Mommy Has Cancer
@mommyhascancer.ca
Using my story to advocate for better screening, cancer care and research in Canada. Author of an animated comic strip series about a young family with a terminally ill parent, based on my and my kids’ experiences.
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Terry Fox School Run
Terry Fox School Run
schools.terryfox.ca
My kids aren’t done fundraising for cancer research, because cancer continues to kill 88,000+ per year.
Can you help them reach their goal of $23,250?
Donate now and please share their link: schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
Can you help them reach their goal of $23,250?
Donate now and please share their link: schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
Friends - Thrombosis happens all too often. If you or someone you know has experienced it, please participate/ ask them to participate.
We're pleased to share this information for patients who have experienced thrombosis. This important study on mental health and thrombosis is led by Dr Kerstin de Wit, a Thrombosis Canada member at Queen's University in Kingston. Please consider participating here: thrombosiscan.info/QueensStudy
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Friends - Thrombosis happens all too often. If you or someone you know has experienced it, please participate/ ask them to participate.
Some friends last a lifetime. It was great seeing my friend « Tink » tonight. We’ve seen each other twice in 30 years. That deserves a photo!!
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Some friends last a lifetime. It was great seeing my friend « Tink » tonight. We’ve seen each other twice in 30 years. That deserves a photo!!
With stage 4 cancer, I’m a frequent ER guest—like Hotel California for the terminally ill. ECG tech loved my compression socks with a ❤️ rhythm & matched curtains! Labs, Urinalysis, ECG, & CT done, I have a plan to get better soon.
Good news: my progression sites haven’t changed since last month!
Good news: my progression sites haven’t changed since last month!
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
With stage 4 cancer, I’m a frequent ER guest—like Hotel California for the terminally ill. ECG tech loved my compression socks with a ❤️ rhythm & matched curtains! Labs, Urinalysis, ECG, & CT done, I have a plan to get better soon.
Good news: my progression sites haven’t changed since last month!
Good news: my progression sites haven’t changed since last month!
My kids aren’t done fundraising for cancer research, because cancer continues to kill 88,000+ per year.
Can you help them reach their goal of $23,250?
Donate now and please share their link: schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
Can you help them reach their goal of $23,250?
Donate now and please share their link: schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
Terry Fox School Run
Terry Fox School Run
schools.terryfox.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
My kids aren’t done fundraising for cancer research, because cancer continues to kill 88,000+ per year.
Can you help them reach their goal of $23,250?
Donate now and please share their link: schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
Can you help them reach their goal of $23,250?
Donate now and please share their link: schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
Mes enfants n'ont pas encore terminé de collecter des fonds pour la recherche contre le cancer, car le cancer continue de tuer plus de 88 000 Canadiens chaque année. Pouvez-vous les aider à atteindre leur objectif de 23 250 dollars ? Faites un don maintenant et s'il vous plaît partagez leur lien. 👇
La Course Terry Fox des écoles
La Course Terry Fox des écoles
ecoles.terryfox.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Mes enfants n'ont pas encore terminé de collecter des fonds pour la recherche contre le cancer, car le cancer continue de tuer plus de 88 000 Canadiens chaque année. Pouvez-vous les aider à atteindre leur objectif de 23 250 dollars ? Faites un don maintenant et s'il vous plaît partagez leur lien. 👇
Since kindergarten, my children have been fundraising to support cancer research, like @marathonofhope.bsky.social. They are less than $10,000 away from their goal of $23,250, and every contribution counts!
Donate now 🔗👇 and share their link:
Together, #FinishIt for Terry!
Donate now 🔗👇 and share their link:
Together, #FinishIt for Terry!
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Since kindergarten, my children have been fundraising to support cancer research, like @marathonofhope.bsky.social. They are less than $10,000 away from their goal of $23,250, and every contribution counts!
Donate now 🔗👇 and share their link:
Together, #FinishIt for Terry!
