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Our blog features stories from some of the 53 Albertans and their familes who hear the words “you have cancer.” every day.

“I won’t let it take me down.” Tanner Hutchinson shares his story

Friday, May 8, 2020

“It doesn’t matter how many procedures I get, how many times they need to take blood, how many drugs they are administering – I won’t let it take me down. And people out there who are going through something similar – remember you are strong, and we can overcome this together.” Tanner Hutchinson was in … Read More

Fulfilling Wishes: Lessons Learned as Caregiver

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Kathie Peterson was a devoted teacher, an avid reader, a lover of travel, and the strongest person her husband, Norm, has ever known. “Kathie led by example with her sheer will to survive, her strength, and determination to continue teaching. She was an inspiration to me. That’s all I can really say. I don’t know … Read More

Grateful Patient – Ken Ewing Shares his Story

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Ken Ewing is taking a bit of a rest on the sofa after clearing the drive outside his rural Alberta home. Many people might grumble about having to shovel the snow. But not this 71-year-old. Ken is tired but grateful knowing this mundane chore would have been an impossible feat several years ago when he … Read More

Life Saving Clinical Trial – Lorne Cochrane shares his story

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Lorne Cochrane is no stranger to the ravages of lung cancer. The disease claimed the lives of so many who were close to him. His parents, grandfather, his aunts, and his twin brother. It was the diagnosis of his twin and the passing of his mother in 2012 that propelled Lorne to get screened. He … Read More

Giving back – grateful patient raises funds to support the Central Alberta Cancer Centre in Red Deer

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Laura Stephan, a 33-year-old mom of four from Red Deer was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) in April 2019. Looking back, Laura remembers having had all the tell-tale symptoms of Leukemia – bruising, joint pain, fatigue – but unfortunately, she didn’t know the signs and paid little attention to them. It wasn’t until she … Read More