Fermanagh Womens Voices

08/06/2023

Delighted to represent SWELL at Community Foundation for Northern Ireland '"Health Connections and Conversations" Conference hosted by Marie-louise Connolly.
Great conversations , meeting up with friends and making new connections. A fabulous opportunity to be the voice of Fermanagh people affected cancer.
Lovely to catch up with Robin Swann MLA.

09/05/2023

Today is World Ovarian Cancer Day 8th May
Ovarian cancer has the highest mortality rates of all the gynaecological cancers.
Your risk of developing ovarian cancer is higher if your family has a history of ovarian, breast, endometrial or colorectal cancer or if you have a BRCA mutation or Lynch Syndrome, so it’s important to consider both your mother’s and father’s history when assessing your risk.

🔴🔴 A cervical smear test does not detect ovarian cancer 🔴🔴

Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed at a late stage. It can be hard to diagnose because the symptoms can be similar to more common and less serious conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but diagnosing it before it spreads can make it more treatable so it is vitally important to be aware of the symptoms. The most common symptoms of ovarian cancer are: 👇

👉 Persistent bloating of the abdomen.
👉 Difficulty eating and feeling full quickly.
👉 Persistent abdominal and pelvic pain.
👉 Changes in urination or bowel habit.

See your GP if you are experiencing any of these symptoms for more than three weeks. Increased awareness of symptoms and risk factors will help us get to

https://www.ovacome.org.uk/Pages/Category/symptoms
https://ovacare.ie/
https://ovarian.gynecancer.org/
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/worried-about-cancer/causes-and-risk-factors/lynch-syndrome-ls
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/worried-about-cancer/causes-and-risk-factors/brca-gene

07/03/2023

The documentary 'Wave Goodbye to Dinosaurs, the story of the Women's Coalition who were an all female cross community political party who were elected to the NI Forum for Political Dialogue as part of negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement, will be available free to watch from tomorrow 8th March.
Go to vimeo.com/ondemand/wavegoodbyetodinosaurs
Click on RENT
login or set up an account
skip payment details and click 'APPLY PROMO CODE'
Type code: GFA25
Click 'continue' and then 'watch now'

Director: Eimhear O’Neill Year: 2018 Country of production: UK, Ireland Original language: English When peace talks are proposed to negotiate an end…

07/05/2022

World Ovarian Cancer Day 8th May 2022.
The patient's voice. Listen, watch and be BEAT aware. Thank you to the wonderful ladies who took part.
Deirdre O' Raw, Melissa Harris, Ingrid Halligan Dunne and Kat Shelley.

SWELL

In this video Sasha Terfous, Poet Laureate for Wexford Town shares a powerful message to help raise awareness of World Ovarian Cancer Day on May 8th 2022.The...

02/05/2022

Four in five women in Ireland are not confident of spotting a symptom of ovarian cancer although Ireland has one of the highest death rates from the disease in Europe.

For more information, please visit;

www.isgo.ie/irish-network-for-gynaecological-oncology/

www.thisisGO.ie

07/04/2022

First selfie of FWV 🤩❤️🙋

08/03/2022

Happy international women's Day 😉
This photo was taken this evening in westville hotel when WMW met for a meal to celebrate IWD and to start the re-launch our group after covid 19 closed us down we plan to start our activities in the near future watch this space for more information.

23/02/2022

Living with Cancer and Looking After Your Mental Health.

No one needs an explanation on how their cancer journey has impacted on their mental health - from diagnosis, through treatment to life beyond cancer. Everyone has their own personal experiences. Throughout this face to face workshop, we hope to increase your understanding of how cancer can impact your mental health and look at ways to support your own health and wellbeing through this difficult time.

Tuesday 1st March 11am - 12.30pm
SWELL 26 Cross Street, Enniskillen

Places are limited. To register please.

Call: 02866251250 / 07902368475
email: [email protected]

Facilitated by Christine, Recovery College. WHSCT.

20/01/2022

https://www.facebook.com/111184744040229/posts/436768091481891/

To help get more women into politics 50:50 NI and leading public affairs agency Stratagem have teamed up to create ‘Hear Her!’ a training programme designed exclusively for women who are interested in getting into elected politics.

This new programme will take place over three evenings with each session addressing an important aspect of the journey into elected politics. ‘Hear Her!’ kicks off with an introduction to Northern Irish politics. This first session will provide an overview of our political and governmental structures here in Northern Ireland. The second session is all about getting your message right. On this evening women will learn all about understanding your audience and how to effectively engage with them. Finally the ‘Hear Her!’ programme will conclude with a session on how to run a good campaign.

All women over the age of 18 are welcome to apply. 50:50 NI is an intersectional organisation and therefore welcome applications from trans women as well as non binary people who would feel safe and comfortable in this programme. To apply just send us an email to [email protected].