Donate now 🔗👇 and share their link:
Together, #FinishIt for Terry!
Depuis la maternelle, mes enfants collectent des fonds pour soutenir la recherche contre le cancer, comme @marathonofhope.bsky.social. Ils sont à moins de 10 000 $ de leur objectif de 23 250 $. Chaque contribution compte !
Faites un don 🔗👇 et partagez SVP !
Ensemble, #TerminonsLe pour Terry !
Faites un don 🔗👇 et partagez SVP !
Ensemble, #TerminonsLe pour Terry !
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Depuis la maternelle, mes enfants collectent des fonds pour soutenir la recherche contre le cancer, comme @marathonofhope.bsky.social. Ils sont à moins de 10 000 $ de leur objectif de 23 250 $. Chaque contribution compte !
Faites un don 🔗👇 et partagez SVP !
Ensemble, #TerminonsLe pour Terry !
Faites un don 🔗👇 et partagez SVP !
Ensemble, #TerminonsLe pour Terry !
You are very welcome. I look forward to meeting you another time. Get well soon!
@mommyhascancer.ca sent this to me from the #CCRC2025 💕 💕💕
I so wanted to be there but life had other plans 🌺 that is okay
Thanks so much for your kind gesture mommy 💕😊
I so wanted to be there but life had other plans 🌺 that is okay
Thanks so much for your kind gesture mommy 💕😊
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
You are very welcome. I look forward to meeting you another time. Get well soon!
Don’t forget to register for tonight’s free webinar “The silent threat: clots & cancer”. Kirsten and I will share our stories and will be joined by Dr. de Wit—ER physician—for this important ssssion!
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Don’t forget to register for tonight’s free webinar “The silent threat: clots & cancer”. Kirsten and I will share our stories and will be joined by Dr. de Wit—ER physician—for this important ssssion!
Are you a cancer patient or caregiver for one?
Blood clots are the 2nd leading cause of death in people with cancer, but are often
preventable when we know what to look for.
Join me and others with lived experience for this important conversation. 🔗👇
#CancerSupport #cancercare #livingwithcancer
Blood clots are the 2nd leading cause of death in people with cancer, but are often
preventable when we know what to look for.
Join me and others with lived experience for this important conversation. 🔗👇
#CancerSupport #cancercare #livingwithcancer
Blood clots are a silent threat for people living with cancer.
Join Thrombosis Canada for a free online webinar for patients and the public. Hear from patient partners and learn more about cancer-associated thrombosis on October 28 | 7 PM ET. Free registration: thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
Join Thrombosis Canada for a free online webinar for patients and the public. Hear from patient partners and learn more about cancer-associated thrombosis on October 28 | 7 PM ET. Free registration: thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
October 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Are you a cancer patient or caregiver for one?
Blood clots are the 2nd leading cause of death in people with cancer, but are often
preventable when we know what to look for.
Join me and others with lived experience for this important conversation. 🔗👇
#CancerSupport #cancercare #livingwithcancer
Blood clots are the 2nd leading cause of death in people with cancer, but are often
preventable when we know what to look for.
Join me and others with lived experience for this important conversation. 🔗👇
#CancerSupport #cancercare #livingwithcancer
Stay current on the most cutting edge precision oncology research funded by the @marathonofhope.bsky.social @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social
A great initiative by the Patient Advisory Committee (ACC PAC) ❤️
PUBLIC and FREE webinars for #AtlanticCanadians
Join us on Nov 25 (webinar in French) and Nov 28 (webinar in English) to learn about the research activities of the Marathon Of Hope Atlantic Cancer Consortium
#MarathonOfHope #Cancer
PUBLIC and FREE webinars for #AtlanticCanadians
Join us on Nov 25 (webinar in French) and Nov 28 (webinar in English) to learn about the research activities of the Marathon Of Hope Atlantic Cancer Consortium
#MarathonOfHope #Cancer
October 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Stay current on the most cutting edge precision oncology research funded by the @marathonofhope.bsky.social @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social
“Anything is possible if you try. Dreams are made possible if you try.” - #TerryFox 1979.
