Michael and Susan Hogan have been dear friends and neighbours of mine on Bowen Island for 20 years but most of you probably know them from film and television - Michael as “Colonel Saul Tigh” in Battlestar Galactica, as “Hagan” in The Man in the High Castle, as “Otto Gerhardt" in Fargo", or in an...
At 7, Callum has to relearn everything. On April 13, Callum’s life changed forever. His mom and dad, Carlos and Julie, took him to CHEO because of issues with his balance. An MRI discovered a large brain tumour at the back of his head. Over the next four days, he underwent two back-to-back 24 hou...
An Emergency At Sea Dear Friends and Followers, Many of you are friends and avid followers of our beloved husband and father Glenn Wakefield’s sailing adventures, and in particular, his valiant attempts at a solo circumnavigation of the globe via the ‘west about’ route. Completing this journey...
There are moments in life where we need to support each other a little bit more than normal. On September 20, Justin Birch - a son, brother, partner, and friend - went through a traumatic farm accident which resulted in the amputation of his right hand and wrist. Justin will be in the hospital fo...
As some of you may know, Brett was diagnosed with a brain tumor on July 9th, 2020. He started having headaches about 2 years ago, which have progressively gotten worse until now. He went to see his family Dr. a couple of times, tried a couple different medications that he was given but didn’t li...
On the September 17th, 2020, the world lost a beautiful soul, amazing father, wonderful son, caring brother and a best friend. Anthony brought joy to anyone that had the pleasure of meeting him he always had a smile on his face and brightened any room that he walked into. Anthony leaves behind t...
As some of you have heard by now, our community has been recently rocked with news that one of its littlest locals, Owen Patocs has been diagnosed with cancer. For anyone who knows Owen's parents, Aaron Patocs and Kristi Harper know that this news for them has caused extreme agony, confusion, mad...
As many of you know Jay received a 3rd Lung Transplant in August 2020. Jay received a Double Lung Transplant, the gift of life. Unfortunately, Jay had a life altering complication during surgery that has left him blind. This GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support Jay Zebroff. The money...
Le 5 septembre 2020, la vie de notre beau Maxime a basculé en effectuant sa passion, soit la course automobile. Maxime Bouladier-L’Écuyer est un homme de 32 ans, fièrement papa de 2 beaux jeunes garçons et amoureux de sa conjointe Megan depuis plus de 10 ans. Depuis qu’il est tout petit, Maxime s...
One of our dear team members fell victim to a horrible accident. Ravi is survived by his wife, Pam, his daughter, Jasmine, and his son, Jason. Jason is still in highschool, and Jasmine is attending university. Pam and Ravi came to Canada without any immediate family members, so their support is...
This September, Candace was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma and learned she will have to undergo 6 months of chemotherapy. Candace and Tyler welcomed their beautiful daughter Harper into the world this past April. They persevered (as entrepreneurs) with the Covid-19 pandemic, but now they face...
QUINN KERBER 5 years old. Young loving bright little girl. Two weeks since starting kindergarten. On September 18th, life for the Kerber family has been forever changed. The parents received a call that no parent ever wants to receive. Their day-home provider informed them that their daughter w...
There are moments in life where we need to support each other a little bit more than normal. On September 20, Justin Birch - a son, brother, partner, and friend - went through a traumatic farm accident which resulted in the amputation of his right hand and wrist. Justin will be in the hospital fo...
Hi everybody. I have stage4 colon cancer mutation KRAS. Diagnosed in October 2019.Before my diagnosis i keep throwing up. I went from doctor to doctor. And everytime they prescribe be anti acid,reflux medication. My condition has gotten worse and i kept losing weight. I started seeing mucus in my...
At 7, Callum has to relearn everything. On April 13, Callum’s life changed forever. His mom and dad, Carlos and Julie, took him to CHEO because of issues with his balance. An MRI discovered a large brain tumour at the back of his head. Over the next four days, he underwent two back-to-back 24 hou...
Amrender Sandhu S/O Malkeet Singh passed away at the age of 21 on 17 September 2020 in Surrey, B.C. He was the alone child of his parents.He has no family in Canada as his immediate family. His parents has no one left to depend upon. His parents have only one wish which is to see their son for th...
Emmanuel and Laura suffered a parent's worst nightmare on September 19th when their 4 year old boy - Israel - had a fall in his own yard and suffered a head injury that took his life. We are setting this up to help them to be sure to celebrate his life with a memorial or funeral that they want t...
I am starting a fundraiser to help with funeral costs and other associated costs. This was my nephew. The story below was written by his mom. This is the hardest and most heartbreaking post I have ever had to make. Dylan was driving back to the lake last night and rolled the car. He didn’t ma...
Hello Family and Friends. As most of you know by know, my cousin, Ethan Reilly, was one of the two boys that drowned when their boat capsized on Wednesday September 16th. It has been a heart wrenching few days but we are happy that Ethan can now been found and we are able to lay him to rest a...
QUINN KERBER 5 years old. Young loving bright little girl. Two weeks since starting kindergarten. On September 18th, life for the Kerber family has been forever changed. The parents received a call that no parent ever wants to receive. Their day-home provider informed them that their daughter w...
September 17 proved to be very damaging and brought intense grief to loving parents living happily in India whose eldest son, Pradhdeep Singh, only 19, an international student in Courtenay, Bitish Columbia, Canada said final goodbye to this world due to a car crash in his adopted town and countr...
An Emergency At Sea Dear Friends and Followers, Many of you are friends and avid followers of our beloved husband and father Glenn Wakefield’s sailing adventures, and in particular, his valiant attempts at a solo circumnavigation of the globe via the ‘west about’ route. Completing this journey...
Lou Lou needs our help. This week, our friend and colleague Lauren was informed that she requires emergency dental surgery to fix a painful and urgent dental matter. The procedure is not covered by dental insurance, and the problem is interfering with her ability to eat, drink and talk. She's in...
In light of a unforeseen tragedy, James and Jaden Moore are on a journey no child should have to endure. On September 7th, their mother, Julia, 31 years old, suffered a catastrophic asthma attack. She had called 911 by herself and EMS could not locate her home due to its location, a new subdivis...
On September 16, 2020, Sherry Culham passed away from cancer. Sherry left behind her young family that will miss her dearly. Sherry and her husband Tristan had two boys; Keenan 10 and Cassidy 8. Sherry loved to learn new things and valued an education. She wished that her boys would have the opp...
عندي صديق عم يدرس ب اسبانيا صار عليه طارى عائلي كبير وبتعرفوا الوضع ببيروت ومن ورا الكورونا خسر حرفيا كل شغله ومصادر دخله عليه ٢٠٠٠ دولار أمريكي (أو ما يعادل ٢٩٠٠ دولار كندي يلي بده يتبرع يتبرع بالدولار الأمريكي بس أضطريت حط دولار كندا كرمال المصاري تنزل بالحساب أسرع) للجامعة واذا ما دفعهم من هلق...
Help us grow Living Well with Schizophrenia into an even more valuable resource. With your help we’re building an online resource and community for people living with schizophrenia and their loved ones. Our Story When Lauren was first diagnosed, one of the first places she turned to learn more...