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The Pinkies are Back, but not for long. The final screening of a Taranaki filmmaker s documentary about a dragon boating team made up of breast cancer survivors screens on Tuesday in New Plymouth. Following the 6.30pm showing at Event Cinemas, Pink Dragons’ paddler and cancer survivor Glenda Tan will take a Q&A with the audience. Tan, 68, features in the film, which was directed and produced by local Lisa Burd. SIMON O CONNOR/Stuff The Pink Dragons are an Auckland-based competitive all-female dragon boating team. In the early part of last decade, they were regular medallists at the New Zealand Dragon Boat Championships. ....
Kiwi breast cancer survivor s inspirational message on International Women s Day 7 Mar, 2021 10:32 PM 3 minutes to read Highlights from the NZME International Women s Day Panel. Video / NZME NZ Herald Auckland woman Glenda Tan, 68, hasn t let breast cancer hold her back from ticking things off her bucket list. Now she s shared how joining an all-female dragon boating team helped her bounce back from life-changing surgery and inspired her to encourage other women to achieve their goals. After my surgery a couple of years ago, I had scar tissue that affected my right arm and made it shorter than the other, it was really difficult to do anything with it, she shares. ....