Lacing up a pair of boxing gloves and beating on heavy bags was a way to process my anger when my daughter Jaimey was diagnosed with leukemia in April 2005, then age 5. Painting was another outlet I used to deal with the feelings that came with parenting a child with cancer.
Jaimey heroically battled the leukemia and had been living in remission until very recently, just shy of the four-year mark. Now this vivacious little girl who loves life, sports and animals, is again in a fight for a healthy life.
Colwood Mayor David Saunders has purchased "Beat It” and is offering it in a silent auction appeal in support of this weekend’s Relay for Life to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. The the 16X20” acrylic on canvas painting is valued at $550, and all proceeds will go to the Relay for Life, earmarked for children’s leukemia and breast cancer research.
If you would like to take part in the silent art auction, please contact the Coast Collective Gallery at 250.391.5522 or visit the gallery where the painting is being exhibited as part of the current Sport Art show at Essencia at Esquimalt Lagoon.
