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Andy’s Prostate Cancer Journey - Blue Dot Army - Change 500 Recipient

Oct 19, 202027 min
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Her friends and family know her as Crystal but, to the charity she founded - Blue Dot Army she is known as Madam Butterfly. After surviving her own cancer journey Crystal was determined to advocate for positive service improvements for people undergoing cancer treatment. Blue Dot Army aims to support people through their cancer journey. Andy’s story touched Crystal and the Blue Dot Army were called into action. Andy while caring for a severely disabled loved one, found himself being confronted with a diagnosis of Prostate Cancer. And somehow he had to figure out how he could get from Cairns to Perth during COVID – 19 state border restrictions for greatly needed Cyberknife robotic radiotherapy for a 4+3 Glesson Score 7 tumor. Today on MediTalk we speak to Andy in the hope that by sharing his journey may help others. For more information about Blue Dot Army visit: bluedotarmy.com.au For more information about Cyberknife Robotic Radiosurgery: 5dclinics.com.au For information on Prostate Cancer: pcfa.org.au Thank you for taking the time to listen and support MeditalkPodcast an independent Australian podcast advocating & educating for patients. We can learn so much from listening to each other's health journey. Well wishes, D :-)
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