Remembering our Angels

In June of this year (2020) our team, Dragons Abreast Penrith lost a much loved and treasured member of our group. Jan Caldwell was a long term survivor of…

Jan was a founding member of Dragons Abreast Ballarat in 2005 and became President for 2009/10. She was a driving force behind raffles, sausage sizzles,…

Janice Annabel Batt joined Angels Abreast on 12 February 2020, aged 62, after eight years of treatment for de novo metastatic breast cancer. Dragons Abreast…

“Jan was a beautiful lady and a devoted mother. The courage and strength she showed through a long and painful battle with this disease has…

Jenny and Jim McGoldrick were at the first ‘meet & greet’ for the start of our new breast cancer survivors and supporters club, and although…

This link is to a fabulous tribute prepared by Pacific Dragons. ABC’s Australian Story “In the Pink” http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2004/s1132856.htm Gold medal for Jenny at the Masters Games 2003…

After 7½ years of living a mostly happy, healthy and very active life since her original diagnosis, Jill had finally found her wings and soared…

10 years was not enough time with you Jo Jo. We loved you, your smile, your love of fun, your friendship. You endured a long…

Joyce joined Dragons Abreast Illawarra (DAi) in August 2011. Joyce was beautiful, inspiring, loving and kind. She was an exceptional lady who had such good…

“One thing that I remember well from Penrith was the courage of Joyce who was our drummer and who has since died, and the spirit…

“Perhaps the most rewarding thing about Dragon boat racing for me is that I’ve learnt to accept my own mortality. Something I have spent countless…