My kids are trying to raise $23,250 for cancer research. Can you help? Any amount takes them on step closer to making Terry’s dream possible.
🙏 donate now: schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
My kids are trying to raise $23,250 for cancer research. Can you help? Any amount takes them on step closer to making Terry’s dream possible.
🙏 donate now: schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
Terry Fox School Run
Terry Fox School Run
schools.terryfox.ca
October 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Anything is possible if you try. Dreams are made possible if you try.” - #TerryFox 1979.
My kids are trying to raise $23,250 for cancer research. Can you help? Any amount takes them on step closer to making Terry’s dream possible.
🙏 donate now: schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
My kids are trying to raise $23,250 for cancer research. Can you help? Any amount takes them on step closer to making Terry’s dream possible.
🙏 donate now: schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
Thanks to a generous donor, my kids have surpassed the halfway point in their fundraising for cancer research.
With 43% of us being diagnosed and 25% losing their lives to cancer, let’s honor Terry Fox’s dream of a cancer-free world. Together, we can #FinishIt.
Join us and donate now! 🔗👇
With 43% of us being diagnosed and 25% losing their lives to cancer, let’s honor Terry Fox’s dream of a cancer-free world. Together, we can #FinishIt.
Join us and donate now! 🔗👇
Terry Fox School Run
Terry Fox School Run
schools.terryfox.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thanks to a generous donor, my kids have surpassed the halfway point in their fundraising for cancer research.
With 43% of us being diagnosed and 25% losing their lives to cancer, let’s honor Terry Fox’s dream of a cancer-free world. Together, we can #FinishIt.
Join us and donate now! 🔗👇
With 43% of us being diagnosed and 25% losing their lives to cancer, let’s honor Terry Fox’s dream of a cancer-free world. Together, we can #FinishIt.
Join us and donate now! 🔗👇
Grâce à un donateur, mes enfants ont franchi la moitié de leur collecte de fonds contre le cancer. 43 % d’entre nous seront atteints de cette maladie, et 25 % en mourront.
Faites un don pour éradiquer le cancer, comme l’avait imaginé #TerryFox. Ensemble, #TerminonsLe 🔗👇
Faites un don pour éradiquer le cancer, comme l’avait imaginé #TerryFox. Ensemble, #TerminonsLe 🔗👇
La Course Terry Fox des écoles
La Course Terry Fox des écoles
ecoles.terryfox.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Grâce à un donateur, mes enfants ont franchi la moitié de leur collecte de fonds contre le cancer. 43 % d’entre nous seront atteints de cette maladie, et 25 % en mourront.
Faites un don pour éradiquer le cancer, comme l’avait imaginé #TerryFox. Ensemble, #TerminonsLe 🔗👇
Faites un don pour éradiquer le cancer, comme l’avait imaginé #TerryFox. Ensemble, #TerminonsLe 🔗👇
I’ll be sharing my cancer-related thrombosis story at this webinar. If you are a cancer patient, or are caring for one, please register for free. Info 👇
Blood clots are a silent threat for people living with cancer.
Join Thrombosis Canada for a free online webinar for patients and the public. Hear from patient partners and learn more about cancer-associated thrombosis on October 28 | 7 PM ET. Free registration: thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
Join Thrombosis Canada for a free online webinar for patients and the public. Hear from patient partners and learn more about cancer-associated thrombosis on October 28 | 7 PM ET. Free registration: thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
October 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I’ll be sharing my cancer-related thrombosis story at this webinar. If you are a cancer patient, or are caring for one, please register for free. Info 👇
Life is sometimes hard, and can feel cruel. But I can't think that way--not for me, not for my support network, and especially not for my kids.
