• Overview
• Volunteer
  • Types of Volunteer Opportunities
  • Volunteer Stories
    • Neil Wiernik
    • Rose Telfer
    • Arthur Clark
    • Eve Willis
    • Susan Chan
    • Barry Slater
    • Victoria Shipp and Barb Foster
  • Volunteer Recognition
    • Alice O'Brien
    • Amy Jephcott
    • Ann Grant
    • Anne Marie O'Sullivan
    • Arthur Clark
    • Cecile Pearsall
    • Christie Cass
    • Elaine Rae
    • Heather Dickson
    • Jean Lille
    • Lisa Kessler
    • Liz Thomson
    • Marc Pearsall
    • Marr Horsey
    • Rose Telfer
    • Wendy Crean
    • Zain Haji
  • Apply to be a Volunteer
• Program Leadership
  • Leader Stories
    • Catherine Manning - Program Leader, Music Therapy
    • Jodi Steele - Program Leader
    • Claire Edmonds
    • Judy Gould
    • Keith Telfer, B.Sc. M.Ed. - Program Leader
    • Mavis Himes - Program Leader
• Host an Event
  • Getting Started - Planning a Third Party Event for Wellspring
  • FAQ's About Hosting an Event for Wellspring
  • 101 Fundraising Ideas
  • Register an Event

Susan Chan

Susan has been a Peer Support Volunteer since Wellspring Halton-Peel first opened its doors in 2000. She has also taken the Chi Gong and Tai Chi programs and attended the Breast Cancer Support Group. As a breast cancer survivor, she understands the profound effect that a cancer diagnosis has on a patient and their loved ones. Often the people she speaks to are newly diagnosed and in shock. "The best moment is after having spoken to someone, when you can visibly see the change in how they feel and look. There's a sense of relief, and hope," Susan describes. Susan is fluent in Cantonese and for many, being able to speak and receive support in their mother tongue is an added comfort.