Margaret Fahey

Hey friends and family! I've decided to participate in Dry Feb again as a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society.

I'm doing this in part because I've already been (mostly) alcohol-free since November. I've been thinking about cutting out booze a lot over the past year. While I can't claim that I've gone entirely cold turkey, it's a choice I feel in only a few months has already helped my mental, physical, and financial health.

The more prominent reason I'm choosing to fundraise this year is quite a bit more personal this time around. One month ago, I received the confronting news that the lump I had found in my left boob was indeed cancerous.

Now, cancer is a really big, fuckoff, scary word. The past month of my life has been a journey of mental processing, and like all big feelings, this hits me in waves. I feel proud to say that the resounding emotion I've been feeling is gratitude.

How lucky am I to have such a large, beautiful community of friends and family to help me navigate this challenge?! And how lucky am I to be going through this in 2024 where treatment is as advanced as it is? Prospects are looking up!

So, here I am, attempting to pay it forward. I've started my own team this year, and if you'd like to join my fundraising team by pledging to go alcohol-free this Feb, please let me know.

Let's go fund some cancer research!

Thanks friends 🙏💕