Lessons learned during the journey from oncology nurse to pancreatic cancer patient Friday, November 17, 2023 When faced with a life-limiting disease like pancreatic cancer, patients are faced with a unique set of challenges. Even for Jenny Guittard, an oncology nurse...
Spotlight: Jeannine Quinn Urges Fellow Patients to Advocate For Their Care Jeannine Quinn has always maintained an active lifestyle; from bodybuilding to ballroom dancing, she loves to move. She considers herself to be very in-tune with her body and is acutely aware...
Catherine McBride Shares Her Husband’s Cancer Battle and The Increased Risk Faced by Firefighters By Victoria Izzio-Meloche Les’s Journey Leslie McBride first experienced symptoms of pancreatic cancer in May 2018. As Captain of the Ottawa Fire Department,...
Retirement Advice for Widows and Widowers The death of my wife Mary meant the loss of my best friend and the end of many of my retirement plans and goals. During the first few months after becoming a widower, grief prevented me from updating or even thinking about my...
Arax Copeman Honours Her Mother’s Tenacious Spirit Through Charity and Peer Support by Victoria Izzio-Meloche When Arax Copeman’s mother, Lucy, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2018, they were told she would have a year to live, yet their hope never...
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