From the very beginning, Kim’s life was shaped by courage. As a little girl facing childhood cancer, she carried a spark that refused to dim. Even then, she held a softness and a strength that could not be shaken. She survived, walked back into life with her tiny shoulders held high, and made herself a quiet promise that one day she would give back to children facing what she had faced.

And she did.

As an adult, Kim became a pediatric nurse; the kind of person whose heart, patience, and instinctive tenderness made her born for the role. It takes a special kind of individual to be a pediatric nurse: someone gentle enough to comfort a frightened child, strong enough to support families through their hardest days, and compassionate enough to carry the emotional weight of caring for the most vulnerable. Kim was all of that and more.

She could walk into a hospital room and make it brighter just by being there. She devoted not only her time, but her heart, to sick children; reminding them that they were so much more than their illness. Her own childhood battle had given her a rare compassion, shaping her into the gentlest warrior anyone could meet. Families trusted her. Children adored her. And every day, she poured her soul into caring for them the same way she once was cared for as a child.

Years later, in the middle of raising a beautiful family and welcoming her third baby, life tested her again with breast cancer. She faced it with the same determination she carried as a child. Even through the long days of appointments, treatments, and exhaustion, she kept showing up for the people she loved. She kept laughing, giving, mothering, and hoping. Her resilience was quiet, sincere, and unbelievably strong.

Most would say two battles are more than enough for one lifetime. But life placed one more mountain in her path. A third cancer—unexpected and unbearably unfair. And yet she met it the same way she has met every hardship, with grace, steady faith, and a heart full of love.

Throughout all three chapters of her journey, Kim has never allowed illness to define her. Even now, as she faces her hardest battle, she refuses to let her light fade. She shows what it means to truly live with gratitude, softness, humour, and courage. She inspires her coworkers, her friends, her family, and every person lucky enough to know her. She carries hope like a lantern, lighting the way for others even when her own path grows dark.

Her story is not only about surviving cancer. It is about choosing kindness again and again, giving back even while hurting, and finding joy where others see only struggle. She turns every battle, even the one she is still fighting, into a reason to lift others up. Her strength can be seen in the courage she shows today as she continues to choose hope in the quietest moments.

And to all who know her, one truth is clear:

Her strength is extraordinary, but her heart is even greater.

Now, as she faces this difficult chapter, we have the chance to give back to someone who has spent her life giving to others. She has poured her warmth and generosity into her community, her coworkers, her friends, her patients, and her family—often quietly and without expecting anything in return. She has shown up for others even on days when she could barely stand.

Today, she needs us.

Supporting her now is not only about easing the heavy financial burdens of treatment and time away from work. It is about honouring the way she has lived her entire life—with selflessness, compassion, and unwavering dedication to children and families in their most vulnerable moments. It is our chance to hold her up the way she has held so many others.

Every contribution, no matter the size, becomes part of the support she deserves. It reminds her that she is not facing this alone, and that all the love she has given the world is returning to her, piece by piece and heart by heart.