Kassidy Tidswell is a bowel cancer survivor and cake-maker extraordinaire 🎂 diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer aged only 29 - her daughters only 2 months and 20 months old. Kassidy shared the aroha by making a beautiful cake for a fellow bowel cancer patients young daughter💜

Advocating for, and supporting bowel cancer patients, is incredibly important to our nurse Victoria who spoke out about radiology staffing shortages. Christchurch needs 21 radiologists, and its waitlist for CT scans has grown 147%, from 309 people to 765 - bit.ly/3H9fGgu

"I was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer in 2020. I was 32, lived a healthy lifestyle with no known risk factors and had no family history. Our wonderful #decembeard fundraiser Helen, shares the reason she signed up to our campaign. bowelcancernz.grassrootz.com/decembeard-202…

The new Procedures Room at Whakatāne Hospital will add more capacity for colonoscopies & help reduce procedure waiting times. NBSP Clinical Lead Dr Alex Lampen-Smith (pictured) urges people who become eligible to get tested. bit.ly/3XWKUxn

Dan Morbeys colonoscopy revealed the severe stomach pain he had been experiencing was caused by a tumour in his bowel. Due to long waiting times, Dan now faces a 2 week wait for a full body CT scan that will reveal if the cancers spread. bit.ly/3VFHMVa

💥We have 3 amazing Kiwi businesses who came on-board to sponsor some amazing spot prizes for our #decembeard fundraisers! 🧔🏽 Bearded NZ bearded.co.nz 🧢 Mntn_NZ mntn.co.nz 👕 Cool Tees NZ cooltees.nz Keep an eye out for spot prizes!💙

"I was 37 when I was diagnosed serendipitously with stage 3C bowel cancer." Kyley shares her personal story with us, and how 'donut day' helped to get her and her young family through follow-up CT scan days. bowelcancernz.org.nz/personal_stori…

A huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers Joanna, Judy, Susie & Ashleigh (plus our nurse Victoria!) who all attended local Z stations for the Good in the Hood cheque presentations. Collectively from the 15 stations who participated, our charity has been awarded almost $20K!💜

“I owe my life to the screening programme. Doing the test & then putting up with a little bit of discomfort can save a life.” Palmerston North’s town crier Lyal​ Brenton is out & about fronting public events this Xmas because he did a bowel screening test. bit.ly/3P5GfFj

"My Dad had bowel cancer in the late 1990s. Thankfully they got it early and he didn't need further treatment after having a small section of bowel removed. It was a very scary ordeal for him." Thank you so much for being a #decembeard fundraiser Averil!💜 bowelcancernz.grassrootz.com/decembe.../ave…

We were saddened to hear the news that Cheers star Kirstie Alley passed away from bowel cancer, after a recent diagnosis. The news highlighted the difference in surveillance screening between New Zealand and the U.S - and how far behind we actually are. bit.ly/3Yq8KC6

Our nurse Victoria spoke with the Compass FM team last week to continue our collaboration in raising awareness of bowel cancer. Victoria also discussed our latest #decembeard campaign & recent attendance at Fieldays. bit.ly/3BquiVa

✨ Have you heard of The Good Registry? A fantastic giving platform that offers an easy way to donate to great causes like ours. 💜 So, get your fix of good feels and spread the festive cheer! Thanks for your support. 💚 👉 thegoodregistry.com

James Hawes from Kerikeri was recently diagnosed with aggressive Stage 4 bowel & liver cancer at age 32 - & has been told he may only have months left to live. Pharmac have not funded a new bowel cancer drug for over 20 years now bit.ly/3UOA0ad bit.ly/3YcByxT

"My family like many many others have been affected by family members being diagnosed with some form of cancer. Bowel cancer is hereditary in our family and back in 2003 I lost two family members within 3 months of each other." bowelcancernz.grassrootz.com/decembeard-202…

Our team celebrated the end of a challenging but rewarding year. It seems to have flown by in the blink of an eye, but we've achieved so many great things we're very proud of. Lots of exciting plans for 2023! Meri Kirihimete from our team to you 💚

"At age 44, I was diagnosed with bowel cancer... emergency surgery to remove tumour & 3 feet of my colon, waking from the 7 hour surgery with a colostomy bag.32 lymph nodes were also removed and I had shadows on my liver and lungs." bowelcancernz.org.nz/personal_stori… *Photo credit to Stuff

💥 Drumroll please.... random spot prize draw from our #decembeard fundraisers... the following have all won either a cap from the amazing Mntn_NZ or t-shirt from the fabulous Cool Tees NZ! Ona, Carl, Tracey, Owen & Kyle - congrats! 👏💙

The Canterbury Charity Hospital opened a major new extension to the community on Friday. Increased demand for colonoscopies, endoscopies and elective services has led to an expansion of the Hospital, driven by a rise in bowel cancer cases in the under 50s. bit.ly/3WauX5B

Lisa was just 51. She recently shared her inspiring story with us, and her journey back to health. "If having cancer has taught me anything, it’s forging through. I’ve done things in the last 2 years that I never thought I’d do." bowelcancernz.org.nz/personal_stori…