The West Island Cancer Wellness Centre is about:

• PEOPLE
• WELLNESS
• COMMUNITY

People
Those who have cancer (or who’ve had cancer) often become redefined by the illness – by others, and by themselves. But they are people first, people who are dealing with an illness that is many-faceted physically, emotionally, and intellectually. It is the balance and wholeness of the PERSON and their SPIRIT that the West Island Cancer Wellness focuses upon.

Wellness

• Wellness is achieved not only by support, programs, and education, but also through environment. The West Island Cancer Wellness Centre will be set in a warm home-like environment with a caring, compassionate and professional staff.
   
• Different Wellness approaches work for different people. Our intake process will comprise a sit-down discussion with our professionals, and consultation with your healthcare providers, that allows you to design the program that your believe is right for you—whether you are dealing with the illness yourself, or supporting a friend or family member with cancer.
   
• Various stages of cancer (including bereavement) require different approaches to your Wellness. Our professionals will follow you through your experience with from the beginning to the final outcome and will guide and counsel you on what is best for your individual circumstance.

Community

• Within our Centre: The West Island Cancer Wellness Centre participants will become a community for you—helping you to feel more connected by becoming part of a group of people who understand what you're going through, because they are going through it too. We are committed to do our best to help you share and communicate with others who are within your age group and who are facing similar circumstances to your own.
   
• Within our community at large: An important goal of the West Island Cancer Wellness Centre is to bring together the many services available for our citizens who are encountering cancer. To this end, we are committed to providing referral services to other reputable organizations that offer you cancer-related and Wellness help and support.