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When she was 13-years-old, Veronica* ran to her mother Leonor* in tears. She began to utter words that would strike fear into the heart of any parent. [ read more ]
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Ariane was just 4 years old when she was diagnosed with acute leukemia. She began an arduous 8 years of chemotherapy treatment which has since left he [ read more ]
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“I was homeless in a camp outside Squamish. I didn’t know what was coming… I was just scared for my life, that nothing would get better. There was no [ read more ]
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