An aspiring Canadian 400m sprinter, Myles Misener-Daley of Hamilton, has raised $15,000 in three days to assist his mom, Tricia, who was identified with stage 3 lung most cancers in September 2022. The sprinter is elevating cash to assist his mom as she focuses on remedy and restoration.

Misener-Daley’s mom was first identified with stage 3 breast most cancers in March 2022. Based on Misener-Daley, she underwent a number of rounds of chemotherapy, radiation and surgical procedure as per her remedy plan, and efficiently fought the illness. A 12 months later, she was identified with thyroid most cancers and had surgical procedure solely days earlier than her five-hour flight to California to attend Misener-Daley’s commencement from the College of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). However by September, the most cancers had unfold to her lungs, and Misener-Daley needed to return to UCLA for his last 12 months as a sprinter of their monitor and subject program.

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“My mother has at all times been one in every of my largest supporters in each side of life,” wrote Misener-Daley. “Though now we have each day contact, the ache and heartbreak of being away from her throughout these troublesome instances might be insufferable.”

Misener-Daley grew up in Hamilton, attending Westdale Secondary College, however has been at UCLA for the reason that fall of 2019. His record-breaking highschool instances garnered numerous consideration; he set the Canadian U18 400m document of 45.99 and received highschool provincial titles within the 100m, 200m, and 400m.

His fundraising marketing campaign for his mom has reached greater than $15,000 within the two days since he launched it. “I need my mother to peacefully concentrate on her well being, restoration, and happiness with out the monetary worries or burdens of now not working,” says Misener-Daley. “She has given me a beautiful life, now, it’s my flip to be her rock to lean on.”

Misener-Daley says he’s overwhelmed by the quantity of assist he and his mom have acquired. “I’ve had lots of of individuals attain out and do what they will to assist her by way of these instances,” he says. “The cash helps pay for issues she wants, like hire and groceries, as she isn’t in a position to work anymore.”

Regardless that Misener-Daley can’t be there along with his mother, he believes his fundraiser is a chance to share her story and get his mom the assistance she wants. You’ll be able to donate to Misener-Daley’s marketing campaign for his mom on GoFundMe, the place 100 per cent of the funds will go to supporting her financially throughout this troublesome time. “If I can assist even a small quantity of monetary burden, it’ll assist within the battle for her life,” says Misener-Daley.