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This September I'm walking and fundraising for Heart & Stroke, and I can’t do it alone. Every donation, big or small, brings me one step closer to my fundraising target.

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I am walking for my Pops! ❤️

Sunday 16th Aug

This September, I’m walking for someone that is very close to my own heart, my dad.

My dad has heart disease. And while those words can be frightening, our family has also been incredibly fortunate. Because of the amazing medical care he has received, the knowledge and dedication of his healthcare team, and the ongoing advances in heart disease treatment (mom making sure he takes his pills), my dad is doing so well.

That is something I never take for granted.

Every extra birthday. Every family dinner. Every laugh, conversation, and ordinary day together is a reminder of how important medical care and research truly are.

That’s why I’ve decided to walk and fundraise for the Heart & Stroke Foundation this September.

I’m walking for my dad — but I’m also walking for all of the families who have been affected by heart disease and stroke.

Heart & Stroke supports life-saving research, advances prevention and treatment, and helps Canadians affected by heart disease and stroke. Donations help fund the breakthroughs that can give people more time with the people they love.

And for my family, that isn’t an abstract idea.

We have seen the difference that medical care can make.

My dad is here. He is doing well. And I want to do my small part to help make sure that other families get to have those same precious moments with the people they love.

So this September, I’ll be putting one foot in front of the other and walking with my dad in my heart.

I’m incredibly grateful that I get to walk for my dad, rather than walk in memory of him.

That is a gift.

So this September, every step I take will be a thank-you — to the doctors, nurses, researchers and healthcare professionals who have helped my dad, and to everyone working toward a future where heart disease and stroke take fewer people away from the families who love them.

For my dad. ❤️
For our family.
For more birthdays, more memories and more moments together.

Thank you for helping me support Heart & Stroke and for being part of this journey with me.

Thank you to my Donors

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Victoria Celestini