Shawn Wood is the founder of the Emily Ann Foundation - an organization that bears the name of his late wife with the goal to help terminal cancer patients over the age of 18 to provide accommodation for family members while a patient undergoes treatment and to facilitate final wishes.

Ten years ago, the Comox Valley community rallied around Shawn and his fiancee Emily to plan their dream wedding after Emily - 24 years old at the time - was diagnosed with Stage 4 aggressive large-cell lymphoma and doctors gave her three to 12 months to live.

For more information, visit www.emilyannfoundation.com

Shawn Wood is the founder of the Emily Ann Foundation - an organization that bears the name of his late wife with the goal to help terminal cancer patients over the age of 18 to provide accommodation for family members while a patient undergoes treatment and to facilitate final wishes.
Ten years ago, the Comox Valley community rallied around Shawn and his fiancee Emily to plan their dream wedding after Emily - 24 years old at the time - was diagnosed with Stage 4 aggressive large-cell lymphoma and doctors gave her three to 12 months to live. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.emilyannfoundation.com/">www.emilyannfoundation.com</a>

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