my aunt Clarabell is the reason why I exist today.

 

many moons ago, my aunt Millicent was the next relative for my paternal side of the family to send to Canada. At the very last minute, as in two days before her departure, my aunt Clarabell said no, her older brother, my dad, will go, and I will send him myself. And that she did. 

My mother and her family had already immigrated to Canada. My parents met in their late teens early 20's, became inseparable, and later had me.

 

if it wasn't for my aunt Clarabell, who, herself immigrated to Canada from the Caribbean and made her voice known, with action, on who to immigrate/ send to Canada next, I would not be here today. 

my aunt Clarabell, who also lost her mother to breast cancer when my aunt was 17 years old, settled in Toronto Ontario, where she was nurse extraordinar, love the Lord, cooked the best Caribbean dishes, that were soak with love and was a mother of three- two daughters and a son. Her son, my cousin Roy, and I grew up together and are still best friends today, we are 5 months apart in age. When we were younger my aunt Clarabell would dress us like twins as we went out on adventures with my aunt, his mom. We did this a lot, just the three of us. 

 

January 2006, while I was living overseas, she lost her battle with cancer. She was 64. I was devastated and couldn't fly back for her funeral. (More than 600 people attended her funeral)

Because how dear she was to our family, every other female in our family, including myself, that had a baby girl, has made her legacy live

on by giving their daughter's the middle

Name, Clarabell. 

 

Thank you to all my friends and family who have donated. This means a lot.

 

 

 

To show my support for the thousands of Canadians diagnosed with breast cancer every year, I am participating and fundraising for this year’s Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure. 

 

With your help, I can reach my fundraising goal and make a life-changing difference for so many people. Every dollar I raise will fund groundbreaking breast cancer research and support programs and services for those impacted by this disease. 

 

Please donate today. I believe better treatment options and survival outcomes are possible. Together, we can give Canadians impacted by breast cancer a reason to have hope. And we can help change the future for all. 

 

Thank you! I appreciate your generous support.