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â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"1 ,7 7 7 , 12 'WA'IHtltX) L'HRONIKlt ' Wednesday lune 9,1010 7.,Afi-.. w. "W i it tllllH\l( ll J _‘ . R C . . emem erm 1t e Re .--._.-,.___e_-,e.e__,_j . l .\ll( )U.\ l) l 1 BY Bnn'rm Daemon l . y _ Wm a, Mimi...” fl L__.___.__.____l m ,. .. - ”a". ‘25:, --~».. l eilly Jordan's life ended just as it was beginning. The 2;“:‘1‘6flhszv3' 7 “ ' ; _ ;’é _, Jug; RWaterloo girl was two years old when she was first diag- ",1. ~ '4’” ' M .7 ‘ ' , '_;-,'~,.',: 45:” TemPOI at ) Skate zone , nosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a rare form of cancer .A ’ g a” My :. ; "I “â€"532? r set to open that affects the blood cells. ’,,..»' g ‘ 1"» 1. e ‘ "an" ‘ cars: {it - Two months later. her battle was over. “‘35.: "I, ’ “% 1.4.29.1 “'1: The City Of “/31“ka temporary skateboard Her mother. Lynne lordan. said she and her husband, gi‘iri‘giay “3’ ‘ \ . .~,.-_ ~ 15-5;- fish” -_;‘ 'Pafk is officially opening I0 the public at d SPC’Clal (Ihrisfian. first noticed something was wrong with their p" ff /-‘ Q" fa», “st: . "’3’." event on lune 12 from 1 pm, to 4 p.rn.. at the daughter's lymph nodes iii her neck in 2008. A couple of ' 3,:‘ :3 77"!“ ’. --_ ' if . ’, “’ '7: f; Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. days later. Reilly was diagnosed with leukemia. $333213; 3" \E 119‘ "w :_,;;{‘r§"fl“â€"‘f-;;- ' ‘5; Mayor Brenda llalloran will be on hand to cut 1 “We were shocked and devastated and scared to death," :1 *_",'.~,‘1_-. ‘* "'f‘jffi'fyfij; the ribbon. There will also be demonstrations and said Lynne. 7:3. ‘ Tm \-;T3‘-~ ‘0' A.“ prizes by Sanction Skate & Snow. i “They told its that she had a 50 to 50 per cent chance of m‘ “ ' v » fiéfi ‘ , ~- Everyone is invited to come out and join in the survival. so right from the beginning we knew it was pretty 51.7% ' ‘ 935% fun. For more information. contact lohn Griffin at had." 132;; , _ '5 $33: BISâ€"8846363, ext. 257 or email j()hn.grlffin Lynne said it was unbearably difiicult to Cope With the s“ A, 3-4."? '2 .633: @waterlooca. fact that their daughter was suddenly battling a life threaten» 3.x ‘ 3:“; ' '3 ingillness. "5?“... ., v , “Parents shouldn’t have to bury their children, or sit in a 3;; .1" . _‘ > ' G0“ toumey to support l hospital bed and watch them die." she said. ”That was the W3 ' ) c9"? ’17.»-; c . ‘. most heartbreaking moment » sitting with her for a week 'v" a J . .4» .. ‘,_- {if :7 : ,‘éld Habltat for Humanlty and knowing that her life was going to end." 3“““5'5 55:79“ ; x ' ;~\‘ - 3 t: -' » 4: , , . . Despite their heartache, the lordans dedicated them- 7% “’35 1:"? “if ‘ 4, E 5". ’ 7“?- . loin Habitat for Humanity «Waterloo Region for - selves to making sure the time that Reilly had was as normal 2:1. 1’ lka;‘~' *‘ *wjj,~â€":.V':‘~, â€"-. its 1301 Animal Charity (foil Iournamem present as possible 1:13;)» ‘t ‘ “a: y :~ {jig , ed by Mamns Familylrun l‘arm, - liven though Reilly had to spend her days and nights in a X "’ if E ~ ”1? tournament '5 on lune .11 at Rebel (Ireek l hospital bed. it never stopped her from playing games like . ”:1‘.;.»,"’_ a; 44,111.. . boll Club, Registration costs $160 and includes 18 most of the other children her age â€" even hide»andâ€"go~ ' “my £1-:ifsff'i:";,‘:~;'.~‘,-T.?