My recent scans were not as I had hoped. You can read about how I am trying to balance my terrible fear, with my desire to live. Read about it in my blog
My recent scans were not as I had hoped. You can read about how I am trying to balance my terrible fear, with my desire to live. Read about it in my blog
Life on the tightrope with metastatic cancer
Living with metastatic breast cancer feels like walking a tightrope, quarter to quarter, between scans. It’s a constant balancing act of living in the moment while bracing for the next set of…
kwadrans.ca
October 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Life is sometimes hard, and can feel cruel. But I can't think that way--not for me, not for my support network, and especially not for my kids.
My recent scans were not as I had hoped. You can read about how I am trying to balance my terrible fear, with my desire to live. Read about it in my blog
My recent scans were not as I had hoped. You can read about how I am trying to balance my terrible fear, with my desire to live. Read about it in my blog
I am one of the patients who will talk about my near-death experience because of clots. I know many other cancer patients who have had similar experiences.
Join us to learn about what to look for. It could save your life.
Join us to learn about what to look for. It could save your life.
Half of all clots in people with cancer happen within 3 months of diagnosis.
Awareness saves lives, join us Tuesday, October 28 for a free webinar with patients and experts.
Register here thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
#SilentThreat #WorldThrombosisDay #CancerCare #WTDay2025
Awareness saves lives, join us Tuesday, October 28 for a free webinar with patients and experts.
Register here thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
#SilentThreat #WorldThrombosisDay #CancerCare #WTDay2025
October 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I am one of the patients who will talk about my near-death experience because of clots. I know many other cancer patients who have had similar experiences.
Join us to learn about what to look for. It could save your life.
Join us to learn about what to look for. It could save your life.
In just the first 2.5 weeks of October, 5 families I know have been hit by difficult news—two funerals, a diagnosis, and heartbreaking loss. Cancer is touching so many lives.
My kids' fundraising + your donations = brilliant minds researching ways to #FinishIt for #TerryFox. Donate 🔗👇
My kids' fundraising + your donations = brilliant minds researching ways to #FinishIt for #TerryFox. Donate 🔗👇
Terry Fox School Run
Terry Fox School Run
schools.terryfox.ca
October 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
En 2,5 semaines, 5 familles que je connais ont reçu des nouvelles difficiles — deux funérailles, un diagnostic, une perte. Le cancer frappe fort.
La collecte de mes enfants + vos dons = chercheurs brillants pour vaincre le cancer. Terminons-le pour #TerryFox.
Faites un don 🔗👇
La collecte de mes enfants + vos dons = chercheurs brillants pour vaincre le cancer. Terminons-le pour #TerryFox.
Faites un don 🔗👇
La Course Terry Fox des écoles
La Course Terry Fox des écoles
ecoles.terryfox.ca
October 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
En 2,5 semaines, 5 familles que je connais ont reçu des nouvelles difficiles — deux funérailles, un diagnostic, une perte. Le cancer frappe fort.
La collecte de mes enfants + vos dons = chercheurs brillants pour vaincre le cancer. Terminons-le pour #TerryFox.
Faites un don 🔗👇
La collecte de mes enfants + vos dons = chercheurs brillants pour vaincre le cancer. Terminons-le pour #TerryFox.
