Vault Cycle Fundraiser fun

Do it if you can! There are people with cancer, in hospital or in treatment, unwell and unable to get up and get going. But you know who DID get going? Over 25 people came out to @Vault Cycle Club for a high energy, fun spin class and to raise money for Cancer Crossing! That's right, on March 7th we had a full room of men and women giving it their all so they could support cancer patients in Manitoba.

Huge thanks go out to @Vault Cycle Club for offering us a discounted rate. Also huge thanks to Allyson Kendall who graciously donated her time to instruct the class. Allyson reminded us all to keep going for cancer patients. Thank you to our participants for their donations to Cancer Crossing. A fun and sweaty time was had by all!

Small town woman in financial need

 Cancer patients have multiple needs often over a very long time. We were recently asked to help a woman in her 50s with her ongoing expenses. She lives in a small town south of Winnipeg. She's unable to work at present and is on disability and is awaiting further surgery. She also has limited financial support and struggles to afford items she needs for her care. We were able to give her a one time payment to assist with her needs. You can help us provide financial relief to cancer patients in need by donating at https://cancercrossing.com/

Winnipeg child with brain cancer

 Children should get a pass on cancer, and too often they do not. This is the case for a teenage boy with brain cancer. He was diagnosed 5 years ago and continues to receive treatment. His father is a single parent to him and two other children. His income consists of EI Caregiver support. This family is dealing with a lot, from a sick child, to raising other younger children, and doing it all on a substantially reduced income. They recently received an unexpected repair bill and were extremely grateful for the assistance that Cancer Crossing was able to provide to them, covering their bill and providing for some extra's for the child's care and comfort. We wish this family well and good health in the days ahead. Donations are gratefully received at https://cancercrossing.com/

Interlake woman needs help

 Cancer Crossing was asked to assist a woman in her mid-70s with transportation costs. She is travelling to Winnipeg for radiation therapy, which is 30 total round trips. Since she has pets at home she must return daily to take care of them. She will drive herself as long as she can as there is no volunteer driver program in her community. Her retirement income consists of CPP and OAS, which doesn't leave much for extra travel costs. We were pleased to be able to help her and wish her all the best for renewed health. You too can help Manitobans with cancer by donating at https://cancercrossing.com/, charitable tax receipts will be given.

Child must travel to Toronto for surgery

 We were sad to hear of a pre-school age boy with liver cancer. He is undergoing treatment in Winnipeg had an assessment at Sick Kids in Toronto and will be going again for further testing and surgical planning for a liver transplant there. There is also a baby in the family and so one parent is on maternity leave and the other parent is on EI Caregiver benefits. This leaves the required travel out of reach financially. While we cannot cover the entire cost, we were able to provide the family with some financial help which hopefully make their travel easier. We wish them all the best for their son's full recovery. Please donate at https://cancercrossing.com/

Winnipeg woman receives help

 Cancer Crossing was recently able to help a woman in her early 60s who has lung cancer with metastasis. She is unable to work, her employer will not give any accommodations so that she can work with some help, and so she is receiving CPP Disability as her only income. This is leaving her stretched tight and she asked for help so that she could buy groceries. It's hard to imagine being in such circumstances and so we were glad to lighten her load by providing some monetary assistance. Please help us help others by donating at https://cancercrossing.com/. Tax deductible receipts will be given as we are a registered charity.

Thank you!

 We at Cancer Crossing were delighted to receive thanks from some clients recently. One woman wrote that the support from Cancer Crossing was huge as they were dealing with financial stresses due to her diagnosis. Her advice to others to is to give yourself a lot of grace, rest when you can and take care of yourself. A surprise to her in her illness was that it took a lot of strength and compassion for herself. It took a lot of self love to deal with not having hair, eyelashes or eyebrows. We are so glad to have been of help. You can help too by donating at https://cancercrossing.com/