CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVOR GRADUATE JOSH!

“School always seemed to come easy for Josh, as he is a high achieving, dedicated and passionate student. He has received multiple awards including honours with distinction as well Josh had the privilege to represent his school division and be part of the Province of Manitoba’s Student Advisory Council for the past 2 years. On June 27th Josh graduated from Springfield Collegiate Institute in Oakbank, Manitoba.

Josh has a love of politics, law, human rights and has been an advocate for individuals with disabilities!

In the fall Josh will attend the University of Manitoba to start his undergrad in psychology in his pursuit of his law degree.

10 days after Josh’s 3rd birthday he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with treatments being completed a few months after his 6th birthday. Our family is forever grateful to all the doctors, nurses and everyone that cared for Josh at CancerCare Manitoba and the Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg throughout Josh’s treatment journey. We are also thankful to Manitoba Candlelighters and the connections and friendships that we made and all the love and support throughout the years!

We are so extremely proud of the kind, compassionate and confident young man that Josh is and cannot wait to see what the future has in store for him. We hope the world is ready for him but we do know that the world is a much better place because of him!

Congratulations Josh on this milestone and all your perseverance and hard work! We wish you nothing but happiness and success!” You will anlways be our hero!!”

Congratulations Josh! We hope all your dreams and wishes for the future come true! ♥️🎗️