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Mimma’s story: YWCA Hamilton’s Encore Program “saved my life”

Posted on 5 November 202025 February 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

Mimma Musitano was told she wouldn’t survive her breast cancer journey. She was 57 years old when she was diagnosed [...]

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Maureen’s story: how YWCA Hamilton’s virtual Encore Program helped a breast cancer warrior, 18 years after treatment

Posted on 29 October 202025 February 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

When it comes to YWCA Hamilton’s Encore program, Maureen Hayman describes herself as a bit of a contradiction. “I’m probably [...]

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Dea’s story: how positive thinking and YWCA Hamilton’s Encore program offered a road map to life after breast cancer

Posted on 22 October 202025 February 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

Dea Cappelli says one of her biggest strengths is her positive outlook – even while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. [...]

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Amanda’s story: How YWCA Hamilton’s Encore program helped a 29-year-old breast cancer warrior

Posted on 1 October 202025 February 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

Amanda Rahija was only 29 when she felt a lump in her breast. Breast cancer was the last thing on [...]

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YWCA Hamilton’s Encore program is a lifeline for breast cancer survivors

Posted on 10 September 202029 March 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

When Neanette Atanas talks about YWCA Hamilton’s Encore program, she gets a little emotional. “I may cry when I talk [...]

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How YWCA Encore Changes Lives

Posted on 19 November 201825 February 2021 Posted in Programs & ServicesTagged Encore

Two years ago, Neanette Atanas rolled over in a Stretch Sweat and Unwind yoga class and her life went sideways. [...]

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