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Cancer Agency's Vancouver Island Centre.
Clark,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who 18 months ago was advised to get her affairs in order when she was diagnosed with cancer for the third time in 16 years, had an inspirational story to tell about successfully putting her future in the hands of her oncologist and care team.
"I truly believe the treatment we receive is 21st century, but the supportive care has lagged," she said,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], explaining her advocacy for a patient navigation research program,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the object of this year's Fund-a-Need component.
"You enter the system and you're on a treadmill of diagnosis, surgery, treatment and post-treatment care," she said. Cancer Agency is very innovative. This is a cause I get excited about raising money for because I can see stuff happening right here on the Island."
After the chic cocktail party and auction,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], dozens of patrons who paid $500 apiece attended a Jingle Soirée dinner at Pesca-tore's,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], where Chemainus tenor Ken Lavigne and his combo presented a Celtic medley of Christmas carols.
Breast cancer survivors on the Island Breaststrokers dragon-boat team wore pink boas and sold raffle tickets for a luxury trip to San Francisco.
Guests also bid on auction items including a Mediterranean cruise,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a 2012 Hyundai Accent,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a "three-hour tour" on SS Minnow of Gilligan's Island fame,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], getaways to resorts including River Rock Casino and a No. 10 Los Angeles Lakers jersey signed by hometown NBA star Steve Nash.
The event attracted many familiar faces on this city's fundraising circuit, including Daniel Sharp.
"I'd go to the opening of an envelope,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," quipped Sharp,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the CEO of Western Allergy Services Ltd.
Douglas Nelson,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the foundation's president and CEO, celebrated its recent selection as one of Canada's best-performing charities by Charity Intelligence Canada.
"It's a great recognition of what our donors already know - that our foundation is transparent in that we do everything we can to ensure dollars go directly to support lifesaving research,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he said.
"It's a bit like online banking, and don't we all love that - unlike the old days when the bank might not be open,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," said Nelson,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who experienced the unsettling "gap" between diagnosis and treatment when he learned his father had cancer.
The ideal, he said,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], would be to "log onto an online portal that would give you information relevant to your disease. You could do scheduling, track your progress and read about your oncology team."
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