Cancer care doesn’t end when treatment does.
In this feature from @macleans.bsky.social we shared how our programs help people move from isolation to connection.
Learn more: https://shorturl.at/HAmGJ
#CancerSupport #CancerCare #SupportBeyondTreatment
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Happy National Volunteer Week! 💙
This week, we’re celebrating the people who make Wellspring what it is — our volunteers.
You are the heart of our community, helping ensure that no one faces cancer alone.
#NVW2026 #ThankYouVolunteers
We extend our heartfelt thanks to Christina Smith for her dedicated leadership as CEO of Wellspring. 💙
As she concludes her time as CEO, we invite you to hear directly from Christina in this special video.
🎥 Watch at: https://youtu.be/DWomWYzOFuI
After being diagnosed, Lejla faced overwhelming physical pain and a difficult mental health journey.
Through compassionate care, Lejla found a place where she did not have to face cancer alone.
👉 Read Lejla’s story: https://shorturl.at/C9AdG
#MultipleMyeloma #CancerSupport
When a child is living with cancer, parents and caregivers carry so much behind the scenes. The Parents of Children with Cancer Support Circle offers a space just for them. 💚
📅 Dates:
• April 16
• May 21
🔗 https://shorturl.at/A0717
#CaregiverSupport #ChildhoodCancer
A heartfelt thank you to the Oakville Lions Club 💚
Thanks to their recent donation, we’re able to invest in a new furnace at Birmingham Gilgan House, helping us keep our space warm, welcoming, and comfortable for everyone.
We’re so grateful for this support.
Today is World Psycho-Oncology Day 💚
At Wellspring, we know that cancer affects more than the body. That’s why psychosocial support is at the heart of everything we do.
Learn more at wellspring.ca/programs
#WPOD2026 #MakeTheInvisibleVisible #CancerSupport @ipospsychooncol.bsky.social
We’re proud to see the impact of Nourish 💚
Recently, Jill Burns from The Ottawa Cancer Foundation and Inuit Elder Sipporah Enuaraq shared how Nourish is supporting people living with cancer on Rogers TV Ottawa’s In the Know and CTV’s Your Morning.
🎥 Watch: https://shorturl.at/RUYk9
Being a caregiver means being a steady source of strength. On #NationalCaregiversDay, we honour you. 💚
#Wellspring offers programs created just for caregivers, so you can find support when you need it most.
Learn more: wellspring.ca/gta/program/caregiver-support/
When her husband Peter was diagnosed with cancer, Kathy didn’t know where to turn. At #Wellspring, they found more than support: they found community, connection, and a way to navigate it all together. 💚
🔗 Read their story: https://wellspring.ca/?p=14159
#CancerSupport #LegacyGiving
When her husband Peter was diagnosed with cancer, Kathy didn’t know where to turn. At #Wellspring, they found more than support: they found community, connection, and a way to navigate it all together. 💚
🔗 Read their story: https://wellspring.ca/?p=14159
#CancerSupport #LegacyGiving
Join us on Wellspring’s Community Forum for a Live Q&A Chat and get ready for tax season with confidence!
Our Ontario Money Matters team will be online from 12 - 1 p.m. (ET) on Monday to answer your questions.
To participate, visit: wellspring.ca/community-livechat-taxseason
A sincere thank you to all who attended yesterday's Well Dressed for Spring event! Your presence and enthusiasm turned a wonderful occasion into an unforgettable one!
#WellDressedForSpring #Wellspring
🚨 Today is the final day to buy tickets for the 2026 Well Dressed for Spring Luxury Raffle! Ticket sales will close at 9 p.m. tonight! 🚨
🎟 Get your tickets: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/welldressed
#WellDressedForSpring #LuxuryRaffle #CancerSupport #TorontoEvents
🌸 Only a few days left to buy tickets for the 2026 Well Dressed for Spring Luxury Raffle! Enter now for your chance to win our biggest jackpot yet!
