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Maria Filosa knows that other cancer patients take
comfort from hearing her story, and she shared
it often when she volunteered in the Wharton
Head and Neck clinic at Princess Margaret Cancer
Centre. There, in 2007, she was diagnosed with
tongue cancer which was aggressively treated with
two rounds of chemotherapy given concurrently
with seven weeks of radiation treatment. This was
followed by life-changing surgery where 70 percent
of her tongue was removed and then reconstructed.
What she faced back in 2007 was terrifying and she
could barely speak without bursting into tears. But
today, she speaks so sincerely about the incredible
quality of her care—both physical and emotional.
Her doctors were not only compassionate, but
respectful that she had very difficult decisions to
make, and they took the time to empower her with
the information she needed.
This year, Maria made another decision. She decided
to leave a gift for The Princess Margaret in her will.
“Leaving a bequest to the cancer centre is another
way for me to take control in beating cancer and
allowing the brilliance that is The Princess Margaret
to lead the way.”
Vito and Catherine Labate
Margaret, Audrey and
James Laidler
Harold Lane
Colin Languedoc
Moira and James Lawrence
Barry Lebow
Gail S. Leder and
Daniel Z. Goodwill
Connie Lee
Joan and Bob Lehman
Kathleen D. Leslie
Charles E. Letman
Daniel Lichtman
Meryl Lindale
Irene M. Lloyd
Debbie Locke
Audrey Loeb and David Ross
Margaret Jane Logan
Maria Loschiavo
Rita Louidor
Margaret Lynch
Mary and Garth MacGirr
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Mackay
William MacLaren
John and Gail MacNaughton
Robert Martin
Antonio and Seli Masegosa
Dana Maslic
Aureade Massey
Jean Matlow
Doris McCartney
Janice McDonald
R.A. Guy McGuire
Paul McNab and Mary
Collins-McNab
Beverly McRae
Elizabeth Meldrum
Steve Merker and Cathy Buchanan
Louis Michael
Rosa Milano
Barbara Jean Miles
James Miller
Patricia Miller
Ruth M. Miller
Ruth Milne
S. Milne
John K. Mitchell
Lois Mitchell
Carla Monk
Doris J. Moore
Harold A. Morden
Eleanor Morgan
Brad Morris
Carol Morrison
Marlene Morriss-Taylor
Miriam Mozes
June Murdoch
Freda Ariella Muscovitch
Margaret andWilliam Myers
Jill and Reed Nelson
Susan Newman
Doris Noftall
Pamela and Donald North
Aimee M. O’Connor
Manuel Oliveira
Marie J. Overweel
Marshal and Tina Partnoy
John Patterson
Colleen Peacock
Brian Pecic
Myta Peters
Stan and Helen Petrowski
Robert L. Pidgeon
Gertrude Piggott
Diana M. Plant
Sofia Polyanovsky
Karen M. Potter
Mary Prentis
Clare Price
Linda Puma
Abel Quintal
Bernie Rees
John Reilly
Gladys Rennie
Edna Reynolds
Charles H. and Kathleen
A. Robinson
Marnie and Michael Rodgers
Betty Ross
Annice H. Rothbart
Coleman Rotstein
Ross and Gwenda Roxburgh
Therese Roy
Marci J. Rubinoff
Barbara E. Russell
Ruth E. Russell
Patricia Sauerbrei
Gabriella Schmidt
Idola G. Semple
Naju B. Shroff and Keki B. Shroff
Margaret Simmons
Graham T. Skells
Linda Sky Grossman
Thomas Smith
Helen Stark
D. Eleanor Stephenson
Morag L. Stewart
Elsa and Ted Stringer
Shannon and Micheal Stuart
Dorothy Sutton
Ann D. Sutton
Eva and Gabor Szekely
Richard F. Tayler
Douglas A. Taylor
Tina Tehranchian
Helen Tennyson
Irmgard Theegarten
Frederick Tiley
Joan Tilt
Mildred Trachtenberg
Jerry Trestik
In Honour of Beryl Elizabeth
Trimming-Green
Jackie Tuffin
Gillian Tuffin
Pat Nichols and Bob Tundermann
Belal Uddin
Nancy J. Vivian
Lisa L. Weaver
Vanessa Wellwood
Hazel Westlake
Maryann Weston
Mary E. Whitaker
Clyde ShepardWhitham
Linda Whyte
Charles T. Wilson
Debra Wilson
Norma and Sharon Wilson
Robert Elliott and Paul Wilson
Mary Winter
Jonathan Wisebrod
Gordon Wittrock
Susan McLean Woodburn
Donald and Janice Woodley
William A. Wright
Betsy Wright
Donald A. Wylie
Morden S. Yolles
Ginette Young
Chung-Fu Yu
Robert & Lois Yuill
Valentina Zatskoy Loper
John Zeger
Maria gives in many ways
Gino Ortuso and Maria Filosa
