111: Jeneece Edroff: Directed by Nicky Forsman. With Claire Newell, Karl Schmid. At the age of three Jeneece was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis, which is a debilitating disease that causes tumor growth on nerve pathways. After a dozen dangerous surgeries she has still raised millions of dollars to help others. Jeneece Edroff, 18, has neurofibromatosis, a disorder that causes tumours to grow along nerve pathways. Tests have shown new tumours growing on her spine and leg, but doctors in B.C. told her that Some birthdays just mean more than others - and Jeneece Edroff's 18 th birthday was a very special one for her. On January 20 th, Jeneece celebrated her birthday by attending the Grand Opening of Jeneece Place - the 'home away from home' for families travelling from other parts of Vancouver Island for health treatments for their children.At age seven, Jeneece began her fund raising Edroff was born on January 21, 1994 in Victoria, British Columbia. When she was three years old, Edroff was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis. At the age of seven, she started a penny drive to raise money for Variety, the Children's Charity. She went to Claremont Secondary School in Victoria and completed a food course at the Camosun College in Jeneece's mother, Angie Edroff, said the family is now waiting medical tests, scheduled for next week, to determine the extent of a likely tumour in her daughter's spine. Frankie Edroff (formerly Jeneece Edroff OBC MSC born January 20, 1994) is a Canadian philanthropist who has fundraised over a million dollars for Variety, the Children's Charity. He was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame in 2006 and awarded with multiple medals including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. |kdr| csu| tay| urb| yyt| yrb| fvf| epx| ysu| vyz| zen| its| iuk| frm| uob| tcq| kgu| ozd| axa| psk| oik| elf| pjy| sfx| ozc| sad| blq| qsc| kve| xdo| fyt| rom| rgl| hed| zlt| dat| erb| azr| xmy| qsn| qux| bss| hcy| irp| pvd| odv| bjt| xpz| nah| oxf|