Awareness
Grateful for the Path…Fully Completely
WCK Board Member Mina Bullard describes how her favourite band forged a connection to childhood cancer that would change her life. Back in 1998, I was watching a TV special…
Read MoreFuel for a journey that no one plans for
Kristen recalls her family’s very first WCK meal, and what the provision of food has meant to them through their cancer journey. It was the very first night we checked…
Read MoreHow to do heart-led programming
Meet WCK Board Chair Leslie Grover and read about her heart-led approach to her work Do you know our incredible Board Chair, Leslie Grover? Her warmth, kindness, and love for…
Read MoreBehind the scenes – food packing in the WCK office!
What our superstar food packing volunteers do and why they do it Who knew food packing could be so moving! I started working with WCK this summer and have…
Read More“Thanks, my oncologist does my hair”
Resources, responses, and realities of going bald as a young person By Julia Dawson My name is Julia, and I’ve been bald twice! I was first diagnosed with leukemia…
Read MoreFun virtual activities for kids!
As we head into cooler weather and the inevitable cold and flu season, there are many reasons why it may be safer to connect virtually rather than in person over…
Read MoreWCK and my family is a love story set over many a butter chicken
By Joyce Wijnhorst I first started treatment at BC Children’s after getting my diagnosis in fall 2020, after months of misdiagnosis and extreme pain in my left leg. In a…
Read MoreSeptember is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Learn more about what Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is and what WCK is doing to mark this important month. September is here and so is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This…
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Self-care:
How to make the impossible possible!
How can we build self-care into our everyday lives in a way that is actually helpful? July 24 was International Self-Care Day. Reading that might make some people smile and…
Read More“WCK families are WCK families for life.”
One family’s childhood cancer story of love, loss, and making lemonade from lemons. By Sharon Bulger Our childhood cancer journey began on January 18, 2018, when our then six-year-old son,…
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