what it feels like

what it feels like: losing your child to meningitis

mary clough says if she had known there was a vaccine for meningitis, her daughter would still be alive today.

karen hawthorne

jul 26 2024

macey, cassey and mary clough, left to right, pose for a photo at macey's grade 8 graduation.

what it feels like: ovarian cancer made me listen to my gut feelings

"when it comes to ovarian cancer, it’s so dependent on the human side of it in the sense that you don’t have very clear symptoms."

karen hawthorne

ovarian cancer

jun 26 2024

alvina urges others to "act on that gut feeling and listen to it and take it as real information" regarding subtle symptoms.

what it feels like: ‘attitude is everything’ living with osteoarthritis

carla heggie has had more than 30 surgeries through the years because of severe osteoarthritis.

karen hawthorne

arthritis

jun 3 2024

carla heggie biked for 10 years with a specialized touring bike, hiked on a glacier in iceland and hiked up the side of a volcano in new zealand – all while living with osteoarthritis.

what it feels like: cervical cancer, hpv awareness and the power of family

"your whole life flashes before your eyes. but you’re also feeling motivated to get treatment started, because you have this sense of ‘i can do this,’" cindy howard says of being diagnosed with cervical cancer.

karen hawthorne

cervical cancer

may 7 2024

cindy howard, right, says that her husband mike, left, and son mason are what kept her going through the fears and uncertainty while being treated for cervical cancer.

what it feels like: 'i’m more' than just a person with spinal muscular atrophy

while the pain and other symptoms associated with sma keep nouma hammash down, her drive to give back to the community and take care of others never ceases.

angelica bottaro

rare diseases

apr 30 2024

aside from awareness and community support, nouma hammash makes one other simple request: that she and others with sma be seen for who they are, not their condition.

what it feels like: fabry disease and finding the silver lining in community and advocacy

living with fabry disease calls for finding "different ways to accept that it's going to be a lifelong journey."

angelica bottaro

rare diseases

apr 3 2024

to this day, julia alton continues those efforts for others with fabry disease so that those feelings of being alone are a little less heavy, and it doesn't feel like a sacrifice at all.

what it feels like: parkinson’s disease didn't make me feel sorry for myself

almost two years after toronto musician gordon myers first noticed a tremor in his left hand, he was diagnosed with parkinson’s.

karen hawthorne

parkinson's disease

apr 1 2024

what it feels like: taking a colorectal cancer diagnosis and turning it into hope for others

when barry stein was given the life-changing news, it took all he had to keep it together for himself and his family.

angelica bottaro

colorectal cancer

mar 6 2024

canadian centre for caregiving excellence

healthing.ca partners with the canadian centre for caregiving excellence

the canadian centre for caregiving excellence supports and empowers caregivers and care providers, advances the knowledge and capacity of the caregiving field, and advocates for effective and visionary social policy, with a disability-informed approach.

healthing.ca

canadian centre for caregiving excellence

feb 7 2023

supporting caregivers and care providers

the canadian centre for caregiving excellence is a new initiative incubated and powered by the azrieli foundation.

canadian centre for caregiving excellence

jan 31 2023

portrait of young woman with down syndrome and her mother

events for caregivers and care providers

discover events for caregivers and care providers from the canadian centre for caregiving excellence.

canadian centre for caregiving excellence

jan 31 2023

a group of women have a serious discussion about the proposed budget for their department.

caregiver resources

caregivers and caregiving organizations across the country have created tools and resources to support and empower caregivers in their role.

canadian centre for caregiving excellence

jan 31 2023

two friends with disability in rehabilitation centre watching digital tablet.

savvy siblings builds financial security for people with disabilities

more people with disabilities are outliving their parents than ever before. as a result, more siblings are transitioning into caregiving roles.

canadian centre for caregiving excellence

jan 31 2023

understanding the needs of caregivers in nunavut

the canadian centre for caregiving excellence is investing in a cross-territory mapping exercise to better understand the needs and challenges of those who provide care in nunavut.

canadian centre for caregiving excellence

jan 31 2023