Members of Sweet Louise have been diagnosed with advanced, incurable breast cancer. We currently provide practical and emotional support to approximately 750 members and their families right across New Zealand.

The courage, strength and positivity of each and every one of our members is truly an inspiration.

Don’t Delay Fun
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Sweet Louise Member Claire McLintock has produced a limited-edition range of t-shirts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month featuring the slogans ‘F*** Cancer’ and ‘Don’t Delay Fun’. All proceeds go directly to support Sweet Louise! Claire... Read More

Accept the diagnosis, defy the verdict!
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Barbara McNaught from Auckland shares her story of hope – having been diagnosed with advanced breast cancer 20 years ago. “I’m in a good place now but I never take anything for granted. Having Sweet... Read More

Live more. Fear less!
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“Being diagnosed with terminal breast cancer has made me start living my best life. I can’t control the cancer, but I can control how I respond,” says Karen Barnett from Auckland, who was diagnosed with... Read More

I can now stand up boldly
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“Sweet Louise has inspired me not to allow the cancer to control my life. I want to live life to the full,” says Metua Ngamata-Rorani, a mum and grandma from Auckland. Through her job as... Read More

Happiness is a choice
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“Happiness is a choice,” says Bridget Tyson, age 33 and mum to nine-month-old Mohi. “There is a time and a place for sadness, but I want to live, feel joy and have a happy life... Read More

Laugh. Love and hug. Do your best!
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“I am part Cook Islander and a NZ-born Kiwi,” says Sweet Louise member Mareta Marsters-Grubner. “I grew up in west Auckland. I have three adult sons – two living in Perth and one in Taranaki.... Read More

Never gonna keep me down!
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Never gonna keep me down! Tania Honey is a part-time primary school teacher. She lives in Auckland with her three teenage boys – age 13, 15 and 16 – her husband and cat. “I had... Read More

I can get on with my life!
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I can’t change what has happened, but I can get on with my life! Karen Daniels, a mum of two from Auckland, was 41 when she received her diagnosis of advanced breast cancer in 2015.... Read More