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<div><strong>UPDATE: Dec 11:</strong> We are overwhelmed by everyone’s love and support for brave Aubrey. The family received some more news today. Aubrey’s proton radiation in Chicago had been approved by the Ontario government as outpatient treatment only. Due to Aubrey’s Posterior Fossa Syndrome, she requires inpatient care. She will have to travel from a hospital in Chicago to the treatment clinic by ambulance. Each ambulance ride will cost $1600 US, and Aubrey will have to make the trip 31 times. The family is requesting help from Ontario Health Services but do not know if they will cover this expense. If not, the cost is to be incurred by the family, approximately $50,000. 
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<div>On November 10th, 2025, the Holmstead family’s world changed in an instant. After the sudden onset of concerning symptoms, Aubrey,( Pamela and Derek’s eldest daughter )was brought into the Children’s Outpatient Clinic at Hotel Dieu in Kingston. Within hours the family was facing every parent’s worst fear, a mass on her brainstem that eventually became a diagnosis of medulloblastoma, a rare and aggressive brain tumour. She was transferred to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and quickly underwent a 14 hour surgery. Although the neurosurgeons considered the first surgery a success, there was one area close to the site of the tumor that needed further examination. This led to the confirmation of additional affected cells and a second surgery of 6 hours. The good news is that the doctors have confirmed a 99% removal of the tumour.
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<div>Following her first surgery, Aubrey developed Posterior Fossa Syndrome and is unable to speak, eat or walk on her own.
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<div>As part of Aubreys next chapter in her road to recovery, the family must travel from Ottawa to Chicago for at least six weeks of specialized proton radiation therapy, the safest and most effective treatment available to give her the best chance at a full life. The Holmstead’s will be living away from home while also continuing to care for Aubrey’s younger sister Emily.
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<div>Upon return from Chicago, Aubrey will likely return to CHEO as an inpatient as local hospitals in Kingston do not have the rehab resources Aubrey requires. The family will continue to travel between Kingston and Ottawa as Aubrey begins 9 months of chemotherapy.
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<div>Any contribution, no matter the size, helps ease the significant financial impact so their family can focus on what matters most: helping her recover, heal, and find her smile again. Any funds above what the family requires will be donated to CHEO, a small token of thanks for the outstanding care and support that the family has received over the last month.
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<div>If you cannot donate, please consider sharing Aubrey’s story. Your support means more to the Holmsteads than words can express.
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<div>Thank you for standing with their family during the hardest chapter of their lives.
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<div>No raffles, sweepstakes, giveaways, or returns on investment are offered in exchange for any donations made to this GoFundMe.
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Help Aubrey Fight Brain Cancer

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<div>Dwight has successfully completed the radiation and chemo treatments during the winter. He’s continuing to receive chemo through pill form over recent months. He’s so strong and so much fight in him battling the effects of this cancer ever day! He’s making memories and spending time with family, his wife, his two girls and his 4 grandsons. His newest grandson was born early winter and he’s enjoying time getting to know his poppa!
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<div>There are good days and not so good days. The financial stress is playing a toll. As you all know Dwight hasn’t been able to work since his diagnosis in Nov 2025. He received a few weeks of Sick EI benefits but they have long ran out. Isabel’s EI is soon coming to an end as well. When this happens they will have no source of income.
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<div>I’m sharing Dwight’s story again and asking again for your help in helping this family.
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<div>He’s gotten through 2 brain surgeries and enormous amounts of treatments but he’s still with us and even got his salmon during the NunatuKavut food fishing. He still has to travel for medical appointments to Goose Bay, Corner Brook and St. John’s thus requiring money for those expenses.
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<div>If you can help to lessen the financial stress of Dwight and Isabel we appreciate it so much!
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<div>Dwight is back in hospital in St. John’s after two life threatening seizures. After several days of trying to get him medivaced out of Labrador then out of St. Anthony with no success, Isabel had to sign him out of icu and take him on a regular scheduled flight to St. John’s to get the much needed care he required! We are waiting on MRI results to pen point the reason for the seizers.
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<div>Him and Isabel will be spending Christmas in St. John’s and away from their families. Let’s continue to support Dwight and his family throughout this holiday season.
