Powerful members of our local community who have stepped up as Ambassadors to raise awareness and funds for local cancer care.
2024 grow on windsor ambassador Gemma Badalamenti Concerning call from HER DOCTOR ‘Come In Right Away. Don’t Come Alone’ Gemma has always been diligent with her self breast exams. So when she discovered a hard, circular lump in her left breast, she knew in her gut that something wasn’t right. After her first visit with…
2024 grow on windsor ambassador George Gidden life changing call from his doctor ‘My heart just stopped.’ George began experiencing intermittent abdominal pain over the course of a couple of weeks. When the pain became unbearable, he called his doctor who ordered a number of tests, including an Ultrasound. A wood craftsman and cabinet maker,…
2024 grow on windsor ambassador Rod Mazza EMERGENCY ROOM tests finds tumour Lifesaving Kidney Stones During a bout with Covid, Rod began taking over-the-counter-medication to ease a lingering headache. After what he feared was the ‘prolonged use’ of medication, he began experiencing excruciating abdominal pain. Concerned that he had misused medication, Rod worried he was…
2024 grow on windsor ambassador Jill Laframboise a stark reality Cancer Is Not A Thing for 23yr Olds – But It Is. Jill can still hear her Granny’s voice when she recalls the advice she was given throughout her adolescent years, “Granny always used to tell us, ‘Girls, check your boobs!’”. Sadly, her grandmother was…
2024 grow on windsor ambassador Jim Durling Jim POSED critical QUESTION TO HIS urologist What If It Was Your Son? Jim Durling is a family man through and through. In 2008, he faced the heartbreaking news that his brother had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, a disease his brother would ultimately succumb to. After losing…
Pamela Gebrayel 2024 Show Us Your Brave Ambassador Pamela shares her story about battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma back in 2012, and the devastating diagnosis she received a decade later. Pamela, not usually one for the spotlight, says she’s showing bravery by opening up and sharing her story. pamela gebrayel “How Is That Even Possible?” After being…
Heather Chauvin 2024 Show Us Your Brave Ambassador Heather opens up about her cancer diagnosis and the impact she feared it would have on her family. For her best chance at thriving, Heather had to put herself and her health first. This is her story. HEATHER CHAUVIN “What If I Don’t Survive This?” Heather, a…
Shannon Kadar 2024 Show Us Your Brave Ambassador Shannon, a vibrant cancer survivor, refuses to let her diagnosis get in the way of her passionate advocacy for ovarian cancer and our local cancer community, SHANNON KADAR “Cancer is only one part of our story.” Shannon Kadar, a vibrant woman, openly shares her experience from the…
Mark Pastorius 2024 Show Us Your Brave Ambassador Mark, a local cancer survivor, is stepping outside his comfort zone to share his experience receiving local treatment and care after his cancer diagnosis. MARK PASTORIUS “You’ve gotta be brave. You gotta fight.” Mark Pastorius, a family man from Amherstburg, candidly shares details of his diagnosis, his…
2023 grow on Windsor ambassador Steve Gregetz Is Teaming Up For Grow On Windsor “I know that I’ve benefited a ton from past donors. Their generosity makes our facility what it is today. Please know that whatever you can give will help everyone else that walks through those doors.” – Steve Gregetz Read his story,…
