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Pūrerehua Transformation Service: Tina Kelland

Against a backdrop of rejection and family dysfunction, life growing up was tough which led to low self-esteem and low confidence. But after engaging with Ngā Kete I feel like […]
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Cancer Kaiarahi Service: Grateful for Amazing Support

My whole life has been plagued by cancer. I lost both my parents and nine siblings to different types of cancer. Three years ago I was diagnosed with lung cancer […]
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Cancer Kaiarahi Service: Lynn West

Four years ago I was suffering from a nasty flu, which ended up saving my life. That flu led to early detection of cancer. Throughout my treatment there were some […]
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Cancer Kaiarahi Service: Mike Rewita

A sore chest led to a bowel cancer diagnosis three years ago and, while I don’t know how long I have left, I refuse to let it get me down […]
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Cancer Kaiarahi Service: Tracy Peterson

You don’t have to be symptomatic to have cancer Five years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer and life has been a whirlwind ever since, but with the support […]
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Cancer Kaiarahi Service: Te Teira Tawhai

I have lost my entire family to cancer and kidney failure, a son to a car crash, and now I am recovering from my own battle with cancer. Throughout this […]
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