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wrote on January 24, 2025
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6:41 am
Eli and I met over 16 years ago. We would walk dogs together and talk about what world change could look like. She was always so supportive and kind and SMART. Eli is a big reason I went into social work. It was such an honour to study her work in my MSW and to discuss with my prof who also supervised her for her thesis, about how amazing Eli was. I was far from Eli’s closest of friends but she made an impact on me in a huge way. It was a blessing to get to hang out with her last July at Saltspring Pride. As usual we shared stories about our past year, chronic illness, personal struggles and that I had completed my MSW finally. I was hopeful to spend more time together and I frankly feel ripped off by what cancer has taken from all of us. I’m imagining Eli running in fields with her fluffy butt pup.