Author Archives: Lorraine Dunlop

A Gentle Soul

This column is dedicated to Lorraine Dunlop another gentle soul who had left selfadvocate.ca hopefully for bigger and brighter things. In 2000 I moved to yet another service provider and a hole new part of the city. My goal was to find a situation where I had a core group people in my life that […]

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My Story on my rare condition called Prader Willi Syndrome.

Hi! My name is Shea Velestuk. When I was a baby I was floppy and low muscle toned and then I got tested for this rare condition PWS – Prader Willi Syndrome, and it came back negative. When I moved to Mission, British Columbia I was overweight and we didn’t know why, so we went […]

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Cheyenne’s Summer Journey.

Cheyenne has now graduated and we are hoping that she can find employment. This summer Cheyenne went to her first Summer Games in Abbotsford there she did five races in swimming and she came back with a bronze medal! She had fun there making friends and watching other races. Over the summer Cheyenne has also […]

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Getting Active in Coquitlam

This past June I applied for a City of Coquitlam Access One card pass. You pay $10 a year and it’s sooooo worth it! You get free drop ins unlimited and two free classes a year. I’ve been working out in the gym three times a week and Aquafit twice a week. I started as […]

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