cancer
How To Have A Positive Attitude Even In The Face Of Devastating News
The Tarkington family never thought it would happen to them… but it did. And now our community is rallying behind them to help support them. Related: How One Decision Can Change A Family Forever Karen Tarkington and her family are one of two families benefitting from the JJ Stewart Chrysler Winter Classic this coming Family Day,
Stage 4 Lung Cancer: Dave’s Survival Story
In May 2016, Dave Roberts was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer. He was told he had one year to live. In July 2017, I interviewed Dave about a drug that was keeping him alive. Related: The Magic Drug That Saved This Man From Stage 4 Lung Cancer Now, in August of 2018, he’s in
A Son Inspires His Mom To Keep Fighting
In the fall of 2016, I shared a fundraising page on my Facebook set up by Cody Clancy. Cody was on a mission to raise money for cancer research in the Ride to Conquer Cancer. Cody’s Mom, Melanie Peltz Clancy, has inflammatory breast cancer. After being misdiagnosed in November of 2016, Melanie had surgery to remove
No One Fights Cancer Alone
It’s a parents nightmare: you’re child isn’t feeling great. She complains of leg pain, she can’t shake a fever. You visit the doctor to learn the worst: your precious child had leukaemia. Even writing the words makes me lose my breath. Shanna Timms, on the right with her twin sister Rachel heading to JK. Shanna
Thankful for Time.
It’s one of the most beautiful times of year. The smell, the fall colours, Thanksgiving is really like a big hug. It makes me feel, mushy, in a lovey way. This year I especially feel “mushy”. You see it was only a year ago that my life felt upside down. My Dad was battling prostate