Entries by McKenzie Yates
Forever Changed – Kelly Liebe’s Journey with Cancer
Kelly Liebe’s journey with cancer started when she was 35, in 1998. From the moment she was diagnosed, everything changed. Kelly participated in a breast cancer treatment clinical trial. Twelve years later, this clinical trial would evolve into the treatment her daughter, Chrissy, was put on in 2010 for her breast cancer. Kelly tells […]
Carie Fargey-Scott on her cancer journey and her Father’s legacy
Carie Fargey-Scott, daughter of Peter Fargey, sat down with us to discuss her father’s legacy and her recent cancer diagnosis. In 2010, her father Peter decided to make an impact in his community after he was diagnosed with cancer. This impact is the ION Print Solutions double match campaign in benefit of the Alberta Cancer […]
Volunteer Highlight – Sudha Balan
Sudharshini Balasubramaniam, Sudha Balan, has been a volunteer at the Cross Cancer Institute for over two years. The Albertan was inspired to volunteer after witnessing the kindness and care provided to her husband while he was undergoing treatment at the Cross. In 1979 Sudha Balan immigrated from the tropical rolling plains and mountains of […]
Together we can – Robin Hairsine recalls an act of kindness in her community
Robin Hairsine from Edmonton had completed nine and a half months of cancer treatments on February 4th, 2020 when the city went into lockdown a month later for COVID-19. Robin Hairsine at the Cross Cancer Institute in December 2019. “After I completed my treatments, I thought things were finally over and that it would go […]
Volunteer Highlight – Jenna E. & Susan J.
The Cross Cancer Institute is known for the exceptional and compassionate care given to each patient. The work put in by the volunteers at the Cross Cancer Institute does not go unnoticed by the patients and family members they interact with daily. Today, we say thank you for the positive and warm environment these volunteers […]
“I’m hoping CAR T becomes a protocol as a baseline.” – Donato Bernardo
In January of 2017, Donato Bernardo thought he was coming down with the flu. As an automotive mechanic, he was in the shop finishing his last few days of rotations. He was determined to keep working, but his foreman convinced him to go to the doctor. Donato, who was 27 at the time, was diagnosed […]
CAR T-cell therapy showing positive patient outcomes
EDMONTON – Clinical trials for “Made-in-Alberta” Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy are showing very promising results for some patients where chemotherapy and radiation have stopped working. Last fall, Don Goss suffered a relapse seven weeks after finishing two years of traditional chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. At the time, he made the difficult decision […]
Tyra Langille on Facing Cancer as a Young Adult at The Cross Cancer Institute
Tyra Langille was only 25 years old when she was diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma. The Edmontonian shares her cancer journey and why it’s important to her to raise awareness for oral cancer and advocate for other young cancer patients. My journey is not over, the healing process is slow and I take every […]
