Francais



Arlene Chaisson is the talk to the community of West Prince. She has achieved something so incredible and so inspiring, that it touches everyone on many different levels.

Arlene is a loving mother of 3 children and worked full time most of her life. As most mothers do, she put their needs ahead of her own and became the low rung of the totem pole. These demands took a toll on her health, developing high blood pressure and high cholesterol at a young age. About two years ago, her husband was diagnosed with cancer and Arlene was in the care giving role all over again.

Seven months ago, Arlene was taking medication for high cholesterol, three blood pressure medications, a stomach pill, sleeping pill and an antidepressant. She was on the verge of having her working hours at the local hospital cut back as her ankle could no longer withstand the physically demanding work. She was tired of feeling tired, bearing with ankle pain and taking all those medications.

She ran into a close friend at the local grocery store, who has just joined SFL in Summerside, was losing weigh and feeling great! They chatted for about an hour. Her friend called her every day, encouraging her to make the call to SFL. After enough coaxing, she called to make an appointment for her and her daughter with Jillian. That was the start of a new, healthy lifestyle for Arlene.

After 6 months of following the Simply for Life program, Arlene has lost 65 lbs (15 away from her goal), is down to 1 blood pressure pill per day, ½ of the cholesterol dosage, ½ of her antidepressants and off of the stomach and sleeping pills completely. Not only has her health improved greatly, she feels fantastic. She continues to work full time, as her ankle pain is gone! She feels so great that she not only has joined one learn to run program in the community, but two! She never imagined seven months ago, that she would be in the place that she is now. Arlene is just like everyone one of us, life throws you curve balls; but you persevere! It’s amazing what you can achieve when you take time for you!!