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<div>Hi I’m Melita, my youngest brother Dwight was recently diagnosed with a Glioma brain cancer at the age of 54. Dwight’s family means everything to him. Him and his wife Isabel have two beautiful daughters. Dwight is an amazing grandfather to his three young grandsons and a fourth grandbaby due in Jan. He’s been a carpenter all his life and have spent his career working in various parts of our country managing big construction projects. His most recent employment took him to Arviat, Nunavut.
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<div>Working in construction has been Dwight’s life and now he isn’t able to work and this puts a big financial stress on him and his family.
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<div>His daughters Courtney and Tamesha have put the following piece together based on their father’s medical journey so far.
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<div>You often hear the term “cancer” and can’t imagine it would hit so close to home until it enters your home. We brought our dad to emergency in Goose Bay November 15th 2025 as he was not feeling or acting like himself. He was confused and unable to communicate clearly. We thought maybe he could be depressed or experiencing complications from a concussion the year before. After an 11 hour wait in emergency, he was taken in for some tests. His scan came back showing a 6.9 cm tumour on the left side of his brain that was aggressive and fast growing. A phone call we never expected to receive. Every day since this has felt so long between trying to get him into St.Johns to see a neurosurgeon, waiting to receive his surgery and then awaiting results. They arrived into emergency at the Health Science Centre in St.Johns November 18th and dad went into brain surgery on the 24th. The doctor was able to remove the majority of his tumour with hopes that radiation and chemo treatments in the new year will resolve what’s left. Post surgery, he is confirmed to have a glioma tumour in his brain but we are still waiting to hear specifically the grade of it. We may not find this out until the new year. They have been away from home for almost 2 weeks already, and have another couple of weeks in St.Johns before it is safe for him to fly home. They then have to return in January for another 6 weeks to receive his treatment.
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<div>Life has become more expensive than ever as we all know. Dad will not be returning to work anytime soon and our mom is in the same boat as she will be taking care of him. They have been receiving some help from Nunatukavut which we are so grateful for. But eventually what they are eligible for will run out, and even now they are still left with some of the expenses at the end of the day. Mom and dad have silently given so much to others over the years, and our mom especially always helps and supports any fundraiser she can. They would never ask for a thing but are so deserving of that same support.
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Dwight’s Glioma Cancer fundraiser

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<div><strong>Help Burgess Curl Recover from a Stroke and Get Back Home to Nina</strong>
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<div>Dear friends,
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<div>We are reaching out to you today to share the story of Burgess Curl, a commercial painter from Newfoundland with a big heart.
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<div>Burgess suffered a stroke in September 2021 while painting at a worksite in Ontario. Against all odds, Burgess has survived this life-altering event and is now on the long road to recovery. However, his journey has been difficult, and he and his wife Nina are now in desperate need of our support.
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<div>After his stroke, Burgess was not expected to live. However, his incredible strength and willpower have helped him pull through. Unfortunately, he has not received the support he needs from the Ontario health system, and he is currently languishing in a nursing home for the elderly. Burgess and Nina have no family to turn to, and they have no funds to support his physical rehabilitation, which is crucial for him to recover and get back home to Nina.
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<div><strong>Give generously to support a big giver</strong>
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<div>It’s always the good guys that get the hardest breaks! Burgess is one of them. He's a friendly, kind-hearted Newfoundlander who has always been there for others, even in difficult times. Burgess has been a generous supporter of many causes like the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Sick Kids Hospital, and animal charities. He is a solid rock for those around him, and now it's our turn to support him.
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<div>Nina herself is a struggling hairdresser and the sole supporter of the family. She loves Burgess dearly. They were swindled out of their savings years ago, leaving them with no financial cushion to fall back on.
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<div><em>“The doctor told me to prepare myself for the worst… but I had hope, and my love for him was strong,”</em> says Nina. <em>“Unfortunately, the hospital didn't expect him to live and refused to put him in rehab. We have had to fund his physio with no savings and only my hairdresser’s salary – so it has been very hard.”</em>
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<div><strong>We are asking for your help to fund Burgess's physical rehabilitation so that he can get back home to Nina, who is doing everything in her power to care for him. Every donation counts, and your support will make a huge difference in the lives of these two incredible people.</strong>
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<div>Here are some of the items your generous donations will help to fund to ease their burden:
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<div>Please note: a charitable tax receipt can be made available for donations of $200 or higher. (click on the "Contact Organizer" button below for more info before supporting Burgess &amp; Nina)
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<div>Thank you in advance for your generosity and kindness.
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