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In the cancer world, it’s important to feel that you’re in a community. Jessica Williams – Gilda's Toronto Member About...
"My eldest is 27. I am a single parent of 13-year-old twin daughters and a...
This year’s Lorna Rosenstein Youth Volunteer Leadership Award winner talks candidly about her experience with cancer, her time as a...
This year’s Lorna Rosenstein Youth Volunteer Leadership Award winner talks candidly about her experience with...
“Expressive writing is a release. It can move people to express what has meaning for them and those listening.” Sharon...
“I interviewed at Gilda’s Toronto in 2016, and the group workshops took off.”
  My name is Antonietta Gutierrez. When I was 12, my dad died of stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer....
As the recipient of the Lorna Rosenstein Youth Volunteer Leadership Award, I was matched with...
“Little did I know that I’d be using Therapeutic Touch on myself now that I have advanced cancer. It makes...
Crystal Hawk, MEd, RT, is a Gestalt psychotherapist/educator and Therapeutic Touch and Emotional Freedom Techniques...
I never imagined ending a day of golf with a desire to join a fantastic organization that provides emotional, social...
Now I can see how one day on the golf course can build community and...
Hi, my name is Tory, and I run the family programming at Gilda’s Toronto. I am excited to be part...
The best part is connecting families with other families going through a similar experience in...
Does anybody walk around saying, I’ve got that kind of cancer? My family has a history of cancer, but I...
I struggled and needed to talk about what I was going through. The give and...
If you had told me following my breast cancer diagnosis, “You’re going to write a poem about the lessons you...
I was in a “warrior” state but knew I needed more than the medical treatment...