Watching the Vancouver Olympics set Alexa Murphy on the fast track to Canadian citizenship and ignited her passion to support our athletes in London 2012

<p>The Editorial Team of Chatelaine magazine.</p>

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Health

Fitness

Those questions and more (how much to save, caring for older relatives) answered by financial expert, Caroline Cakebread

Money &amp; Career

You know, it seems that no sooner do my hopes get raised that they get dashed once again. I need to stop planning for the future because it is clearly presumptuous.

Since I can no longer work full time, I have chosen to spend my time on things I feel passionately about. One of those things is obviously fundraising for research into ovarian cancer, both for early detection and better treatment.

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Why this former American raised money for Canadian athletes

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The roller coaster of life: A week of fundraising highs and ovarian cancer lows

Fundraising for ovarian cancer through aWEARness