🎟 Get your tickets: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/welldressed
#WellDressedForSpring #LuxuryRaffle #CancerSupport #TorontoEvents
🌸 There's only 1 week left to buy tickets for the 2026 Well Dressed for Spring Luxury Raffle! Enter now for your chance to win our biggest jackpot yet!
🎟 Get your tickets: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/welldressed
#WellDressedForSpring #LuxuryRaffle #CancerSupport #TorontoEvents
Sharing the incredible view that was taken on Friday morning from our Birmingham Gilgan House in Oakville. We have a newly upholstered window bench seat cushion that creates an inviting space to enjoy the view from the Ploder room!
🌸 Wellspring is pleased to present the 2026 Well Dressed for Spring Luxury Raffle! Enter now for your chance to win incredible prizes.
🎟 Get your tickets: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/welldressed
📅 Draw Date: March 25, 2026
#WellDressedForSpring #LuxuryRaffle #CancerSupport #TorontoEvents
Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation is delighted to welcome Brenda Delodder as our new Chief Executive Officer, effective April 13.
Brenda most recently served as CEO of the Canadian Spondyloarthritis Association and brings extensive experience in nonprofit leadership.
Jim walked into a doctor’s office on a sunny day and walked out with cancer. What followed was loss, love, grief, resilience - and a community that changed everything. Discover how he found strength, music, and community when he needed it most💛
Read it now on our website https://loom.ly/P2NWnNc
This 7 week program is a safe space to express yourself. You can lose yourself in a creative project and find yourself in a new ‘happy place’ – calm, focused, and at ease with your surroundings while you experience the therapeutic benefits of art.
Visit https://loom.ly/3RkhG0g
Healing Journey Level 2: Skills for Healing, provides a deeper experience of support and coping strategies that reduce stress and includes small group discussions about personal circumstances and needs.
Starting February 25. To register, visit https://loom.ly/0And2Fs
#Wellspring #CancerSupport
Thank you to Streetsville Pipes and Drums for their $5,000 donation to Wellspring Birmingham Gilgan House. 💙 Their gift ensures that families living with cancer in the Mississauga and Halton communities can access compassionate, free support when they need it most.
#CancerSupport #Gratitude
At 26, JSAL was newly married, settling into a new home, and juggling a demanding project management role. Life was full, fast, and fuelled by takeout - like so many Gen Z professionals chasing momentum. Cancer was the last thing on her radar. Until it wasn’t.
JSAL's story: https://loom.ly/fE1b_NA
On Jan 14, Wellspring came together with Tungasuvvingat Inuit and the Ottawa Cancer Foundation for the second Nourish for the Inuit Community event of the year - bringing Inuit community members together to share stories, food, and knowledge. Thank you to all!
Ready to take your healing to the next level? 🌱 Join us for Healing Journey 5, inspired by A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, developed specifically for people coping with cancer. We'll explore stress reduction, spirituality, and support - together.
To register, visit https://loom.ly/gCSB2H4
This Valentine’s Day, you can share the love with those going through cancer.
Send an e-card and donate in honour of a loved one today. Your gift helps families living with cancer access essential support through Wellspring programs. 💌
Share the love 👉 give.wellspring.ca/share-the-love
On this World Cancer Day, know you are not alone. From online to in-person programs, from support groups to instructional classes, if you are living with cancer or are a caregiver, Wellspring has something for you. All at no cost.
Visit our website today to find a program you'll enjoy!
For more than 20 years, Angela spent her life protecting others - as a police officer, a wife, a mother, and a caregiver to her father. When a delayed mammogram led to a breast cancer diagnosis, Angela was forced to make an impossible choice.
To read Angela's story visit https://loom.ly/-Y-qywY
Tthis eight-week program explores the spiritual impact of cancer and offers tools to reduce frustration, ease resentment, and cultivate peace and calm. Participants will learn to build deeper emotional and spiritual wellbeing - alongside others who truly understand.
https://loom.ly/ACXVUiA