Zoë

Supporting cancer care in Atlantic Canada. Learn More.

I’m facing the fight against cancer!

Nova Scotia has the highest cancer rates in all of Canada. 1 in 3 patients will not survive. To help combat these alarming stats, our BMO Ride for Cancer community is rallying like never before to introduce liquid biopsy technology that will help determine if a patient’s cancer is cured, if it has returned, and, if so, how best to treat it.

On Saturday, September 28, 2024, I’m riding alongside a community with one common goal: transforming local cancer care at the QEII Health Sciences Centre.  

Faster diagnosis saves lives, which is why BMO Ride for Cancer is on a mission to bring rapid cancer detection and monitoring to patients who have already undergone treatment. With a simple blood test that can happen anywhere in the province, QEII experts will use this revolutionary technology to uncover whether patients are cancer-free after surgery and the earliest signs if their cancer has returned.

This technology will be a game-changer. Life-changing benefits include:

  • improving survival rates and provide potential cures with earlier detection and personalized treatment options;
  • unlocking access to more clinical trials;
  • sparing patients from unnecessary treatments and harmful side effects;
  • keeping care closer to home and ensuring equitable access, as patients can undergo a simple blood test in any community in Nova Scotia;
  • reducing the number of visits required to the QEII, which ultimately impacts wait times;
  • providing critical answers about a patient’s cancer sooner, helping to relieve anxiety and worry; and much more.

By supporting my ride today, you are joining a community dedicated to moving the needle in cancer care for Nova Scotians. Your support will pave the way for a future of hope for all of us.

Are you ready to save lives?

To learn more about liquid biopsy technology and the impact your critical donation will have, click here.

My Achievements

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My Updates

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️We are riding again this year!

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️Emma and Alex and I are doing the Ride for Cancer again this year. This will mark 8 years for me (with last year off).
We are dedicating our ride this year to Ken/Papa Mitchell's memory.

If you would like to donate, it's easy to do directly to our page on the Ride for Cancer Website online. You can choose any of our profiles and anything $20 or greater will get you a tax receipt.
If you can't or don't want to donate online, message me and I can arrange to come to you ❤

I'll share our profiles later in another post, but you can search our names to find our page to donate: Emma Mitchell, Alex Mitchell, and Zoe Mitchell.

One thing that I love about this fundraiser is that ALL of the money that is donated goes towards the research, patient care and technology for cancer treatment right here in the maritimes.

This year the money is going towards Liquid Biopsy Technology which is a rapid cancer detection and monitoring for patients who have already undergone treatment. With a simple blood test that can happen anywhere in the province, QEII experts will use a patient’s genetics to uncover whether they’re cancer-free after surgery and the earliest signs if their cancer has returned.
To read more about the Ride for Cancer and the impact of your donation - check out their site at https://yourrideforcancer.ca/impact/

Thank you to my Supporters

$52

Tina Baker

$35

Mary Moore

Congratulations on another successful ride for an important cause!

$25

Olwen Thomas

Ride well and hard

$104

Bill And Janet Bent

$30

Richard Onyeajam

This effort is well commendable . And I am sure your joy knows no bound because there is more joy in giving. Let's join our hands together to heal, support and lessen pains that is associated with life . Well done to Zoe and Co.

$50

Linda Verlinden

In memory of Ken Mitchell

$50

Thelma Gregan

$52

Jenny & Allan Gilker

Good luck to you, Emma & Alex. Have fun & raise some money!

$50

Thompson Family

$52

Anonymous

$26

Zoe Mitchell

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