CREATIVEMORNINGS OTTAWA WITH HÉLÈNE CAMPBELL

In May we talked reality, and how our reality is constantly shifting to include new truths and adapting to our changing environment. This month we’re exploring the cracks of that reality, the broken bits and pieces that make us wonder how we even stay intact, and what it takes to fix what’s broken to make a change.

It’s been said that the difference between those who make that change and those who don’t is a simple difference between pointing at something and saying “it’s broken” versus pointing at it and saying, “I am going to fix this” or “I’m not going to give up trying.”

That’s exactly what Hélène did, when she was diagnosed with advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - a fatal lung disease that causes a progressive decline in lung function. She was faced with a life changing problem, but she wasn’t going to give up, she decided she was going to fix it and she did. In 2012, Hélène underwent a successful double-lung transplant.

In the three months prior to the operation, as she waited in Toronto for donor lungs to become available, she famously encouraged TV host Ellen DeGeneres and singer Justin Bieber to spread the word about organ donation.

Now an advocate for organ and blood donations, she continues to raise awareness for organ donation along with other causes and charities, including the United Way and Girl Guides of Canada. She also works with such organizations as the Canadian National Transplant Research Program and Réseau des services de santé en français de l’Est de l’Ontario, the latter which helps ensure that francophone patients have access to health care in French.

Needless to say, this young lady kicks ass and that’s why we’re so pleased and honoured to have her speak at this month’s CreativeMornings Ottawa on the theme #BROKEN. 

EVENTS DETAILS:

Friday, June 24, 2016 - from 8:30 AM to 10 AM

Location: Maker Space North

Tickets are now up for grabs HERE!!