Kompassion for Kups

01/24/2026

What energy are you bringing into 2026?

While not everything is in your control, here are some small changes you can make that have a big impact on your health.

What are your ‘ins’ for 2026? Let us know in the comments below 👇

01/24/2026

I’m incredibly honoured and grateful to share that Kompassion For Kups has been nominated for FIVE 2026 Powell River Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 💐

✨ Home-Based Business of the Year
✨ Entrepreneur of the Year
✨ Small Business of the Year
✨ Employee of the Year
✨ Business Excellence

Kompassion For Kups was created to support women navigating breast cancer and other breast surgeries — offering compassionate, personalized fittings for post-surgical bras, mastectomy products, and everyday comfort wear, right here in our community.

To see this work recognized is deeply humbling.

Thank you to the Powell River Chamber of Commerce, and to every client, supporter, healthcare professional, and referral who has trusted me along the way. Your support means everything 💗

Nanette Kapitan
Owner, Fitter

Kompassion for Kups supports women's breast care before and after surgery with Anita Care bras and breast forms. Surgical Breast garments and prosthetics.

01/21/2026

💗 A Reminder for Our qathet Community — 2026 💗

Every year, women in our community face breast cancer and other breast surgeries — and too many still don’t know that supportive bras, compression garments, and prosthetics are meant to be used starting right at surgery, not just months later.

Through Kompassion for Kups, I’m honoured to support women in the qathet region with post-surgical and everyday breast care, including fittings for mastectomy and lumpectomy patients — all provided locally and with compassion.

Whether you’re newly diagnosed, preparing for surgery, healing, or living life after treatment, you deserve comfort, proper support, and dignity every step of the way.

If this message reaches even one woman who didn’t know these options existed, it’s worth sharing. 💕

📍 Local to the qathet region
🌐 www.kompassion4kups.ca

📞 236-845-2024

Kompassion for Kups supports women's breast care before and after surgery with Anita Care bras and breast forms. Surgical Breast garments and prosthetics.

01/10/2026

These three easy steps are so important: Touch, Look and get Checked (TLC). Know what's normal for you, so you can recognise any changes and get checked by a GP.

We encourage people to build a regular check your breasts habit into their routine, just like brushing your teeth.

👉Here's a guide for checking your breasts: https://ow.ly/GHeM50XKHsk

12/24/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 🎄

From my heart to yours, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with comfort, healing, strength, and hope.

Running Kompassion For Kups is more than a business to me — it’s a privilege to support women in the qathet Regional District and Powell River during some of their most vulnerable moments. Thank you for trusting me, sharing your stories, and allowing me to be part of your journey. Your courage continues to inspire me every day.

May this holiday season bring peace, warmth, and gentle moments of joy. I look forward to continuing to support you in the year ahead.

With heartfelt gratitude,
Nanette
Kompassion For Kups 💗

12/01/2025

✨ Year-End Reminder from Kompassion for Kups! ✨

As we head toward the end of the year, it’s the perfect time to check your Extended Medical Benefits — many plans reset soon, and you may still have coverage available for post-surgical mastectomy bras. 💗

If you’ve been thinking about getting fitted or refreshing your bras, now is the ideal moment. The Lisa or Tonya bras come in beautiful colors and are incredibly comfortable as an everyday wearer that so many women love.

www.kompassion4kups.ca

Your comfort matters, and I’m here to help you make the most of your benefits before they expire.

📩 Send me a message anytime to book a fitting or ask questions — I’m always happy to help.

With compassion,
Nanette | Kompassion for Kups 💕

Kompassion for Kups supports women's breast care before and after surgery with Anita Care bras and breast forms. Surgical Breast garments and prosthetics.

10/22/2025

💗 You’re Not Alone — I’m Here to Help 💗

When I started Kompassion for Kups, it was with one goal in mind — to make sure women in our own qathet community have local access to the care and products they need after breast surgery.

If you or someone you love is going through breast cancer, mastectomy, lumpectomy, or reconstruction, please know you don’t have to travel or order blindly online.

I’m here to help you find the right compression garments, post-surgical bras, and breast prosthetics — from the day of surgery through recovery and everyday life after healing.

These products not only support healing and comfort, but they also help restore confidence and a sense of normalcy during such a vulnerable time.

If this speaks to you or someone you know, please reach out — even just for a conversation. 💕

📍 Serving the qathet region

Nanette Kapitan, owner/fitter

📞 236-845-2024

10/22/2025

“I didn’t feel any pain. There were no other symptoms besides the lump. It’s like the mind doesn’t believe that you are sick.”

In 2019, Salimeh was 7 months pregnant when she noticed an abnormal lump in her breast.

She mentioned it to her doctor at her next appointment. An ultrasound confirmed the lump was serious, and a follow-up biopsy confirmed it was cancerous.

Salimeh was diagnosed with HER2-positive, hormonal-negative breast cancer.

At 35 years old, Salimeh was shocked. There had been cancer in her family, but never at a young age.

“My immediate reaction was: ‘what do we do next?’”

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – an important time to raise awareness by sharing powerful stories like Salimeh’s.🩷

Read her full story: https://bit.ly/4qj7qio

10/22/2025

How much do you know about each breast cancer stage?

Staging describes or classifies a cancer based on how much cancer there is in the body and where it is when first diagnosed.

Having more information about these stages can help you understand your diagnosis, communicate with your health care team, and ask the right questions.

Visit cancer.ca to learn more about breast cancer and its stages.

10/15/2025

Feel free ro nominate your favourite businesses in Powell River! Local business work hard!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19qMPPYAgj/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Powell River Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the upcoming Business Awards: https://powellriverchamber.com/business-awards/

10/01/2025

Hello, qathet Regional District friends! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

According to the Canadian Cancer Society, 1 in 8 women in Canada are to be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Sadly, it is even higher for First Nation women.

As the only recognized medical garment and prosthetics provider for the qathet Region, I highly encourage all women to get their mammograms. Early detection saves LIVES.

If you are on your own breast cancer journey know that Kompassion for Kups is here for support and you are not alone.
Call or email for an appointment.

Nanette Kapitan
https://www.kompassion4kups.ca/
kompassion4kups@telus.net
236.845.2024

05/08/2025

May 8 is World Ovarian Cancer Day, so let's take a moment to get informed.
Did you know that ovarian cancer may not cause any symptoms in its early stages? Often, signs and symptoms appear as the tumour grows and causes changes in the body, and other health conditions can cause the same symptoms as ovarian cancer.

Some signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer are:

1️⃣ Bleeding from the va**na that isn’t normal, especially after menopause. For example, heavy or irregular bleeding, or bleeding between periods.
2️⃣ Changes to digestion such as feeling full after a small meal, loss of appetite, heartburn, gas, indigestion or nausea.
3️⃣ A lump that can be felt in the pelvis or abdomen.
4️⃣ Frequent feeling of pressure in the pelvis or abdomen.
5️⃣Fatigue.

Visit the link below to read the full list of symptoms.

https://bit.ly/3M3bnFK