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October 23, 2025
My name is Nicole. I’m 36 years old. I ran in the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon 5K this October...
Gilda’s Toronto played a vital role – the support I got from them was invaluable,...
October 22, 2025
The evening portion of the Gilda’s Toronto Annual Golf Tournament this past July ended with a speech by Nolan Murphy,...
Luckily, through my sister, I was able to connect with Gilda’s Toronto teen support group....
April 9, 2025
Like many spouses, Haein Kim-Blasdale struggled with her husband’s cancer diagnosis. Haein had the extra burden of keeping the diagnosis...
Like many spouses, Haein Kim-Blasdale struggled with her husband’s cancer diagnosis. Haein had the extra...
February 12, 2024
In the cancer world, it’s important to feel that you’re in a community. Jessica Williams – Gilda's Toronto Member About...
"My eldest is 27. I am a single parent of 13-year-old twin daughters and a...
July 10, 2023
Twenty-three families joined us on May 27 on Jacob Island in the Kawartha Lakes. One of the motivations for our...
Throughout the weekend, children, youth and families made beautiful connections with each other. Families held...
June 21, 2023
  My name is Antonietta Gutierrez. When I was 12, my dad died of stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer....
As the recipient of the Lorna Rosenstein Youth Volunteer Leadership Award, I was matched with...
March 10, 2023
Does anybody walk around saying, I’ve got that kind of cancer? My family has a history of cancer, but I...
I struggled and needed to talk about what I was going through. The give and...
March 10, 2023
If you had told me following my breast cancer diagnosis, “You’re going to write a poem about the lessons you...
I was in a “warrior” state but knew I needed more than the medical treatment...
October 12, 2022
My name is Jeffrey. Three years ago, my wife and I learned that her cancer was untreatable, and she had...
We found out about Gilda’s Toronto, and they had a lot of information for me...