Inspiring Stories

After losing multiple family members to cancer and learning I carried the BRCA2 mutation, the disease was always in the back of my mind. So when I found a lump in my breast, I pushed for answers until a biopsy confirmed cancer. Years later, I began losing weight and experiencing persistent stomach pain. I advocated for further testing, which eventually revealed pancreatic cancer.

I was halfway through packing for Arizona when I realized the best thing about the trip: Betty wasn’t coming with us. To understand why I was so happy to leave her behind, let’s start from the

In January 2025, I went for a routine mammogram. I had no symptoms and felt perfectly fine. On February 3, 2025, I received the news that I had HER2-positive breast cancer. I was shocked. The months

I’m a little old lady who has lived a long and colourful life. Half a lifetime ago, I left New York and moved to London, Ontario. At first, I thought, “I’m moving to the wilderness—how am I ever going

Mary Watts never would have imagined that a fall would lead to open-heart surgery. After tripping over the edging in her garden and breaking her hip, Mary was admitted to the hospital. While being

Phillip Dimitrov is currently 24 years old. The kidney keeping him alive is 58. When he was five, he was diagnosed with Alport syndrome, a genetic condition that damages the blood vessels in the