September 25, 2023
Sarah had just had a baby when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. “At the time, I didn’t know anyone who had had cancer other [...]
September 20, 2023
It should have been one of the happiest times in their lives. Mia and her husband were expecting their first child and were so excited. [...]
August 15, 2023
Earlier this summer, our donor Lynne walked away from the St. Catharines Site Breast Cancer Screening Centre and straight to the Niagara Health Foundation office to make a donation. “I have been getting mammograms for many years, and I am always grateful for the letters that remind me when I am due for one again. The first time something was flagged on a mammogram was around six years ago, then again four years ago, but both times the follow-up ultrasounds confirmed that there was nothing to be concerned about. When I went back for one this past May, however, they saw something that was different.”
June 15, 2023
Mitch calls it the “big C-word” and says that, much like everyone else, he doesn’t really like talking about it. He was diagnosed with cancer in the thick of the pandemic. “I’m not going to lie to you. It’s hard,” Mitch says when he talks about his battle.
May 10, 2023
The fear Kathryn Chayka felt when her daughter had to go to the emergency room in November 2021 was all too familiar. Her then three-year-old [...]