Over the past few years I have watched this young man continue to succeed & impress.
Jesse Walker is not your average 18 year old.
In 2018, he was diagnosed with a medulla blastoma – a form of brain cancer — and underwent a successful 12-hour craniotomy to have the tumour removed. That was followed by 30 doses of spinal and cranial radiation, and then 40 doses of chemotherapy. His recovering included 16 admissions to hospital and 79 nights in hospital beds. He had 16 blood transfusions
Thankfully, he’s been cancer free for 4 years!
He decided in 2020 to do a fundraiser to raise money for childhood cancer research. He did a half marathon. He did it again in 2021 and 2023. This past July he completed an Olympic Triathlon.
Over the past 4 years he has raised over $100,000.00 for the Canadian Cancer Society. What an incredible accomplishment! Congratulations Jesse!
Thank you to all who donated to Jesse’s fundraiser, who trained with him, sponsored him and cheered him on! Thanks to his incredible family for their encouragement!
Jesse is currently attending Wilfred Laurier University studying Health Sciences with a goal of some day becoming a pediatric oncologist or a pediatrician.
You can still contribute to his campaign if you would like, HERE.
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