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Shelley Harley\u2019s number one guardian angel has a soft coat, floppy ears, and impeccable loyalty. She is a Bernedoodle; and like Shelley, she is a cancer survivor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always had a special connection with Heidi, my Grand Pup. I call her Missy Heidi,\u201d said Shelley. \u201cIf you can believe it, she and I had cancer at the same time. Mine was on the left side of my pelvis, hers was on the right side.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both required surgery to remove their tumours. Shelley also endured six rounds of chemotherapy and three rounds of radiation to eradicate any remaining cells from her endometrial cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter every treatment, my daughter Holly would bring Missy Heidi in to see me. She knew she couldn\u2019t get on the bed with me so she would just sit next to me and put her head on my hands. That was three and a half years ago and we are both still here, alive and well. I call us both survivors,\u201d said Shelley.<\/p>\n

It was December of 2016 and Shelley and her husband Bruce were planning a year of travelling adventures, when a trip to the emergency room resulted in the shocking news that Shelley\u2019s abdominal pain was a symptom of cancer. \u201cI remember the doctor saying, \u2018we found a tumour \u2013 it\u2019s cancer.\u2019 The rest of the conversation was a complete blur \u2013 like Charlie Brown, all I heard was wa-wa-wa…\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Beyond their imminent Christmas plans, the retired couple were hatching plans to visit their favourite B.C. garden retreats, and to venture east to Ottawa to take in a special museum exhibit. Most excitedly, they were booked for a dream vacation in Europe. Cancer was nowhere in their retirement plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe day of my cancer surgery, April 6, we were supposed to be in Ireland for three weeks. It didn\u2019t happen \u2013 but we\u2019ll get there!\u201d said Shelley.<\/p>\n

Ottawa was also a much anticipated trip, as Shelley\u2019s 97-year-old mom was being featured in the Canadian War Museum.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter I retired, I was going through my mom\u2019s belongings and I found an old scrapbook she had tucked away. That\u2019s when I learned that my mom had been a ‘Bomb Girl’<\/a> in Ajax, Ontario during World War ll,\u201d said Shelley.<\/p>\n

Shelley\u2019s mom had never spoken about the important work she did, joining a team of women who risked their lives working in a munitions factory, building bombs for the European front. \u201cI got mom to tell me stories before her dementia got too bad, then Bruce and I took the information, along with all her stuff artifacts to Ottawa,\u201d said Shelley. Thanks to their keen pursuit, her mom (Edith Vollrath\/Whitford) is now featured in an exhibit<\/a> called \u2018Forever Changed<\/a>\u2019 in the museum that pays tribute to these women and men for their brave contribution to the war efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cAside from gardening, which I really love, my biggest passion has been promoting my mom, who raised seven children and was a \u2018Bomb Girl\u2019,\u201d said Shelley with great pride.<\/p>\n

As for the cancer, Shelley believes that chapter is behind her now and along with tremendous gratitude for her faith and the support of family and friends, she credits her Grand Pup with helping her heal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what species you are; what you believe; what you do; cancer can happen to you like it happen to me and Missy Heidi. But we both made it through – we are both survivors,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Push to Wellspring<\/h4>\n

Also on her tally of saving graces during cancer, Shelley talks about Wellspring, and shares how another of her faithful friends – her husband Bruce \u2013 helped her find her way to this important community of support.<\/p>\n

\u201cI first heard of Wellspring through someone we know who works at Tom Baker Cancer Centre, but I was in the throes of chemotherapy and feeling horrible,\u201d said Shelley. \u201cWhen I started feeling better, I did join, but I found every excuse in the book not to go. Cancer kicked my ass \u2013 I had no confidence left, and anyway, I thought Wellspring would be a place where people with cancer would gather to share all kinds of sad news and I just didn\u2019t want any part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the pandemic closed Wellspring\u2019s centres, Shelley finally decided to sign up and attend a yoga class at Randy O\u2019Dell house, but on the way there, she got cold feet.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we are driving I told Bruce to just turn around and take me back home, I wasn\u2019t up for it. But he pulled into the Wellspring parking lot and said, \u201cI\u2019m going to leave you here Shelley. I\u2019ll go get some groceries and I\u2019ll see you in one hour.\u201d He didn\u2019t give me a choice, I had to go inside and try it out. It was the best thing he ever did. I haven\u2019t looked back,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Shelley loved Yoga for Harmony<\/a>, and she\u2019s taken Exercise and Educate<\/a> and Healing Journey<\/a> as well, but one of her favourite programs is the Indigenous Cancer Sharing Circle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first session, all I did was cry the entire time. I am Metis and my ancestral heritage is Cree from Treaty 6 territory. The spiritual connection I felt in that room with the Elder and other members \u2013 it was unbelievable \u2013 it was profound,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cWellspring is not a place of doom and gloom, it\u2019s a place of understanding. There\u2019s this unspoken word \u2013 you don\u2019t have to explain. You just be there; be in the moment. It was so uplifting, I couldn\u2019t wait to get to my next class.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the days that followed, Shelley stayed focused on taking care and finding her way back to wellness.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always had lots of love and support in my life, and that was here for me during this cancer experience. My family, my Grand Pups, I am so blessed,\u201d she said. \u201cBut what I have to say about Wellspring; when you are in a room with people and there is an unspoken understanding and no judgement \u2013 no expectation \u2013 no need to prove yourself, you can just feel the love and support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her first day through the doors of Randy O\u2019Dell House hold special meaning – a push in the right direction from her husband who cares deeply for her. But Shelley also credits help from above.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I left Randy O\u2019Dell House that day, I put my hands up to Creator and said \u2018thank you for leading me here\u2019,\u201d she said. \u201cI truly believe that while Creator was healing my body, Wellspring was helping heal my mind and spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2020 when Wellspring\u2019s Light It Up Run and Walk fundraiser was a virtual event, Shelley invited her family to participate with her \u2013 including her two Grand Pups. Miss Heidi donned her own \u2018Cancer Survivor\u2019 banner. \u201cI was so grateful to be a participant, and even though I could only walk three kilometres, to me it felt like a 100. I was so proud to finish!\u201d said Shelley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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