Onix Collette was only in third grade when her mom, Brandi Massina, was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Brandi was young herself, having welcomed Onix while she was still in high school.

I went into nursing because I like taking care of people. It gave me first-hand experience of how difficult life can be, especially when going through a difficult healthcare scenario if you don’t have the correct support in place.

His wife, Jessica, was a well-loved grade one teacher in Brampton’s Rowntree Montessori Schools. To this day, Blake admires and adores her selfless dedication to the community.

“When you’ve worked towards a certain goal your entire life, it is very difficult to have that all crumble down. […]

Debbie Slavik is a 50-year brain tumour survivor and is one of the very few from the time of her diagnosis in 1972, when she was only thirteen years of age.

You can live to 99 and still not accomplish everything on your list. “As parents, you have dreams and aspirations […]

“He was larger than life; in stature, personality, and his impact on others, and is deeply missed by his family, colleagues and friends,” Sarah Orsini lovingly remembers of her husband, Chris Moore.