Jamie Hingston’s Difficult Journey with ALS Update

Update with Ceremony Details

Our dear friend, father, husband and son Jamie Hingston, passed away today, January 8th, at his home with his family by his side. 

Jamie will be honoured in a ceremony with a visitation on Sunday, Jan. 12th from 1-4 pm at Eaglesons Funeral Home. The Funeral will follow on Monday morning at 11 am at the Anglican Church in Southampton.

Jamie lived a life with great family and friends who adored him and his quick wit and kind heart.  But ALS dictated when and how he died. If nothing else, this disease teaches you time slips away quickly.

He leaves behind his loving wife, Rebecca, and three children, Emma (20), Mela (17) who wants to become a Pediatric Nurse and Chase (14), who much like his dad, will move towards education in a technical field. 

The previous GoFundMe for Jamie, raised over $27,000, and helped them build a ramp, an accessible bathroom and purchase medical supplies to make Jamie comfortable during his battle. We are sending this again hoping we can continue to help ease the financial hardship on his family at this difficult time. Funds will be used toward costs associated to Jamie’s passing and post secondary education for his children. Any support you are able to assist with is sincerely appreciated.

We will carry his spirit in our hearts for the remainder of our lives. 

Rest in peace Jamie and know that your friendship meant the world to many. 

Thank you.

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We are a group of family and friends of Jamie Hingston, that are raising money for Jamie, his wife, Rebecca and their children.  

Jamie is a 44 year old hard-working, humble family man who was always the first person to lend a hand or offer help to build something, fix anything, snow blow, clear debris, and now he needs our support.  

He has recently received the devastating diagnosis of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which is a debilitating illness.   It is an extremely rare nervous system disease that tears away at all physical functions of the body. There is no cure or any solid explanation for who will get it and it has a 100% fatality rate. It’s a diagnosis, three letters, that have forever and tragically changed the course of this family’s lives. 

Jamie and Rebecca are facing many challenges now. Tasks of everyday living are becoming harder and more time consuming. Let alone the loss of income, they are in dire need of a bathroom renovation and outdoor ramp to accommodate loss of mobility, assistance for out of town doctors visits, or future post secondary education needs for the children.  This is a dark time for the family. We can help by lightening their financial burden. 

By uniting our efforts, we can truly make a difference during this profound period. 

Our sincere thanks from the friends of Jamie, Rebecca and family.