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                                                    MARCH 2024   •   WELLSPRING.CA






         Doreen Pinto’s


         Attitude of Gratitude



             DOREEN, WELLSPRING MEMBER


         Despite her life-altering cancer    hints and coping mechanisms.
         diagnosis, Doreen Pinto still finds  It was nice to know that other
         a reason to be grateful every       people felt the same as me,”
         day. She calls this practice her    Doreen says.                                   • DOREEN PINTO •
        “attitude of gratitude.”
                                             To get her creative juices
         In 2022, Doreen discovered she      flowing again, Doreen signed         is why Doreen decided to
         had breast cancer through a         up for the Music Program –           amend her will to include a
         routine mammogram, followed         which she loved. “I’ve always        legacy donation for Wellspring.
         by a biopsy and an ultrasound.      been a creative person, but          She says, “Wellspring has really
                                             I was so inspired after the          anchored me and given me
                                             Wellspring Music Program that        so much hope and comfort
                                             I went home and I wrote a            throughout my cancer journey.
                                             song about cancer. I put it to       It is such a worthy cause to
                                             the melody of John Lennon’s
       “If we can make things                ‘Imagine’ – it’s called ‘A World     donate to and I know first-hand
                                                                                  the programs they provide are
       better in this world,                 Without Cancer’. I shared it         phenomenal.”
       then we must find a                   with the group and asked them       “I want Wellspring to be able to
       way to do it.”                        all to help me sing the song,        serve people with cancer for
                                             and we all sang it together at
                                             Wellspring,” Doreen says.            as long as possible. To do this,
                                                                                  they need ongoing donations of
         After her successful                It has been over a year since        any kind. You don’t have to give
         mastectomy, Doreen sought           Doreen was diagnosed with            thousands of dollars for it to be
         connection with others who          breast cancer, and every             meaningful—anything you give
         had been on a similar journey,      day that passes, she makes           will help.”
         which is when she found             sure to appreciate. “I don’t
         out about Wellspring. The           take anything for granted           “If we can make things better in
         many in-centre programs             anymore. I believe in counting       this world, then we must find a
         intrigued Doreen, who initially     my blessings and having the          way to do it.”
         signed up for the Relaxation        cancer experience magnified          For Doreen, that includes giving
         and Visualization program.          this for me. It allowed me to see    back to Wellspring, and being
        “Although I live alone, attending    all that is good in my life.”        grateful for what she has
         this program showed me I
         wasn’t alone in my journey.         This, along with learning that       received in life.
         Everyone was so supportive          Wellspring receives no core         “That’s my attitude of gratitude!”
         of each other, sharing helpful      government or hospital funding,
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