Scar Stories

14/12/2020

Tax Accountant needed for a small job. Please share.

08/12/2020

We need a tax accountant for a small job. Either cheap or ideally pro bono. Please please share 🙏

02/12/2020

02/12/2020

30/11/2020

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬!

We have a young adult cancer survivor in need of an empowering photoshoot.

If you are a photographer living in Tasmania, or know one, please get in touch.

15/02/2020

Hey there, Jasmine here,

In 2020 we are looking to wind up the legal charity component of Scar Stories Inc. We will remain as either as a not-for-profit or a project, continuing to provide photographic portraits for Young Adult patients and Survivors. There are a couple of reasons for this forthcoming change.

The first reason is that I don't have the time anymore to fundraise. I have a 2 year old daughter now! She is my everything and I willingly give her most of my time and energy. The problem is, without fundraising, Scar Stories is running at a loss year by year.

The second reason is that we don't have a Treasurer, Secretary, and President willing to run Scar Stories in 2020 and onwards. These roles aren't huge, but they do require a commitment to fulfilling the legal obligations of a charity.

If you know someone who wants to volunteer and enjoys autonomy in their work, please give them a call, tell them about Scar Stories, or share this post. We would love for Scar Stories to thrive, but unfortunately without the manpower we have no choice but to scale it back.

It was a hard decision for the management team to make, given how much of our blood, sweat and tears went in to building this amazing charity. It's our baby, our legacy.

Either way, I will continue to facilitate the Photographic portraits. Giving this opportunity to others is so important to me - it changed my life and I want to continue making that possible for others.

If you have any questions about this post please email me at [email protected]

Sincerely,
Jasmine

07/09/2019

So very sad to hear that one of our beautiful scar models, Michaela passed away earlier this week. It is a shock. As you may know from her story on our site, she had a long long battle with cancer and resulting health issues. But this girl was a fighter, despite that sounding like a cliche. She battled so hard to enjoy life - it showed in her fierce attitude and bravery during her RockScars photoshoot. We were in awe of her. You left a legacy, Michaela xo

“They tore me apart. It took me three years to start revealing my cancer scars"

21/02/2019

A QLD first! This is great news for Cancer patients in Queensland.

Work is underway on a new centre at the RBWH to give young cancer patients a refuge from the sometimes grim reality of the hospital ward.

13/12/2018

Another chilling story about a young adult’s brush with death, determination to fight, and her inspirational plan to pay it forward. Photos by Analia Paino Portrait Photographer

“The chemicals within the drug caused a reaction, burning my skin from the inside out, leaving me with 3rd degree burns all over my body.”

04/12/2018

In 2015 one of our photographers, April Kendall met with cancer survivor Linda for a photoshoot. The process was supposed to be the same as our other photo shoots but Linda's cancer metastasised in her lungs before April was able to submit the images. It was decided that they would change the parameters and April would shadow Linda to her specialist appointments, scans, chemo and photographically chronicle her cancer journey. Now Linda and her family are fighting for her life. The last remaining option is a drug not covered by our pharmaceutical scheme, so they need help raising the funds to pay for this very expensive drug. Please help if you can.

April ~ “her strength of character and grace in the face of some supremely sh*tty situations have left her mark on me.”

Linda is a 35 year-old mum of two wonderful children, Luca aged 6 and Eloise aged 3. In May 2015, she was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer in her right leg. That month she underwent extensive limb salvage surgery, resulting in her knee and part of her leg being removed and replaced...

01/10/2018

One of our most powerful Survivor stories yet. Read about 21yr old Maddy, her treatment for Rhabdomyosarcoma, and the way she’s used her experience to build something positive and inspirational.

CanTeen Australia photography by Analia Paino Portrait Photographer

I knew that one day this negative experience would be outweighed by the positive experiences it would lead to. It would ultimately guide me to a more purposeful life.

29/09/2018

New Scar Story added today! Read about Maddy and her powerful will to survive.

Photos by Analia Paino Portrait Photographer

I knew that one day this negative experience would be outweighed by the positive experiences it would lead to. It would ultimately guide me to a more purposeful life.

23/08/2018

Health professionals, advocates, NFPs, charities. Register now for the 3rd Global AYA Cancer Congress - 4-6 December 2018 in Sydney!

Registrations can be paid by credit card (Visa & Mastercard are accepted). A 1.75% credit card surcharge applies to all credit card payments. You can also arrange payment via electronica funds transfer. No surcharge applies to pay via EFT but payment must be received within 14 days of your registrat...

28/06/2018

Cancer patient, medical student and one time model for Scar Stories, Nikhil Autar recently founded a startup which aims to prevent some of the most common, preventable killers of cancer patients and vulnerable people everywhere. And he's just launched his first product into pre-sales!

Get To Sleep Easy's ‘Smart Inclining Bed’ is a hospital bed alternative that sits atop your own bed, but costs less than a tenth of the price! It can detect incidences like falls and alert loved ones and family members of emergencies like this, or if you're at risk of a pressure sore, even if you've stopped breathing!

But their mission is to make life more fun, or at least more bearable for people too. Their app will allow users to chat to other, potentially lonely users out there. It will be able to read to you, walk you through exercises and even walk you through depression screens!

