The 13-year-old acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivor is in remission and received his beads from SickKids’ bravery bead program, which was established in 2001 by a team of volunteers. And then: The “completion of treatment” bead, a round white bead adorned with a flower to mark the end of care. Four more larger-than-life bravery beads will be unveiled around the GTA over the next several weeks. Hunter said he wasn’t quite sure what was about to happen when he received his completion of treatment bead. The bravery bead program, organized by the Women’s Auxiliary Volunteers, has awarded more than one million beads to more than one million SickKids patients.

Source: thestar October 01, 2020 20:02 UTC