Jackie Jerebic: cancer on the side

For Jackie Jerebic, the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty comes to mind when she reflects on her cancer experience … something along the lines of suffering a great fall and finding herself in pieces. She says Wellspring helped put her back together.

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Linda Sutherland: message ON a bottle

Bravery is seemly a fitting word for a woman who has had her share of difficulties in life, and somehow finds a way to meet challenges with a measure of calmness, practicality and courage. Her special power is rolling with the punches, and cancer was not the first mountainous blow Linda had a tangle with.

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Michael Webber: cancer in colour

It’s only been a few months, and Michael’s cancer diagnosis is still very ‘fresh,’ but he feels it is important to tell others about the transformative power of finding your support network, including Wellspring, when the chips are down.

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Sarbjit Jawandha: journey through grief and cancer

At 48, while still reeling from the recent losses of both her parents and her grandmother back in India, Sarbjit discovered a lump in her breast. Ironically the lump turned out to be just a cyst, but two other small lumps that were detected in the process turned out to be cancer.

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Fran Schuller: a caregiver’s journey

Fran Schuller is far more familiar with cancer than she wishes to be. Two of her three children have been diagnosed, and over the past few decades, cancer has claimed the lives of her three sisters, two sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law, and a nephew.

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Jocelyne Busslinger: healing waters

Jocelyne Busslinger had never really paddled a canoe in her life, but when she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 58, her mind went immediately to the idea of joining the Sistership Dragon Boat team.

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Rob Stauffer: leaning into Wellspring

Rob Stauffer took over 50 Wellspring programs in 12 months. This is a testament to the value of Wellspring, and also a very ambitious feat for someone who admittedly suffers with fatigue, brain fog, insomnia, and other long-term side effects of cancer and treatment.

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