Help Ash and Phil care for Leah
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Hi Everyone,
A few months ago while planning their wedding and honeymoon my sister in-law, Ashleigh and my soon to be brother in-law Phil noticed some bumps behind the ear of their 3 year old daughter Leah.
Here's the little flower girl!
Looking very precocious here!
Like most 3 year old's Leah was fighting off an infection at the time, which justified her swollen lymph-nodes to some degree. As the bumps persisted a few weeks later, so too did Ashleigh and Phil. Taking her through a battery of tests with the various experts examining her bringing them to Monday June 25th at CHEO (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario).
Unfortunately, with just about a month to go until their wedding they received the awful news, that their little Leah has Leukemia. Phil and Ashleigh are obviously devastated and reeling from this news, they've had to cancel their wedding and honeymoon, along with just about everything else in their life put on hold, while they tend to Leah's needs.
The chemotherapy treatment began right away and Ashleigh immediately applied for employment insurance. Ashleigh will have to stay home with Leah for multiple years of chemotherapy that she will need in the years to come.
Ash and Phil, with Leah finding the strength to put on a smile for this fight.
Out for a rare walk!
Taking the time to send me a birthday selfie smooch while in hospital
Its very early days yet, and Leah's prognosis is as good as can be expected at this point, pending results of on going tests. However, its very clear that this is a very long, emotional and expensive journey.
I have established this go fund me page as a means to help the couple through this terrible time, to lessen the strain and stress of financial loss from work as well as losses incurred with having to cancel their wedding/honeymoon on such short notice.
If you can find it your heart to give them a small donation, we would all be very very grateful !
Having snack after her surgery for her medication port.
Lets help Phil and Ashleigh get back to more pictures like this!
A few months ago while planning their wedding and honeymoon my sister in-law, Ashleigh and my soon to be brother in-law Phil noticed some bumps behind the ear of their 3 year old daughter Leah.
Here's the little flower girl!Looking very precocious here!
Like most 3 year old's Leah was fighting off an infection at the time, which justified her swollen lymph-nodes to some degree. As the bumps persisted a few weeks later, so too did Ashleigh and Phil. Taking her through a battery of tests with the various experts examining her bringing them to Monday June 25th at CHEO (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario).
Unfortunately, with just about a month to go until their wedding they received the awful news, that their little Leah has Leukemia. Phil and Ashleigh are obviously devastated and reeling from this news, they've had to cancel their wedding and honeymoon, along with just about everything else in their life put on hold, while they tend to Leah's needs.
The chemotherapy treatment began right away and Ashleigh immediately applied for employment insurance. Ashleigh will have to stay home with Leah for multiple years of chemotherapy that she will need in the years to come.
Ash and Phil, with Leah finding the strength to put on a smile for this fight.Out for a rare walk!
Taking the time to send me a birthday selfie smooch while in hospital
Its very early days yet, and Leah's prognosis is as good as can be expected at this point, pending results of on going tests. However, its very clear that this is a very long, emotional and expensive journey.
I have established this go fund me page as a means to help the couple through this terrible time, to lessen the strain and stress of financial loss from work as well as losses incurred with having to cancel their wedding/honeymoon on such short notice.
If you can find it your heart to give them a small donation, we would all be very very grateful !
Having snack after her surgery for her medication port.Lets help Phil and Ashleigh get back to more pictures like this!Organizer and beneficiary
Justin Rimmer
Organizer
Amherstview, ON
Ashleigh Simpson
Beneficiary