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To support Andrew Kelland in his final battle with cancer.

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It’s with a very heavy heart that I share the news of the passing of our dear friend, Andrew Kelland.
Andrew passed away on June 25th, 2025 following a long and brave battle with cancer. At just 39 years old, he leaves behind his loving wife and his four-year-old daughter, Izabella.



Brought together by chance for a common purpose, strangers became members of a family; and Andrew as a key member of this family was always here for us, offering his help and friendship.

Today we are gathering and asking you to join us in helping in any way you can ensuring that the time he has left with his beautiful 4-year-old daughter Izabella, and wife is spent to the fullest, even just for a minute limiting the worries about what the future may bring.

Please spend a short moment and hear Andrew’s story.

It was early spring 2024, when Andrew found out he had stage 4 cancer and a difficult road ahead. He started the uneven battle right away by having removed and then restored 70 percent of his tongue, followed by weeks of radiotherapy. After months of fighting what at times seemed unsurmountable, in November of 2024 Andrew, and his family received heartwarming promising news from his medical team: Andrew is cancer free.

News that could only be described as a triumph, also felt like winning the lottery. Andrew’s family got him back and could start making plans again; small things that often get taken for granted, like painting Izzy’s room in her favorite color, not to mention the promise of endless possibilities of what the future may hold. We were all so thrilled for Andrew and his family and so relieved to have him back healthy and getting stronger with each day. A transformation occurred and Andrew appeared stronger than ever before.

Then the Christmas came and the New Years right after, bringing promise for a better future.

Promise which was so brutally broken just few days later. The cancer is back in a full force.

At the age of 38, Andrew wasn’t given much more time.

Let’s make the few months he has left count, let’s help Andrew and his Family enjoy the last moments together, let’s try to help make memories for Izzy and her mom in any way you can.

Don't feel obliged but any voluntary contribution, no matter how small, will bring us closer to making some dreams come true and granting Andrew a comfortable end to his journey.

Organizer and beneficiary

Monika Sokolowska
Organizer
Ottawa, ON
Andrew Kelland
Beneficiary

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