““"j holes 0f 30m power can. halfway house lunch, buf ‘ seek. 1 $2.. _ - 4, keggfiv::¢::~ ' - _'» I if". . fet dinner and plenty ofcontests. ‘ ’ “When she was attached to a six-foot IV pole, she would fiififffiisâ€"Z‘ 35:" 3:;_ The “lem auction features a round-trip flight run somewhere in the hospital room and yell. ‘l'm hiding”, a?‘?fi"§;sg_=‘3__‘t "if; 3,137,4" for twoto WWWhCFE Westlet flies. said Lvnne. ' ‘ ‘ . ' " Habitat is looking to raise $80,000 for affordable “Some days she would be so full of energy that it would Two-yearold Reilly Jordan picks shells on a beach. She passed housing in Waterloo Region. lo register. visit the i even exhaust me and Christian. away In 2008- ”W ”‘0‘“ ””0"” Habitat webStte at www.hthwr.ca. l‘or more infor» \ "But we did our best to make things fun for her and make said the event has more than 100 communities participating mation, contact Stacey “Ch 3‘ 5l9'747‘0664 ext, ‘ her life as comfortable as it could be." throughout Ontario. 34 or email skochél‘hlhwmea. lhe experience was an emotional roller coaster, but now “The money raised front Relay For Life goes towards o o i that two years have passed since Reilly's death. Lynne and research, which helps find prevention strategies and allows Reglster for Clty’S l (Ihristian are beginning to find a new normal. researchers to find ways to outsmart cancer," Griffiths said, 0 0 l "It doesn't get better, it just gets different," she said. "I‘m Last year. a total of 115 teams participated within the semor progrmmmg finally beginning to learn what that means. Cambridge and WaterloorKitChener communities, and were R . , . f h (.. y (W | l v 5' l _ 1 “it's still there. it still htirts every bit as much as the day collectively able to raise $380,000. Griffiths says that this l‘ , egistration 0f l e A,“ l) attr 0?? ' 7p m that she died. but it's no longer there every minute of the year, they plan to reach even higher, Their goal is to raise LIBS???“ “mm” programs he“ ””1 ”th) 0“ i day." over 5420.000. , ' . . ‘ l‘he lordans remain motivated to live a happy and fulfill “We have a very strong supportive community in the :‘lbhlu‘plcslnslfid‘; interactive if“ $21128?“ - mg life. which takes a )Olnl commitment. 1.ynnt- said. They Waterloo Region, so l'm hoping that people will really mend wa érc?,(ll‘lr:",sll5m‘ rap-13s: “3 mg (U \' I“, also have a healthy two-yearold boy, and are expecting together this year and support this cause." said Griffiths. ,neSS' [a] l I“; yoga, an “mum“ r low“ s‘ i another child in August. Despite being seven months pregnant, Lynne will be ““2an [Tilly “(f ers. , , _ .1, hi I' , “They deserve to have the same happy life that Reilly walking around the track in memory of her daughter. u dill 0. 3“)“de Film d e 0,” Id”? at l would have had.” she said. "I really believe that Reilly would Driven by their personal loss. she and Christian are comr wwwwatt up”, Tn“)? ic It on ”gulls an pror l have wanted that, and we're all working towards feeling bet mitted to raising as much money as they cart. film? ap :1“) t u at) ‘ summer rogram and ter for her." “We don't want to forget Reilly. and how strong she was C :3 I? . 'le L h 1d h \d l R ‘ , . . Lynne and her husband are taking part in the Relay for and how much she fought," said Jordan. 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