Thanks to people like you we are making progress!
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Toby Dunne
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor
"I could never thank you enough for your support. Your generosity will contribute to helping many others like me as we continue to make cancer a less scary and more survivable disease."
Susan Carr
Pancreatic cancer survivor
"I, and many others, thank you for your support. I am able to tell my story because of people like you."
Peter Peterson
Male breast cancer survivor
"My heartfelt thank you to all lottery ticket buyers. Your support helped my family and myself take our journey with care and support every step of the way."
Alberta's two largest cancer-fighting organizations working together with and for Albertans
Since 2000, Cash & Cars Lottery has supported Alberta's two largest cancer-fighting organizations: the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society, AB/NWT.
To date, the Lottery has raised more than $20 million for cancer research, prevention, screening, education, and care right here in Alberta. Funding seven support and 17 treatment centres, the Cash & Cars Lottery ensures patients and their families receive the best possible treatment and care in communities throughout the province. These funds are used to educate and support cancer patients and their families from diagnosis to treatment and throughout their journey.
Your support of the Cash and Cars Lottery makes ALL of this possible. Thank You!
Making every moment count
While there is little to be grateful for in my brain cancer diagnosis, I am thankful I was diagnosed in Alberta where incredible research advances have been made over the last few years. The chemo I took called Temodol, developed in the last decade by research supported in this province, increased average survivor rates from three to six months to one to three years, while also reducing the toxic impact chemo traditionally has on the patient. For me that meant I was able to take my 13 months of chemo orally in the comfort of my home.
This treatment regimen allowed me to invest the time away from work into what really matters — experiences with loved ones and learning to fight symptoms unfortunately part of my new normal. I have the time to focus on living, rather than feeling like I am dying.
Nevertheless, I have had the maximum dose of radiation to the brain one person can have in her lifetime. It is likely my Glioblastoma will reoccur before I am 40 and the only option I will be given is what hospice I choose to live my final days in. But I am not giving up yet. We are making real progress.
Cash and Cars Lottery plays a huge role in the fight against cancer. That's why every ticket we sell supports the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society, funding research, prevention and screening, education and care throughout the province.
I am living proof that your Cash and Cars Lottery ticket purchase can make a difference in the lives of courageous Albertans and their families fighting cancer. Your support will help create a legacy — a legacy of life.
