Mr. Speaker, the riding of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge is home to so many incredible people. Today, I would like to talk about one exceptional man in particular.
Taylor Hart is a 27-year-old who was recently diagnosed with metastatic gastric cancer, yet this diagnosis is not slowing him down. He is still currently working and has maintained a sense of humour despite his battle with stage four stomach cancer.
His family has started a fundraiser for a new, very expensive, immunotherapy treatment that his doctors feel may help him. They are more than halfway to their goal of $100,000, showing what can happen when a community rallies around one of its own.
A pillar of strength for his family and friends, Taylor Hart is a model for anyone facing great struggles in life. Taylor is facing this fight head on, and is doing so with tenacity and grace, and his family is right there with him.
I ask that everyone in this House join me in wishing him well in his fight.
Stay strong, Taylor.