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Joanne's Story

Posted on Stories · January 23, 2018 1:03 PM

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Imagine my shock to learn that at 53 years of age, I had endometrial cancer. How could this happen to me? Seven months later I had survived surgery, chemo and 28 radiation treatments.

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Angela's story

Posted on Stories · October 05, 2015 1:03 PM

 

 

 

 

 

This story isn't mine it's actually my sister's.  She's deceased, unfortunately, so I will speak on her behalf.

 

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Alberta Must Do More to Prepare for Extreme Heat Events

July 4, 2022EDMONTON Alberta Must Do More to Prepare for Extreme Heat Events In the summer of 2021, Alberta experienced a record-breaking heat dome, claiming an estimated 66 lives. That heat emergency finally passed one year ago today. Hundreds of people in western Canada died from extreme heat during 2021’s...

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