Evelyn Roy sadly passed away following a battle with cancer in February of 2020, but her loving family still celebrated her birthday on Sunday to honour the child’s beautiful legacy and raise critical funds for those in need.
“We wish more than anything that she was here, but we’re going to bring joy, we’re going to have all the fun, we’re going to dance and honour her in all the best ways possible,” said Heather Roy, Evelyn’s mother.
“It was always her goal to get on the donation wall, not the small wall or the temporary screen, she wanted to be on the permanent box,” said Evelyn’s father.Sunday marked Evelyn’s fourth birthday party since her passing with each event now collectively raising more than $300,000 for the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.
One of those younger patients is four-year-old Rhett Johnson who was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in June“Heather was the first person that came to the hospital after we received our diagnosis and to have her sit with us in the midst of your grief and give us some tangible tips on how to deal with this was huge,” she said.
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