B.C. hockey community rallies to support young player who lost both his parents
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Kelly Marini a fellow hockey mom and friend of his parents started a GoFundMe to raise money for the financial help Skyler Cameron will need.
B.C.’s hockey community is coming together to support a young Nanaimo man pursuing his dreams of going pro after dealing with immeasurable loss.
Skyler Cameron, 21, finished his junior career last spring.
Tragically, near the end of the season, his mom, Linda, died following a courageous battle with breast cancer.
“When I was younger, she got diagnosed,” Cameron told Global News.
“It was a hard fight, But we were always there to support her, and she eventually beat it. And then, I believe my second year into West Kelowna Junior (hockey), it came back. And ever since then, it was just kind of a hard fight. And then ultimately the cancer won, I guess, and she did pass this past May.
“So yeah, it was a tough one.”
A few weeks later, his father Darryl died from an unexpected cardiac event.
“I was actually in Vancouver working and I got a call from my brother one day and (he) just said our dad had had a heart attack and passed away,” Cameron said. “But I guess some could say (it) was from a broken heart.”
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