A Caregiver Perspective with Don Woods

Don Wood was a caregiver for his late wife Sherry, who battled Stage 4 Metastatic Cancer for 3 years before losing her battle in early 2020. Don also lost his only brother Ken as a young adult who battled Leukemia briefly, so he has lived his life with Cancer – face to face.

Don started volunteering shortly after Sherry’s treatments began as a way to give back, sharing his experiences as a caregiver. He is currently the Co-chair for the Cancer Strategic Clinical Network (CSCN), Provincial Alberta Cancer Diagnosis (ACD) Design Team and a member of the Cancer SCN Core Committee for AHS. He is also on the Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) for the Calgary Cancer Centre, Tom Baker Cancer Centre and the PFAC group for the University of Calgary (Cuthbert Lab and Oncology Outcomes). He is also Vice President, Board of Directors, of the Southern Alberta Myeloma Patient Society (SAMPS).

Don is also very active on a National and Provincial basis with 3CTN (Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network) and locally with the University of Calgary, AHS, Alberta Cancer Foundation as a guest speaker and technical research reviewer. Don has 3 children and 2 grandchildren and is a local business owner, entrepreneur and philanthropist for Cancer initiatives.

We are pleased to have Don as one of our presenters at the SAMPS 2021 Fall Conference on Saturday, October 23, 2021. This Conference will be open to all Myeloma patients, caregivers and family members. Check out the event listing for details about how you can participate.