Peer Support
A breast cancer diagnosis can be life changing. Along with the physical changes that come with treatment, many women experience fear, isolation and uncertainly about what lies ahead. One of the most powerful sources of comfort during this time is connecting with someone who truly understands, someone who has walked a similar path.
Why Peer Support Matters
Peer support offers something unique: empathy born from a shared experience. Volunteers provide emotional support, active listening and reassurance to women who may feel overwhelmed or alone. Sometimes just knowing that someone else has faced breast cancer and found their way forward can make an enormous difference.
Peer supporters do not give medical advice, they offer understanding, encouragement and hope.
Survivor facilitated support is open to all women at all stages of breast cancer: before treatment, during treatment and/or several years beyond diagnosis.
Our peer support facilitators are breast cancer survivors, who volunteer their time to allow women who have been affected by the breast cancer journey to talk about their personal situations and concerns.
What does a Peer Support Volunteer Do?
Peer support may include:
One to one conversations by phone or in person
Sharing personal coping strategies and lived experiences
Offering reassurance during difficult moments
Helping others feel heard, understood and less alone
If you are interested in becoming a peer support volunteer and would like more information please contact :
Carol Brophy Volunteer peer support co-ordinator
The Breast Cancer peer support meeting is held the last Monday of every month in person or by Zoom from 5:30pm to 7pm.
These meetings are led by trained survivors and EVERYONE is welcome. No registration is required. Meetings are held both in person and virtually to accommodate health risks factors, travel and scheduling barriers. These meetings provide the opportunity for you to listen to or discuss anything about breast cancer in a supportive environment with others who are on or have had their own breast cancer journey.
One-to-One Peer Support
If you would like to talk on a one-to-one basis, BCAK has peer support survivors who will be there to listen to you. The peer support coordinator will match you with a peer support survivor who has had a similar breast cancer experience.
We want you to know that you are not alone and we are here for support.
Just contact the BCAK office at 650 Dalton Ave, Unit 110 Kingston or 1-613-531-7912.