Personal story
Kindness in a Cap
A story of how one small, random act of kindness meant the world. How do you show someone you’re rooting for them? This is the story of how one…
Read MoreThe gift of PJs: A story of giving and receiving
Volunteer Nicole Manson is a shining light in the WCK family who has brightened many families’ days with special deliveries of pajamas. Here, she shares her experience of WCK’s PJ…
Read MoreFrom Hangout kid to Hangout volunteer: Why I give back
By Naman Hello everyone, my name is Naman and I just started volunteering for West Coast Kids Cancer Foundation. I first heard about WCK during my time in hospital, when…
Read Morepurpose-driven problem solving
Karin Alleyne is a remarkable person. As she moves on from her role at WCK to do more incredible things, the story of what she has done for the food…
Read MoreGrateful 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 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 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 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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