Stories from our community

Moving Forward for Myles

In 2022, when Myles Lindsay set his family’s Workout to Conquer Cancer fundraising goal at $100,000, his mom Lana admits she was initially surprised at the enormous number. “But there was no way we could say no,” she says, considering all that he’d bravely overcome over the past two years.

Moving for Mom and Families Everywhere

Workout to Conquer Cancer newcomer, Sean Collins, signed up for the month-long fundraiser to support his mom, Ann, who was recovering from breast cancer treatment back home in Ireland. But the challenge took on a new meaning when he learned she had been diagnosed again as he was planning his fundraiser.

Moving Towards Hope and Healing

After witnessing her mother face cancer twice, Jessica committed to supporting cancer research through Workout to Conquer Cancer. She participated in the month-long event from 2017 to 2019, before taking a break to welcome her second daughter.

Moving Together for Our Community

What started as Kelly’s personal team (formerly Kelly’s Cancer Kickers), is now an open invitation to the Kelowna community for two common goals: to get active and raise funds for cancer research.

Getting in a Groove for Better Cancer Outcomes

“May is basically his January, when the resolutions kicks in,” laughs his wife Dalerina D’Silva. And the timing is actually much better, jokes Rohan, as it’s just in time for summer.

Moving Forward for Others

As a trained trapeze aerialist, Rita Karageorgos-Moore knows that the show can’t go on unless you’re brave enough to let go. But unlike flying through the air, having the courage to share her ovarian cancer story was not something with which she had the greatest of ease.

Recovering Physical and Mental Stamina

Laura Allen – along with her colleagues at Duncan Allen Law – signed up for Workout to Conquer Cancer in 2022 just two weeks after she finished treatment for Stage 3 cervical cancer.

Moving in Memory

Mohammad Shahid’s house is filled with reminders of his mom Sajida. The arts and crafts she made for their multigenerational family’s new dream home in Langley. The outdoor wicker swing chair she fell in love with while out shopping for patio furniture.

With Love From Alberta

High school best friends Katie Houlgrave and Kathryn Byer shared a lot more than just similar first names. And neither geography nor COVID-19 could keep them apart, especially when one of them was facing cervical cancer.

A Family Affair

As a physician, Dr. Sarojini Naidu can easily speak to the science behind the complex medical care her dad underwent after his double-hit lymphoma diagnosis in 2016. Similarly, she’s had to inform several of her patients at the start of their own cancer journeys. But what she wasn’t prepared for was the life-altering impact the disease would have on her family.

Staying Strong Together

Colin Wood’s gym, F45 Training in Port Moody, saw him through the pandemic — and continued to stand strong behind him after he faced a second cancer diagnosis.

Giving Back in Gratitude of a Half Decade

While Hélène Hamilton’s Grade 6/7 students definitely keep her on her toes, teaching is a far cry from the physicality required by her job as a paramedic for the past 10 years.

Finding Purpose Through Physical Activity

Jillian Wilson lost both her aunts, Lindsay and Karen, to cancer in March 2022. Her “Grams” passed away from the disease several years earlier, and her mom is living her life to the fullest after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma over a decade ago.

Building Momentum Through Movement

Danny Gill has lived a remarkable life – filled with a huge amount of love and loss, highs and lows. He’s used those experiences to become the present, healthy husband and father he is today, and hopes to inspire others to know they can do the same.

Finding Hope And Healing Against All Odds

In July 2019 at age 33, Linda Bui’s world was changed when she received a shocking diagnosis – she had Panniculitis-like Subcutaneous T-cell Lymphoma. She lived in denial of the news for a few weeks until she began to feel ill and ended up in the ER.

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