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Sylvia's Curtis-Norcross

Love, Art & Cancer Treatment: Sylvia Curtis-Norcross’s Story

There's an airiness to the way Sylvia Curtis-Norcross speaks, a sort of patient reserve. A 54-year-old child of the arts, Sylvia has spent her career in various educational departments helping others

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Darren Ross

The Power of Preparation: Darren Ross's Story

Darren Ross was looking forward to a vacation in Amsterdam he had booked for his 50th birthday. What he didn’t expect was the cancer diagnosis he received just days before his trip. He had no symptoms

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Thoughtful looking woman with short grey hair sitting outside on a sunny day.

The Rediscovery of Self Through Hardship: Alison Evans' Story

Ovarian cancer is known as the cancer that whispers. Its lack of symptoms means many women are not diagnosed until later stages, when the disease has spread and is more difficult to treat. 56-year-old

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Roy Kirby

Life beyond cancer: Roy Kirby's story

Roy Kirby is all too familiar with the devastation that accompanies the word “cancer.” His own journey began in 1998, when his wife, Patty, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. After six years

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Young woman wearing a headscarf

Understanding the language of breast cancer through translational research

For anyone, a cancer diagnosis is a devastating revelation. The mind reels as one’s mortality is suddenly thrust into the spotlight sooner than anticipated. More disheartening still must be the moment

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Holding hands on hospital bed.

Enduring Words | An Anonymous Letter from a Grateful Patient

Choosing to give to charity is the willingness to share in a vision for something better—the manifestation of one’s hope for the future. At London Health Sciences Foundation, we have the distinct

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Jukka Schotter

A Recurring Resilience: The Cardinal Strong Fundraiser

Jukka Schotter carries the memory of his mother like birdsong: the kind that dances along the daylight and celebrates the soul. He’s not wistful when he speaks of her. It’s admiration in his voice—an

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Middle-aged man in collared shirt and tie cheek-to-cheek with his smiling wife.

The Year of Yes: Chris Slabon's Story

Chris Slabon has an anecdote for everything, it seems. His motto is: if you can make it funny, make it funny. But when he found an odd-looking mole on his chest in 2012, the jokes were put on hold, if

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Peter and his wife sitting and smiling on his hospital bed

Peter's Story

When Peter Chan was diagnosed with lymphoma in October 2019, he would not only be embarking on one of the most important medical journeys of his life, but also one of the most spiritual and