Lyndsay Horrigan was getting regular headaches, to the point they were becoming her normal. As an assistant executive housekeeper at a hotel in Edmonton, Alta., and mom to then-four-year-old, Olivia, Lyndsay’s headaches began interrupting her job and her family life.

Dave Fleischer’s symptoms were easy enough to explain away. His eyesight was deteriorating, but then again, most of his family members wore glasses. His hearing was worsening, but hearing loss ran in his family, too.

Sitting in what she calls “the shack,” her home on the beach in Port Stanley, Ont., Mallory (or Mal, as she’s known to those close to her) smiles as she talks about how fortunate she is.

Traci Chambers’ relationship with Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada dates back to 2017, soon after she’d been diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma tumour.

Tracy Leipsic has always lived an active life. A speedskater in her youth, she’s stayed connected with the community as a Speedskating Manitoba board member and an official with speedskating in Canada.

At 17 years old, Will Burleigh is looking towards the next chapter of his life. A Grade 12 student in Grimsby, Ont., Will has a passion for golf and aspires to play at the post-secondary level, focusing on Phys Ed or kinesiology in his studies.

I went into nursing because I like taking care of people. It gave me first-hand experience of how difficult life can be, especially when going through a difficult healthcare scenario if you don’t have the correct support in place.

Debbie Slavik is a 50-year brain tumour survivor and is one of the very few from the time of her diagnosis in 1972, when she was only thirteen years of age.

It was only three days after Megan Cavender celebrated her 29th birthday, when she gave birth to her third child. […]