Supporting families while they slay their dragons
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Build Community
At Slay Society, we create a compassionate, supportive space where caregivers facing Glioblastoma battles can connect authentically. Members share experiences, offer practical advice and emotional support, and find real strength in community, knowing no one walks this path alone.
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Support Caregivers
Through our support groups and ongoing outreach, we help reduce isolation and build lasting bonds. Whether you need someone who truly understands or just a reminder you're not alone, our community is here to lift you up as you Slay your Dragons.
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Raise GBM Awareness
By raising awareness, we honor every warrior, every caregiver, every tear shed in the dark. We demand attention, hope, and action so the world finally understands why GBM matters, why time is everything, and why together we can fight harder to Slay this Dragon.
Support
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Caregiver
Connect with fellow caregivers who truly understand the weight you carry: the endless appointments, the quiet fears, the moments of unexpected joy amid the grief. We meet you right where you are: exhausted, uncertain, fiercely loving. You will find the comfort of being seen and heard by people walking a similar path. We offer support that actually helps.
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Grief and Loss
You are not alone. Our Grief and Loss support group is a safe, compassionate space where you can name the pain, share the memories, rage at the unfairness, or simply sit in the quiet with others who truly understand what it means to love someone who is no longer here.
Make a donation.
Your donation empowers us to provide assistance and relief to those bravely navigating the challenges of Glioblastoma caregiving, ensuring no caregiver faces their journey alone. Support Slay Society and our dedicated caregivers today!
Our Stories
Laura Dill
When my dad was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, I resolved to spend as much time with him as possible. As a busy wife and mother of three, while running three businesses from my home in Ottawa, I wanted to make the most of every remaining minute I had with him.
14 days later, on my 37th birthday, my mom suffered a seizure and collapsed in her kitchen. She was diagnosed with the same disease — her tumor the same size, in the same part of the brain — and given the same grim prognosis.
I went from having two healthy parents to 14 days later having two parents who had a year to live, and within the year, I had two parents who are dead.
Fueled by grief and passion to make a difference, Slay Society was born in 2020.
In July 2021, my partner Michelle was diagnosed with Glioblastoma. We had both witnessed GBM take loved ones and friends years earlier, so we entered this fight with clear eyes, knowing the road ahead was brutal and the outcome heartbreaking. Together, with family and friends, we faced every treatment, every recurrence, and every hard moment head-on.
During those exhausting “caregiving days”, I found Laura Dill and Slay Society. The weekly Caregiver Support Groups became my lifeline, offering understanding, practical advice, and the quiet strength I needed to keep showing up for Michelle and for myself.
After Michelle passed, the grief was overwhelming. With Laura’s gentle encouragement and guidance, I channeled that pain into purpose. I trained with Grief Support Specialists and Grief Educators, and we launched the Grief and Loss Support Group for those who have lost someone to GBM.
Now, we meet weekly to hold space for the raw, complicated sorrow, sharing memories, sitting with the silence, and slowly finding ways to carry love forward through the loss. What began as my own search for solace has become a place where others don’t have to grieve alone.
Andy Lieffort
GBM Facts
48%
GBM accounts for 48 percent of all primary malignant brain tumors
Four
Despite first being identified in scientific literature in the 1920s, there are only four FDA approved drugs to treat glioblastoma.
Unknown
According to thought leaders in medicine, the causes of GBM remain unknown and the disease can affect all ages and genders.
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We are so excited to be recognized as a featured charity by 100 Women Who Care, Ottawa. Their quarterly donation will benefit Slay Society’s mission to provide vital support to Glioblastoma families and caregivers during some of the most challenging times of their lives.
By supporting Slay Society, you’re not just funding a charity—you’re giving families hope, strength, and a reminder that they are not alone.