100% of profits are invested back into charity! Donate at www.GetToSleepEasy.org/donatetous (tax deductible)

And you can preorder and be first in line to keep yourself or your loved ones safe at www.GetToSleepEasy.org/product/SmartIncliningBed

Get To Sleep Easy is a social enterprise. Meaning we’re aiming to donate 100% of our profits to charity. Our cause is a necessary one. As explained in our about section and dissected further in blogs which you can see here, the problem is vast. One particular figure that astounds us is that 950,00...

07/05/2018

A group of Australian cancer experts release a world-first statement calling for exercise to be prescribed to all cancer patients, saying the evidence of its benefits is indisputable.

30/03/2018

Another beautiful project to help people love their bodies, scars and all.

07/03/2018

A new nonprofit is launching in Brisbane for people with multiple chronic illnesses. Fight With Me Inc. brings community-level aid to the many unrecognised Australians living with multiple (2+) chronic illnesses. So many of our clients fall into this category as the treatment for cancer can leave permanent side effects. Check out Fight With Me to see if they can support you.

Fight With Me is Australia's linchpin between all chronic illnesses, all in one place! Find out more about chronic illness, chronic pain, mental illness...

18/02/2018

Looking forward to this ep!! Some familiar faces in the panel 😁👍🏼

28/01/2018

“It's hard to describe what it is like to read something that says you really shouldn't be alive...”

Ain’t that the truth.

Ugh statistics 😑 I’ve always hated stats and my own Cancer “well what does google say about my odds” experience, didn’t win them any new favors either. Horrible necessities in the medical research, funding and development world - I get that and respect that - but the title of this article says in all:

I am so much more than a statistic.

A good grounding reminder that we all are SO much more than any statistical prediction ❤️

Statistics can trigger thoughts no cancer fighter or survivor wants, but it's important to remember that you are much more than any number.

23/01/2018

Check out some more inspiring stories and beautiful photos from the project by Sophie-Mayanne.

Mayenne is challenging the boundaries of what is considered beautiful.

11/01/2018

"I love them. They're a part of me. They show a story."

Beautiful video featuring amazing women telling their stories for by Sophie-Mayanne.

31/12/2017

Looking forward to being inspired by some of the nominations for the Ihadcancer.com ‘2017 Best Cancer Blog Awards.’
If you’ve found any great blog posts or bloggers this year, make sure to nominate them and share the love ❤️🏆💻

Calling all bloggers and blog readers! Now's the chance to submit your favorite cancer-related blog for our 2017 Blog Awards. Whether it be your own blog or one that you really love, we are accepting all kinds of nominations! Click here to submit: https://goo.gl/forms/yIcrntxnEsnSzLb23 by January 17th. We can't wait to read the stories you want to share!

24/12/2017

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas from the Scar Stories Team! Hoping you all have a happy and healthy Christmas time with family and friends over the next few weeks ❤️

Also found this great pic from The Self-Esteem Team and sending lots of love to anyone finding things tough at this time of year 😘

See you all in 2018!

20/12/2017

Anyone else feel like this? It will be 2018 before we know it!

19/12/2017

"We all share a desire to kick cancer's ass. But sometimes the fight isn't over even after the last clean scan. This is the story of survivorship."

Scar Stories has become an Awareness Partner for an exciting new creative venture happening with our friends at One Thousand Design. 'The Last Clean Scan' will take a look at the mental and emotional toll that physical survival takes. Celebrating the elimination of cancer, this short film will showcase survivors speaking candidly about their life after cancer, the resources available, but also the unfathomable burden - physical and mental - that they are left to endure. More specifically, the film will aim to capture the stories of survivors who are living with post traumatic stress, how they cope, and where they turn for support.

So watch this space for more news coming over the next few weeks about 'The Last Clean Scan' and how you can get involved!

In the meantime, if you would like to find out more about this great initiative, have a look here: https://www.thelastcleanscan.com/documentary/
https://www.facebook.com/onethousanddesign

17/12/2017

Not long now folks - one week today!

10/12/2017

One of our Scar Stories cancer survivors, Nikhil has been very busy. Check this out! http://www.gettosleepeasy.org/

24/11/2017

Happy Friday Everyone! Woohoo!

And not only are we having our regular Friday celebrations today but also new blog post celebrations! Hooray! http://bit.ly/blogchristmasgiftguide2017

With the last day for Christmas shopping only 4 weeks today, we've put together a Christmas “Good Gift” Guide 2017 to help you all out.

Happy Shopping!

22/11/2017

Any secondary school teachers out there in the Scar Stories world?

Tag your awesome teacher friends and let’s see if anyone’s keen to get involved with a very cool new research project 🤖🙋🙋‍♂️🤖 research that could make a potential difference to the future education opportunities for young Cancer patients, who have to miss school lessons due to time off for treatment.

CanTeen Australia https://goo.gl/qzVd11

We're looking for secondary school teachers to take part in a study about using ROBOTS to help young people keep in touch during their cancer treatment. 🤖🤖 Email us to take part - [email protected] https://goo.gl/qzVd11