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“Since March 2013...”—Rickie-Lee’s Life After Cancer
Pictured above, Rickie-Lee Hildebrand posing with some of her biggest fans–Grandpa, Grandma and Mom–at the Cash and Cars Lottery 2018 Launch event this past July 26, 2018. —————...
Anabell Marroquin- Her Inspiring Story
It was February 4th, 2016, when my life was changed forever. This was the day I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. This was an aggressive cancer, and I had to inform my family, fr...
Introducing Team JACC
Meet Team Jack Ady Cancer Centre (Team JACC). They are about to cycle over 200km in the 10th annual Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer Presented by EVRAZ to make a difference for cancer patients acr...
International Clinical Trials Day at the Cross
My journey began 3 years ago, much the same as many cancer stories begin - I found a lump. After the realization that this was probably not just a hernia from working out too hard, a biopsy confi...
International Clinical Trials Day: Anita's Story
It was spring when Anita Julseth went to her doctor to have a mole on her neck checked. It had always been there but recently it had changed… The mole was quickly removed, biopsied and by Ma...
Melinda’s Story
Melinda Elgot, wife and mom of three, is sharing the story of her daughter Naomi’s experience with brain cancer. On September 7, 2004, Naomi Elgot was born to proud parents, Victor and Melind...
Head and Neck Cancer – Survival is not enough
After life-saving surgery for head and neck cancer, the physical alterations to a patient’s face can be devastating. A dream team of scientists in Alberta have made a groundbreaking discovery t...
Lessons Learned Outside the Bell Curve: The Story of Tricia Antonini, 20-Year Cancer Warrior
It was a Saturday in summer of 1997 when Dr. Chris Brown, then 41, reported for on call duty at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary. He picked up his patients’ medical charts ...
Kimberley’s darling warrior, Colin Hackett
Colin had a kindness that could not be fostered or taught. Colin was a teacher and a father and a speaker and an Edmonton hockey referee. He was an athlete, he was an Ironman, he was an entrep...
“One drop makes a pailful”: Why Anneliese Stauffer, 74, is committed to participating in Alberta’s clinical trials
This isn’t possible. How can this be? “Those were my first thoughts when I was diagnosed with cancer. I’m sure everyone feels that way at first,” says Anneliese Stauffer, 74, in a brigh...
22-Year-Old Heidi Peters on Navigating Cancer as a Young Adult
An intelligent and athletic 16-year-old, Heidi Peters couldn’t wait to start her grade 12 year of high school. She was anticipating the fun of playing volleyball, the stress of exams and the ex...
Team One Aim: Finding Strength in Numbers
With a team roster of over 100 riders, Dr. Nigel Brockton, an Alberta Health Services research scientist who specializes in molecular epidemiology, as well as Team One Aim’s co-captain, has an ...
Team Cross Cancer Institute Unites From Three Different Provinces for an Incredible Cause
Meet Team Cross Cancer Institute (Team CCI). They are about to cycle over 200km in the ninth annual Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer to make a difference for cancer patients across Alberta. Dedica...
Catching Up with the Tom Baker Cancer Conquerors
Yup, that’s right, they’re back again! Team Tom Baker Cancer Conquerors are gearing up for the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer and this year they will be entering the Rride with over 120 team...
Going Above and Beyond
Kristy Reimer (left), Marnie Cardell (center) and Christie Farrer (right). At the Alberta Cancer Foundation, we have had the pleasure of meeting so many everyday heroes; from the courageous pat...
“You feel like you’re broken”
ON BREAST CANCER AND RECONSTRUCTION For the last two years, Danielle Theriault, an Intensive Care Unit nurse at Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital and cancer survivor, has been living with on...
Finding Doris
Every Friday for the past 17 years, including shortly after a second angina attack, Doris Pfeifle gets on a city bus, braving the cold Edmonton winter to volunteer for the Alberta Cancer Foundati...
Stephen Park’s Triple 7 Quest
Stephen Park achieved one of his dreams – running seven marathons in seven continents in seven days – and as he did, raised money for the Alberta Cancer Foundation. He was one of only four pe...
Coreen Spencer, 7-Time Ride Queen
While many empty-nesters spend their free time planning renovations or preparing for retirement, 52-year-old Coreen Spencer does something a little different. She bikes. A lot! Since 2010, Co...
Todd and Linnea: A Love Story
It was late September when Todd Kemper decided it was finally time to clear out the medicine cabinet. A friend had promised to take the meds back to the pharmacy to be destroyed, so he began to f...