Meet the BodyMed Team

Certified Vascular Compression & Mastectomy Fitter

Anne was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 1996 and underwent a partial mastectomy followed by 6 weeks of radiation therapy. When she met Barb in 2010 and witnessed her passion for the cause – Anne realized that she could also help women by sharing her experience, having walked in their shoes. Anne became a Certified Mastectomy/Compression Fitter and joined Barb at BodyMed Boutique.

Fast forward to 2016 Anne had to have a mastectomy followed by oral hormone therapy. Not missing a beat Anne was back at work in 3 weeks doing what she does best, helping her clients!  Anne is resilient, stoic and an incredibly compassionate, understanding, and respectful person. As Anne puts it, I love doing what I do and cant imagine life without this wee place.

Certified Fitter

Lina has been a part of the BodyMed Team since 2017, over 6 years now. She is one of the familiar faces who kindly greets anyone walking through our doors.

Lina says being a part of the team here at BodyMed brings her such inspiration, hope and happiness.

Always a smile on her face Lina is there to help our clients with specialized fittings, a listening ear and of course a hug when needed. These acts of kindness go a long way to comfort people who are experiencing a devastating time in their lives.

Lina has 2 wonderful children Adrienne and Dean who as Lina says are her greatest accomplishments in life. Over the last few years, she has had 2 new additions to her family .

One is Jess her lovely daughter in law and the other who is the light of her life Theodore, her first grandchild. Theodore is a handsome, energetic 22-month-old and keeps Granny busy whenever she sees him.

Linas’s passion for assisting her clients is second to none!

Brenda moved back to Hamilton in 1999 after her husband retired from the military. In 2004 Brenda found a large lump which turned out to be cancerous. She then underwent a mastectomy, followed by chemo at the Juravinski Cancer Centre. After her diagnosis and treatment were finished, she decided to join a Breast Cancer Dragonboat team. Not being an athletic person, Brenda wasn’t sure it would be a good choice, but she had the best experience with the team and met so many great women whom she stays connected. Dragonboating is hard physical work, but she said it was worth every ache and pain that went with it. Each and every one of these women had a different story. Brenda and the team wanted to spread the word that there is life after a diagnosis and for the few that didn’t survive, they remembered them fondly.

Brenda met Barb and Anne at an Amoena mastectomy fitting clinic many years ago, they were there to obtain their fitting license. Luck would have it that Brenda was their model.

When Barb opened up BodyMed Boutique, Brenda became a customer, and after she retired, she saw on Facebook that Barb was looking to hire more staff. She jumped at the opportunity to apply. She was hired shortly thereafter. Brenda was an accounting clerk by trade and had not worked in retail so another new road for her to discover. She told us she had always loved the store, and that Barb and all the staff were warm and supportive and that she always wanted to stay longer and visit with them.

Brenda is looking forward to learning from Barb, Anne, Lina, and Karen and will bring her experiences to the store to help others going through this disease..

Erin is a mom to 2 teenage girls, an Early Childhood Educator and TNBC survivor.In April 2022 Erin was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. After completing Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, and a Bilateral Mastectomy. She was looking for a way to help others through her experiences, so she applied to BodyMed Boutique.

Since joining the team in July 2024, Erin has had the pleasure of meeting so many lovely ladies with the hopes of helping them. Erin says her goal is to offer compassion, a listening ear and perhaps a few words to make it all a little less overwhelming.