Welcome to Meander Again... while I'm on break, I'm reposting past episodes that are timely, have resonated for people, and show lives of joy. This week we'll talk with Jennifer Hollington. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2020, she takes each day as a gift, helping others, and herself, with kindness and resilience.
As I'm on break, I'm replaying some of my past Meanderings... this is one that I found particularly uplifting and it seems fitting for the first week of December: my meander with Jennifer Hollington. Not only is Jen an effervescent soul, she's my model for positivity in the face of adversity.
Now retired after 33 years from her post as Assistant Deputy Minister for Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, Jen has launched a highly successful blog where she talks about her life with ovarian cancer, and shares with us readers her full and satisfying life in retirement.
While her cancer treatment has gone very well, the odds she faces are not good: 7 in 10 Canadian women die within five years of diagnosis. Now entering her third year after diagnosis, Jen continues to share widely about her experience, doing good every day with her attitude and interactions with people all around her. She is warm, generous, and kind. In our meander, we explore what it was like for her to be a leader, how she is facing life with ovarian cancer, and how helping people has been core to who she is. This was a wonderful meander, I hope you'll enjoy it too!
Jennifer's blog, and from here, you'll find all her other social media
For information on ovarian cancer and related research in Canada, visit OVCARE
I'm so grateful for this royalty free music, which is called Sunday Stroll - Huma-Huma.