The Lisa Antonitti Foundation
What is the Foundation?
The Lisa Antonitti Foundation is dedicated to helping Canadians diagnosed with cancer. The foundation was created in memory of Lisa Diana Antonitti and the spirit with which she battled cancer.
Lisa was a dietician who helped young women with eating disorders. She left behind her beloved daughter, aged 10, mother, sisters and brother, extended family and Church congregation that stood with her to provide support and help during the ensuing ten difficult years. Lisa was a beautiful, intelligent, caring, gentle, spiritual, determined, and loving woman. Her story, a lived example of grace under exceptionally difficult circumstances, will support others struggling with cancer.
She was breastfeeding at the time she felt a lump in her breast and was subsequently diagnosed with cancer. Despite a shocking bleak prognosis of imminent death, she was determined to face the many difficult treatments to overcome this disease, in order to be there to raise her daughter. Miraculously, her strong faith in the Lord, along with the love of her family and friends, and her treatments, gave her the strength to continue fighting the breast cancer and the metastases to the liver and brain, for many years after she was supposed to have died. Lisa left her family and community with an example of strength in the face of incredible adversity. She exemplified how to love despite the presence of pain and despair, faith in God’s will even when we don’t understand it, wisdom and patience imparted through experience, and determination to persevere even when all odds are against us.
Lisa’s daily spirit and witnessing of these qualities and values despite difficult circumstances are the core of the foundation’s principles and message. Her example allows us to share, celebrate, remember, and serve as a compass to many who continue their struggle until cancer can be cured or prevented.
What does the Foundation Support?
Donations will go to the Canadian Cancer Society to fund research, offer support services, and help shape healthy policies.
Thank you for supporting the Lisa Antonitti Foundation. Your support makes a real difference in helping so many Canadians navigate through their cancer journey.