John remembers exactly 20 years ago in 2003 when he knew that something was off with his body. This is something that John points out throughout his story that is one of his most important points – to listen to your body and to make
If you ask what motivates Shari Dodsworth to support organizations like Women in InsuranceCancer Crusade (WICC) and the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), she might share her firstexperience with cancer. Around the time Shari was about to give birth to her first child, herfather was diagnosed
After her husband’s brave three-year battle with small intestine cancer, Sindy Houle faced oneof the most difficult things imaginable; losing her loving husband and devoted father to their twochildren. After he passed, one of the toughest challenges for Sindy was reimagining life for her family.Sindy
Carrie Brown remembers the day she learned what cancer was. “I was seven years old. I was looking through old photos of my mom with her parents when I learned that they had both passed away from cancer when my mom was quite young.” The
Three words a person never wants to hear from a physician is “you have cancer”. That’s what Iwas told that cool November morning in 2017.Following the initial investigations of a tumor, I was told I have colorectal cancer but at that pointI didn’t know what
Michael Butler is no stranger to cancer. After losing both sets of grandparents and an aunt, heremembers feeling powerless at the time. The family didn’t know much about the disease at the time; itwas “just cancer.” Today, research developments and discoveries that significantly impact the
After her mother’s experience with two cancer diagnoses, Jackie was no stranger to thedisease. When she received her own cancer diagnosis in 2017, she went from acting as asupport system to a family member who was experiencing cancer, to being a patient herself. Her family, having
From an outsider’s perspective, Joanne Arenas was doing everything right. As she approached her mid-30s, she was committed to working out, eating well and living a rich social life. Behind the scenes, it wasa different story…one Joanne felt dimmed the light inside her as she
Donna Cassidy has always been a believer that behind every cloud is a silver lining – she is just a naturally positive person. But sometimes, it’s difficult to find the light. For Donna, that reality hit home in August 2020 when, for a week, she,
