Finished Cancer Treatment, Now What?
September 4, 2020
The New Year had started with intentions for a better and healthier year. So far, it was going well. I...
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My Mental Wellness Tools
August 6, 2020
In 2015, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was then that it seems like I stepped onto a metaphorical...
Managing Side-Effects and Fatigue
August 5, 2020
In May 2015, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and have battled the disease for the last five years. Over...
My Anxiety and Depression Journey
August 4, 2020
My name is Barbara Lynn Burn, and I live in a 'two-light town' named Athabasca, which is located in rural...
Exercise at Sorrentino’s Compassion House
August 3, 2020
In May 2015, I found a golf ball-sized tumor in my right breast and was shortly thereafter diagnosed with breast...
CompassionConnects Helps Alberta Women ‘Pick Up the Pieces’ Post-Treatment
July 31, 2020
Cancer treatment ends, and… life goes back to normal? For cancer survivors, particularly those who live outside of major treatment centres...
Taking Action Towards Anti-Racisim
July 31, 2020
Like all of you, we watched in horror as George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis last week. It...
Alumni Spotlight: Carmelo Rago Jr.
July 31, 2020
Sorrentino’s Restaurant Group has been involved with Compassion House Foundation since the beginning—so much so that our main service, Sorrentino’s...
#COVIDkindness: Volunteer Shuttle Driver Steps Up
March 20, 2020
Over the weeks, the impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been dramatic and direct. Struggles are widespread, and nonprofit organizations are uniquely...
Cup of Compassion
March 19, 2020
On World Cancer Awareness Day, the Hinton Rotary Club launched Cup of Compassion – an awareness and fundraising campaign to support Compassion...