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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 16 2022 Statements Shirley Bond
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Leader
of
the
official
opposition-
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
My
friend
mike
mcdonald
posted
these
words
recently
with
dignity
and
courage.
My
beloved
big
sister,
sarah
left
us
on
tuesday
choosing
her
own
time
and
place
rather
than
letting
als
choose
it
for
her.
He
goes
on
to
describe
sarah
as
an
incredible
person,
a
devoted
mother
of
four
grandmother
of
three
a
cherished
daughter,
sister
and
sister-in-law.
A
Today
there
is
no
hope
of
recovery
and
a
diagnosis
means
that
you
will
eventually
lose
the
ability
to
talk,
walk,
eat
and
ultimately
breathe.
Als
is
currently
a
terminal
diagnosis
with
no
treatment
or
cure.
I
am
moved
and
inspired
by
sarah's
efforts
as
well
as
fierce
advocates,
like
greg
gao
since
being
diagnosed
with
als
in
2019.
A
Establishing
clinical
trials
here
would
give
hope
for
those
who
live
with
als
and
their
families,
for
many
living
with
als
clinical
trial
trials
offer
the
best
source
of
hope,
though
they
are
offered
in
a
select
few
provinces,
not
including
bc,
while
als
has
impacted
greg's
ability
to
speak
both.
He
and
sarah
have
been
loud
and
clear
about
the
responsibility
we
have
in
this
legislature
and
this
province
to
make
bc
a
leader
in
the
efforts
to
end
als.