/10/2026

🌭 CALLING LOCAL BUTCHERS & MEAT SUPPLIERS — WE NEED YOUR HELP! 💛
Golden Rose Cancer Collective (GRCC) is seeking a generous local butcher or meat supplier to donate 600 beef sausages for our upcoming Robina Bunnings sausage sizzle fundraiser.
As a volunteer-run charity, we connect people living with cancer with complementary therapies and wellbeing support at no cost. Every dollar raised helps us continue this important work.

🙏 Could your business donate 600 beef sausages to support our fundraiser?
📅 Collection: Late afternoon/evening Saturday 14 November or morning Sunday 15 November.
Your generosity would make a real difference, and we’d love to acknowledge your business for supporting our community.
Please comment below or send us a direct message if you can help.
Together, we can make a difference. 💛

15/10/2026

Seeking donated loaves of bread
🍞 CALLING LOCAL BAKERS — CAN YOU HELP A LOCAL CANCER CHARITY?
Golden Rose Cancer Collective (GRCC) is seeking donations of loaves of bread for our upcoming Robina Bunnings sausage sizzle fundraiser!
We’re a volunteer-run Gold Coast charity connecting people living with cancer with complementary therapies and wellbeing support at no cost.

💛Could your bakery donate loaves of bread to help us raise funds for this important cause?
📅 Collection: Late afternoon/evening Saturday 14 November or morning Sunday 15 November.
Every donation, big or small, will help make our fundraiser a success.
If your bakery can help, please comment below or send us a direct message. We’d be delighted to acknowledge your generosity and support.
Thank you for helping us make a difference to people living with cancer.

08/10/2026

While it’s natural for illness to take up a massive amount of space, it’s entirely okay to fight to keep parts of yourself that have nothing to do with being sick.
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Cancer is something you are experiencing, not who you are.
You are still a friend, an artist, a dreamer, a professional, a joker, a sibling, a creator. You are an entire universe of passions, quirks, and history that existed long before a doctor's visit, and will continue long after.
Protecting your identity outside of cancer isn't in denial! It’s an act of preservation. It’s about holding onto your joy, your hobbies, and the pieces of your soul that cancer cannot touch.

08/10/2026

You can be surrounded by loving family and friends, but sometimes... you just feel entirely alone in what you're going through. 💛
That’s the unique, transformative magic of peer support groups.
While loved ones offer incredible love and intention, there is an unmatched comfort in connecting with people who "just get it." People who don't need explanations, don't offer toxic positivity, and don't look at you with pity.
Peer spaces give us:
Validation-Knowing your messy, complex feelings are completely normal.
Practical wisdom-Real-life tips and hacks from people who are a few steps ahead on the path.
A sense of belonging-Transforming isolation into a shared community.
Permission to drop the mask-A safe place where you don't have to "stay strong" for anyone else.

06/10/2026

To stay in running for a share of the last grant round we need 20 NEW VOTES in October? Can we do it? Only with your help please send to family and friends 💛 Thank you so much

06/10/2026

We talk a lot about caring for the patient, and rightfully so. But who takes care of the people holding space for patients on their hardest days? 💛
In healthcare and oncology, burnout isn't just about long shifts. It’s compassion fatigue, moral injury, and the heavy emotional toll of constantly witnessing suffering, delivering life-altering news, and navigating broken systems.
We expect nurses, doctors, and medical staff to be unbreakable pillars of strength. But resilience has a limit. When you're forced to pour from an empty cup, everyone suffers.
True support for our healthcare workforce goes far beyond wellness buzzwords. It looks like:
✨ Creating safe, stigma-free spaces to process grief and trauma
✨ Real systemic changes to workloads and staffing ratios
✨ Normalising mental health support and clinical supervision for staff
You can't heal others if you're drowning yourself. Let’s remember to check in on the helpers.
To every healthcare worker reading this! Thank you for everything you do.

02/10/2026

A cancer diagnosis changes everything in an instant.
That’s why counselling is an essential pillar of holistic cancer care.
Counselling doesn’t change a medical diagnosis, but it fundamentally transforms how individuals and their families navigate the journey. It can provide
* A safe space to process shock, grief, anger, and existential dread without needing to "stay strong" for others.
* Practical tools to manage treatment anxiety, scan-xiety, and the fear of recurrence.
* Support for identity shifts regarding body image changes, hair loss, and fatigue.
* Better communication strategies to help bridge gaps between patients, partners, and children.
* Dedicated relief for caregivers who face burnout, anticipatory grief, and compassion fatigue.
There is no "right" time to start. Whether at diagnosis, during active treatment, or months later in survivorship when the dust settles, seeking support is a courageous act of self-care.

30/09/2026

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There are more than 100 subtypes of sarcoma, making the road through diagnosis, treatment and recovery a complex one.

That’s why as part of our Education Hub, we’ve created the sarcoma roadmap.

It’s a guide to help people understand what to expect, common challenges, and where to turn for support along their journey through sarcoma.

It covers topics including:
✅ understanding a diagnosis
💊 exploring treatment options
👩‍⚕️ clinical trials
⚖️ looking after your wellbeing
🫶 monitoring and ongoing care.

Download a copy as part of the Sarcoma Learning Module in our Education Hub: https://bit.ly/4ynYZWk

29/09/2026

🐾 Did You Know?
Dogs don’t just capture our hearts, they might just be able to save lives, too!
Thanks to an extraordinary sense of smell up to 100,000 times more sensitive than ours, dogs can be trained to detect the faint chemical odors of certain cancers (such as skin or lung cancer) simply from breath or skin samples.
A dog's nose contains up to 300 million receptors (compared to just 6 million in humans).
Research shows trained medical detection dogs can identify subtle biomarkers of disease long before symptoms appear.
This is helping researchers develop non-invasive screening tools for the future.

28/09/2026

Exhaustion during treatment is real—and staying hydrated is one of your most powerful tools. 💧
Chemotherapy-related fatigue can feel bone-deep, making even the simplest tasks feel monumental. While rest is non-negotiable, hydration plays a bigger role in managing that fatigue than many realize.
Side effects like diarrhea, vomiting, or nausea can quickly deplete your body’s fluid and electrolyte levels. When you're dehydrated, your heart has to work harder to pump blood, which directly worsens feelings of weakness, dizziness, and heavy exhaustion.
Simple ways to support your body:
Keep a water bottle close by and take small, frequent sips throughout the day rather than trying to chug large glasses all at once.
Prioritise electrolytes! Water is essential, but broths, electrolyte solutions, or diluted juices can help restore vital minerals lost during gastrointestinal side effects.
Listen to your body!!Rest when you need to, and don't hesitate to reach out to your medical team if fluid intake becomes difficult to manage.