Hello, my name is Melanie, and I’ve been lucky to call Michelle my friend for over 20 years. It is with a heavy heart that I find myself creating this GoFundMe page. While I truly wish this moment never had to come, I know firsthand the strength and resilience of Michelle and her beautiful family.

Michelle, Dan, and their 10-year-old son, Greyson, are facing every parents worst nightmare. Greyson has been diagnosed with a form of brain cancer called Germinoma and he will need to undergo a minimum of 6 months of chemotherapy and radiation.

If you know Greyson you know he is funny, loving, smart, a good friend, a light hearted boy and most importantly, an innocent 10 year old child who should be planning out his Halloween costume, going to school everyday with all his friends, and attending birthday parties. Yet here he is, handling this unfathomable scenario with the same humour and resiliency we love him for.

Over these next several months, Michelle will need to take time off from work as Greyson’s treatment unfolds. The uncertainty of all that treatment entails will make it impossible for her to maintain a full-time job. They will be driving back and forth from Kitchener to McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton for all his treatments, tests, appointments and follow ups. No parent should have to worry about balancing work with caring for their sick child, and that's where we come in.

We’re asking for your help to ease the financial burden so that Michelle, Dan, and Greyson can focus entirely on Greyson’s health and recovery. Every donation, no matter the amount, will go directly to supporting their family during this time.

Let’s come together as a community and show them they are not alone. Your support means more than words can express, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping Greyson get the care he needs and allowing his family to focus on what truly matters—his recovery.

If you know Greyson or your kids know him, please know that Greyson’s is aware that he has a mass in his head that requires medicine to get rid of it. In an attempt to cause the least amount of emotional turmoil the “C” word has not been discussed and we ask that you help maintain this for him.

Thank you for your kindness and generosity.