{"id":9289,"date":"2024-08-29T13:45:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T13:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/?p=9289"},"modified":"2024-09-04T17:15:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:15:55","slug":"annes-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne’s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

In May 2016, Anne received life-altering news: she was diagnosed with cancer. Although her battle seemed to have ended, in late 2020, the cancer reoccurred, bringing with it a wave of challenges and uncertainties.<\/p>\n

During this difficult time, Anne found solace and strength in an unexpected place: a group of ladies known as the “Knotty Knitters” at Wellspring Chinguacousy. This remarkable group quickly became her second family, providing not just companionship but a lifeline of emotional support.<\/p>\n

“The Knotty Knitters have been and continue to be my heroes,” Anne shares. “Their encouraging words, willingness to accompany me to the hospital, and constant check-ins mean the world to me. Having that physical contact and a safe place to share your feelings and what you are going through gives you strength.”<\/p>\n

For Anne, the Knotty Knitters are more than a group of friends; they are a source of unwavering support and an essential part of her journey. Their compassion and solidarity embody the true spirit of community, reminding us all of the power of human connection in the face of adversity.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Thank you, Anne, and all our Hero Photo Shoot participants, for your courage and for reminding us of the incredible power of community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In May 2016, Anne received life-altering news: she was diagnosed with cancer. Although her battle seemed to have ended, in late 2020, the cancer reoccurred, bringing with it a wave of challenges and uncertainties. During this difficult time, Anne found solace and strength in an unexpected place: a group of ladies known as the “Knotty […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":9292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"location":[],"class_list":["post-9289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-member-story"],"yoast_head":"\nAnne's Story - Wellspring Chinguacousy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anne's Story - Wellspring Chinguacousy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In May 2016, Anne received life-altering news: she was diagnosed with cancer. Although her battle seemed to have ended, in late 2020, the cancer reoccurred, bringing with it a wave of challenges and uncertainties. During this difficult time, Anne found solace and strength in an unexpected place: a group of ladies known as the “Knotty […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wellspring Chinguacousy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-29T13:45:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-09-04T17:15:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/591ccbc1-3c8a-bff7-591a-ce70a68395ec2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"383\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"neal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"neal\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"neal\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c4b2c17111db758320a233196162fe02\"},\"headline\":\"Anne’s Story\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-29T13:45:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-04T17:15:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":203,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/21\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/591ccbc1-3c8a-bff7-591a-ce70a68395ec2.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Member Story\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/\",\"name\":\"Anne's Story - Wellspring Chinguacousy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/21\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/591ccbc1-3c8a-bff7-591a-ce70a68395ec2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-29T13:45:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-04T17:15:55+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/21\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/591ccbc1-3c8a-bff7-591a-ce70a68395ec2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/21\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/591ccbc1-3c8a-bff7-591a-ce70a68395ec2.jpg\",\"width\":480,\"height\":383,\"caption\":\"591ccbc1 3c8a bff7 591a ce70a68395ec2\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/29\\\/annes-story\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Anne's Story\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/\",\"name\":\"Wellspring Chinguacousy\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wellspring Chinguacousy\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/21\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/WS_logo_stacked_CHING_colours-Suzanne-Polyak.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/21\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/WS_logo_stacked_CHING_colours-Suzanne-Polyak.svg\",\"width\":158.4,\"height\":50.88,\"caption\":\"Wellspring Chinguacousy\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wellspring.ca\\\/chinguacousy\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c4b2c17111db758320a233196162fe02\",\"name\":\"neal\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2d653c46ede750732640414dccf59e304219f1a2656bbc3755b33684c167a3a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2d653c46ede750732640414dccf59e304219f1a2656bbc3755b33684c167a3a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2d653c46ede750732640414dccf59e304219f1a2656bbc3755b33684c167a3a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"neal\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Anne's Story - Wellspring Chinguacousy","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Anne's Story - Wellspring Chinguacousy","og_description":"In May 2016, Anne received life-altering news: she was diagnosed with cancer. Although her battle seemed to have ended, in late 2020, the cancer reoccurred, bringing with it a wave of challenges and uncertainties. During this difficult time, Anne found solace and strength in an unexpected place: a group of ladies known as the “Knotty […]","og_url":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/","og_site_name":"Wellspring Chinguacousy","article_published_time":"2024-08-29T13:45:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-09-04T17:15:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":480,"height":383,"url":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/591ccbc1-3c8a-bff7-591a-ce70a68395ec2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"neal","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"neal","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/"},"author":{"name":"neal","@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/#\/schema\/person\/c4b2c17111db758320a233196162fe02"},"headline":"Anne’s Story","datePublished":"2024-08-29T13:45:28+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-04T17:15:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/"},"wordCount":203,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/591ccbc1-3c8a-bff7-591a-ce70a68395ec2.jpg","articleSection":["Member Story"],"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/","url":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/","name":"Anne's Story - Wellspring Chinguacousy","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/591ccbc1-3c8a-bff7-591a-ce70a68395ec2.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-29T13:45:28+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-04T17:15:55+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/591ccbc1-3c8a-bff7-591a-ce70a68395ec2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/591ccbc1-3c8a-bff7-591a-ce70a68395ec2.jpg","width":480,"height":383,"caption":"591ccbc1 3c8a bff7 591a ce70a68395ec2"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/annes-story\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Anne's Story"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/","name":"Wellspring Chinguacousy","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/#organization","name":"Wellspring Chinguacousy","url":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/02\/WS_logo_stacked_CHING_colours-Suzanne-Polyak.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/02\/WS_logo_stacked_CHING_colours-Suzanne-Polyak.svg","width":158.4,"height":50.88,"caption":"Wellspring Chinguacousy"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/#\/schema\/person\/c4b2c17111db758320a233196162fe02","name":"neal","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d653c46ede750732640414dccf59e304219f1a2656bbc3755b33684c167a3a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d653c46ede750732640414dccf59e304219f1a2656bbc3755b33684c167a3a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d653c46ede750732640414dccf59e304219f1a2656bbc3755b33684c167a3a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"neal"}}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-18 09:44:07","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9289"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9300,"href":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9289\/revisions\/9300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9289"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/chinguacousy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=9289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}