Faites un don 🔗👇
Another reason my kids are raising funds for cancer research: “We’ve seen our mom go through every treatment — she tries to stay brave, but we’ve seen her cry, get sick, and worry about us. It hurts us to see her like that.” – KwadKids, 2025
Let’s finish what Terry started, and donate today 🔗 👇
Let’s finish what Terry started, and donate today 🔗 👇
Terry Fox School Run
Terry Fox School Run
schools.terryfox.ca
October 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Another reason my kids are raising funds for cancer research: “We’ve seen our mom go through every treatment — she tries to stay brave, but we’ve seen her cry, get sick, and worry about us. It hurts us to see her like that.” – KwadKids, 2025
Let’s finish what Terry started, and donate today 🔗 👇
Let’s finish what Terry started, and donate today 🔗 👇
« Nous avons vu notre maman suivre tous les traitements — elle essaie de rester courageuse, mais nous l'avons vue pleurer, tomber malade et s'inquiéter pour nous. Cela nous fait mal de la voir comme ça. » – KwadKids, 2025
Terminons-le comme Terry le voulait. SVP, faites un don aujourd'hui. 🔗 👇
Terminons-le comme Terry le voulait. SVP, faites un don aujourd'hui. 🔗 👇
La Course Terry Fox des écoles
La Course Terry Fox des écoles
ecoles.terryfox.ca
October 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
« Nous avons vu notre maman suivre tous les traitements — elle essaie de rester courageuse, mais nous l'avons vue pleurer, tomber malade et s'inquiéter pour nous. Cela nous fait mal de la voir comme ça. » – KwadKids, 2025
Terminons-le comme Terry le voulait. SVP, faites un don aujourd'hui. 🔗 👇
Terminons-le comme Terry le voulait. SVP, faites un don aujourd'hui. 🔗 👇
Congrats @savaslab.bsky.social on your CCRA Exceptional Leadership in Patient Involvement in Cancer Research Award. I just saw it in the CCRA Conference program. Will you be attending?
October 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Congrats @savaslab.bsky.social on your CCRA Exceptional Leadership in Patient Involvement in Cancer Research Award. I just saw it in the CCRA Conference program. Will you be attending?
I’m helping share this free Thrombosis Canada event on October 28 – it’s an important conversation about blood clots in people with cancer.
Awareness can save lives. Join me: thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
#SilentThreat #WorldThrombosisDay #BloodClots #WTDay25 @thrombosiscan.bsky.social
Awareness can save lives. Join me: thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
#SilentThreat #WorldThrombosisDay #BloodClots #WTDay25 @thrombosiscan.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I’m helping share this free Thrombosis Canada event on October 28 – it’s an important conversation about blood clots in people with cancer.
Awareness can save lives. Join me: thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
#SilentThreat #WorldThrombosisDay #BloodClots #WTDay25 @thrombosiscan.bsky.social
Awareness can save lives. Join me: thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
#SilentThreat #WorldThrombosisDay #BloodClots #WTDay25 @thrombosiscan.bsky.social
A quick PSA for all those living in Calgary. Don’t forget to get out and vote! #YYCVotes
I did it, and was caught red-handed by the @calgarypolice.bsky.social
Thanks to the officer who took my photo!
Do your civic duty and get out to vote in #YYC. I was in and out within a few minutes!
#YYCVotes
Thanks to the officer who took my photo!
Do your civic duty and get out to vote in #YYC. I was in and out within a few minutes!
#YYCVotes
October 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A quick PSA for all those living in Calgary. Don’t forget to get out and vote! #YYCVotes
Post treatment side effects 🤢 🟰 🚫 😴 until 2:00 am 🟰🚫 🏋️♀️ this morning. On the flip side, after each 🚽 visit, I drank lots of💧
I wanted more but had to 🛌 had an appointment at 8:20 a.m. Hydration made it easier to access my veins and 💉🩸. I’m just finishing a ☕️ before my next appointment. Time to 🚘
I wanted more but had to 🛌 had an appointment at 8:20 a.m. Hydration made it easier to access my veins and 💉🩸. I’m just finishing a ☕️ before my next appointment. Time to 🚘
October 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Post treatment side effects 🤢 🟰 🚫 😴 until 2:00 am 🟰🚫 🏋️♀️ this morning. On the flip side, after each 🚽 visit, I drank lots of💧
I wanted more but had to 🛌 had an appointment at 8:20 a.m. Hydration made it easier to access my veins and 💉🩸. I’m just finishing a ☕️ before my next appointment. Time to 🚘
I wanted more but had to 🛌 had an appointment at 8:20 a.m. Hydration made it easier to access my veins and 💉🩸. I’m just finishing a ☕️ before my next appointment. Time to 🚘