M.L. brain tumour and cancer awareness campaign underway
Brain tumours and cancers are more prevalent than most people know, and a local campaign is hoping to raise both awareness and funds for research into the conditions.
Andrea Cote, pharmacy assistant at Madill’s Drugs in Meadow Lake, recently kick-started a campaign called ‘Shave My Mane For Your Brain,’ promising to shave her head once the fundraising goal is met. The drive will last the entire month of May, which is Brain Tumour Awareness Month.
The cause recently hit home for a second time in Cote’s life. Her son Kevin, who is now 30, was diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of four, and she recently learned Michelle Jahnke, one of her colleagues at Madill’s, was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
“I thought, how can we make people aware of this, because there are so many types of brain tumours and brain cancers,” Cote said. “There are over 120 different types of brain tumours. Twenty-seven Canadians are diagnosed every day, and 55,000 Canadians are living with brain tumours.”