BEYRIES helps hope bloom in Quebec

Breast cancer survivor Amélie Beyries uses her voice to support the cancer cause as an ambassador for Daffodil Month.

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BEYRIES helps hope bloom

[ Two people are walking down a hospital hallway and the camera is behind them. One of them is holding a bouquet of daffodils.]

BEYRIES: I myself was diagnosed with cancer at 29, which is very early in life.

[ Four smiling people are walking down a hallway. Two of them are holding bouquets of daffodils.]

Words on screen: BEYRIES helps hope bloom

[ BEYRIES holds a bouquet of daffodils and walks toward a women receiving chemotherapy.]

[BEYRIES gives the bouquet of daffodils to the woman. The woman is smiling as she takes the flowers.]

I benefited from a research protocol. I’d like to think that I was part of that research, of that protocol, in my own way.

Words on screen: Amélie Beyries. Daffodil Month ambassador. Singer-songwriter.

The disease led me to reconnect to my love of music.

[ A woman is placing daffodils on a concert stage. In the background, two musicians are doing their sound checks.]

[ BEYRIES is on stage doing a sound check. She is playing her guitar and singing into a microphone while a sound technician watches.]

So, I feel like I’m strong enough now to offer help and support. You have to be grounded yourself to help others, and this experience has made me stronger.

[A woman is sitting in a chair and receiving chemotherapy. A man is sitting next to her. BEYRIES is talking with the couple while crouching and holding the woman’s hand.]

I want to be involved in this incredible movement that raises money for research.

[ BEYRIES is singing and playing a piano on stage in front of a seated audience. Daffodils are arranged on the stage.]

Words on screen: Nadia Wendowsky. VP, Leadership and Corporate Giving. Canadian Cancer Society.

Nadia Wendowsky: Funds raised during Daffodil Month help fund world leading research, help fund comfort, care and support through our compassionate support programs, and help fuel advocacy efforts to ensure better public health policy.

[ An animation of a daffodil blooming and opening appears.]

Words on screen: Help hope bloom

BEYRIES: What I’d like to say is, if you have some time or money to spare, give it. I think we could all do more.

Words on screen: Donate now. cancer.ca/daffodil

[The Canadian Cancer Society logo and the words "It takes a society” appear on screen.]

Diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 29, singer-songwriter, Amélie Beyries – known as BEYRIES – is now sharing her talent to support the Canadian Cancer Society’s national movement in support of research and people living with cancer in Quebec and across Canada.

BEYRIES standing on a stage holding a guitar and singing into a microphone. — BEYRIES in concert at the CHUM on 27 March 2025 to launch the Daffodil Campaign in Quebec

Performing for the cancer cause

After a surprise performance in the Montreal Metro in 2024, Amélie Beyries put on an intimate concert at the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) on March 27, 2025 to support the cancer cause.

Alternating between songs and memories from her own experience of cancer and later visiting with people undergoing chemotherapy and the oncology staff at the CICC (CHUM Integrated Cancer Centre), Amélie launched Daffodil Month with hope and solidarity.

Experiencing cancer

In 2008, Amélie was diagnosed with breast cancer, disrupting her active life quickly. She had a partial mastectomy followed by 7 months of chemotherapy. When the cancer came back a year and a half later, she had surgery.

Amélie has shown no signs of cancer since and has begun a new chapter in her life with music.

Music is what allowed me to truly go within and find myself again. It has also been a powerful way to connect with others. That’s why it’s essential for me to use my voice to support this cause.

Amélie has personally experienced the impact of research. She is eager to give back to the cancer cause by participating in the Daffodil Month fundraising campaign.

This Daffodil Month, help hope bloom

Every spring for 70 years, the Canadian Cancer Society has invited people from coast to coast to be part of a powerful collective force that is changing the future of cancer.

Lots of progress has been made in the field of cancer. In 1938, 1 in 4 people survived cancer. Today, nearly 7 in 10 people survive this disease. Thanks to generous donations raised during Daffodil Month, the Canadian Cancer Society funds research projects that save and improve lives. In Quebec, it has invested $72.6 million in research and innovation over the past 10 years.

But there is still so much more to be done.

"Nearly half of all Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime," says BEYRIES. "And I think that even if you’re not personally affected, someone around you will be."

Together, we can help people with cancer and transform their future by investing in research.

I want to be involved in this incredible movement and raise money for research to support people with cancer and their families.

Amélie Beyries, Quebec Ambassador for Daffodil Month

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BEYRIES helps hope bloom in Quebec

Performing for the cancer cause

Experiencing cancer

This Daffodil Month, help hope bloom

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