2022

Nothing Succeeds like Success!

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November 2022 They say, ‘nothing succeeds like success,’ and that’s precisely what happened in 2022. Building on last year’s donation, we added another $100+K to the tally and have raised over $335,000 for Sunnybrook Lung Cancer. There are smiles all around  – from my amazing committee to the research team at Sunnybrook, who continue to innovate and give hope to cancer patients like me.  This year’s donation is earmarked for liquid biopsy research – a specialized, non-invasive test to detect cancer in the blood. The pathologist only needs a sample of your blood, pleural fluid, or urine to detect cancer […]

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Surpassing the Odds with Gratitude

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Greetings, friends, family and supporters! Thank you for your encouragement and support over the past three plus years. I’m thrilled to report I’ve surpassed my ‘best before date’ of three years of life expectancy. I’m forever grateful for recent scientific advances in biomarker testing and targeted therapy  – a less toxic, more personalized treatment plan for advanced-stage lung cancer. Thank you to Sunnybrook’s Drs. Alexander Louie, David Hwang, Ambika Parmar, and their outstanding team of specialists. Raising lung cancer awareness and fundraising for Sunnybrook are my top priorities.   Once again,  the ‘Crush it with Bev’ for Sunnybrook Lung Cancer golf

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From Tragic to Hopeful

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As the leading cause of cancer death for Canadian men and women, lung cancer has a poor image. It needs reframing. I’m willing to be one of its poster children because I want to change how we think about lung cancer. It didn’t take long for me to understand that my stigmatized view of lung cancer, and our collective perception, negatively affect the support, attention, and funding lung cancer receives. When initially diagnosed, everyone asked directly or indirectly if I smoked. I was relieved to say “Never” with the implicit message I wasn’t the cause of my disease. Now, approaching

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