Nevaeh Denine, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at an early age, was well known in for starting a lemonade stand to raise money for children with cancer
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The mother of a young Newfoundland girl who died last summer is furious her daughter’s altered image was used online as part of an anti-vaccination campaign.
“To say this has upset our family is an understatement,” the girl’s mother, Holly Denine, said in a text message Tuesday. “Nevaeh loved social media, interviews and talking about her lemonade stand. She was so proud when someone stopped her and told her how her journey through treatment with cancer inspired them or helped them in their own battle with the disease.”
“I don’t know how some people can be so heartless as to do something like this,” she said in a telephone interview.“We are truly sorry for any distress caused and are grateful that this was brought to our attention,” David Troya-Alvarez wrote in an email. She said she had worried that someone might exploit her daughter’s photo to raise money. “I always feared it would be used for GoFundMe or something like that,” she said. “So this really took me off guard.”
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mother furious after Nevaeh Denine's photo used for anti-vaccination 'propaganda' | CBC NewsLess than a year after thousands gathered to celebrate nine-year-old Nevaeh Denine's legacy, her mother is disgusted that a photograph of her daughter was used to claim vaccines cause cancer | CBCNL
Read more »
N.L. mother angry anti-vaccine page used dead daughter’s image on Facebook“To say this has upset our family is an understatement,” the girl’s mother, Holly Denine, said in a text message Tuesday.
Read more »
Mother of child who died is angry anti-vaccine page used daughter’s image on FacebookShe has screenshots showing someone posted on a Facebook page an image of Nevaeh Denine’s face, with text claiming her death was related to vaccines
Read more »
N.L. mother of dead child angry anti-vaccine Facebook page used girl’s altered photoThe mother of a young Newfoundland girl who died last summer is furious her daughter's altered image was used online as part of an anti-vaccination campaign.
Read more »
Why don’t we celebrate Mother-Daughter Day instead?This week, First Person tackles the doubts and the blessings that motherhood brings
Read more »
Toronto scientist who helps thousands of vulnerable moms-to-be inspired by her own motherA Toronto scientist who has helped tens of thousands of vulnerable pregnant women in Canada has been inspired by the ‘strong women’ in her family.
Read more »
My mother isn’t perfect, but she still inspires meMa isn’t perfect – she doesn’t even try to be – but her strength still inspires me, Marie-An Hoang writes
Read more »