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mother who would light up a room with her smile and her sunny disposition just by walk-ing into it.

This sunny disposition was clear from the many online posts Laurie made while receiv-ing treatment in Toronto.

One post from Feb. 20 reads:“Hi all. Sitting here with my incredible

brother and amazing sister-in-law enjoying the view from my room. Chemo was com-pleted on Friday. Other than the extra kilo-gramage of fluid retention that we are slowly draining I still feel great.

“The fluid has caused my lungs to com-press slightly so I have required oxygen over the last five or six days. Today, however, they have turned the oxygen down substantially and so far so good. I understand that (over)

the next few days I will likely feel my lowest as my blood counts plummet. I will keep you posted as I am able. I am beginning my natu-ral protocol to help my body rebuild during this phase and continue to be nourished with amazing food, ‘NOT FROM HERE.’ I have an amazing support system of family, friends and nutritionistas that have been bringing me homemade soups, quinoa salads, fresh juices and salads.”

Laurie concluded the post by thanking all her supporters for their prayers, thoughts, cards and gifts.

“Each night I go to sleep I count my bless-ings and you are all among them,” she wrote.

Laurie maintained her online journal until the evening of March 6, when Bruce started making entries for her.

After that, news on her condition grew steadily worse.

On Friday, March 9, Bruce reported that several of Laurie’s major organs had begun to dete-riorate, with her breathing becoming ever more chal-lenged.

“Lots of family and a few close friends came to visit yester-day, all having

lovely conversations with Laurie,” wrote Bruce.

“Even in her sedated state, we know she can hear us.”

During her treatment, Laurie’s friends and family campaigned for people to get tested in hopes getting Laurie a life-saving bone marrow transplant.

In the end, a match was not found in time.

“Laurie was the most courageous, gener-ous, kind, caring, thoughtful and selfless person I have ever known,” wrote Bruce, fol-lowing her death.

“I love her deeply and unconditionally.

She made me a better person, I was honoured to be her husband and privileged to be her friend.”

In addition to Bruce, Laurie is survived by her sons Alexander, 20, and Daniel, 16, her parents John and Helen Jasenec, her brother John and his wife Julie and her extended fam-ily.

Laurie’s family have said they would like to express their heartfelt thanks to all the doctors and nurses in the Princess Margaret Hospital Leukemia Ward and the Mount Sinai Hospital ICU for their loving care of Laurie while she was in their charge.

A visitation for Laurie will take place at the Kopriva Taylor Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Rd. W., Wednesday from 2-4 p.m., and from 6-9 p.m.

A funeral will be held at St. Dominic Catholic Church, 2415 Rebecca St., Thursday at 10 a.m.

A lunch to celebrate Laurie’s life will be held Thursday from 12-4 p.m., at the Compass Restaurant, 2340 Ontario St.

In lieu of flowers donations in Laurie’s honour may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada.

The family also asks that people consider paying Laurie’s memory forward by register-ing as a bone marrow donor at www.one-match.ca. To learn more about Burrows’s journey visit online at www.caringbridge.org/visit/laurieburrows.

‘She would light up the room with her smile’Continued from page 1

“Each night I go to sleep I count my blessings and you are all among them.”

Laurie Burrows, in a Feb. 20 online journal posting thank-ing her supporters