Annie Against Cancer

In March of 2023, Annie was diagnosed with Triple Positive Invasive Ductal Carcinoma stage 1. This news has been absolutely heartbreaking for those who know and love Annie.

Prior to her diagnosis, Annie had just graduated from Saskatchewan Polytechnic for Combine Lab & X-ray Technology. And had began her career at Saint Anthony’s Hospital in Esterhazy, where she lives with her boyfriend Colton Schick, and their two dogs Duke and Ellie.

Unfortunately, a breast cancer diagnosis has put their future plans on hold and Annie will have to take several months off work to endure chemotherapy once a week over 4 months in Saskatoon, a 5 hour drive from Esterhazy, followed by surgery and possibly radiation if the cancer is found in her lymph nodes. After her year of therapies she will then have to go on hormone blockers for 5-10 years to reduce her chances of reoccurrence.

Unfortunately, the type of chemotherapy she will have to have is not offered anywhere else closer to Esterhazy with her healthcare team. That leaves the expense of travelling 10 hours a week on the shoulders of Annie and Colton. And because chemotherapy and hormone blockers can have long-term effects on Annie’s ability to conceive a child naturally, it was important to her and Colton to give themselves the best chance they could to have a family, so Annie has begun IVF treatments in hopes they can freeze embryos to be used in the future, which they again have had to pay out of their own pockets for.

Unfortunately, their funds are limited as she has been in school for the last two years and didn’t get much of an opportunity to work and save before her diagnosis. Any donation would help ease the financial burden that is inevitable with a cancer diagnosis and IVF. If you are unable to donate, please share and spread the word.

Thank you so much for your support for Annie & Colton.