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James Delorey
Dec 08 2009 - by Suzanne Lanthier
AUTISM SPEAKS CANADA JOINS CANADIANS IN MOURNING THE DEATH OF JAMES DELOREY
Autism Speaks Canada joins with the autism community across the province of Nova Scotia, the rest of Canada and all over the world in expressing our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of James Delorey, aged 7, who tragically passed away in the early morning of December 8, 2009.
James, who survived two nights lost in a wooded area amid freezing temperatures succumbed to his injuries early Tuesday, several hours after he was airlifted to a hospital in Halifax.
When found in the snow about a kilometre from his home in South Bar, he was unconscious and suffering from severe hypothermia. He was airlifted to IWK Children’s Hospital in Halifax.
“Families across Canada, particurlary those with a loved one with an autism spectrum disorder have been deeply touched by this story of James and the community that rallied around his family in the efforts to locate him. We all prayed when he was found that he would make a full recovery and cannot begin to imagine the grief and sadness that this family is facing. James and his family, friends and schoolmates are in our prayers and thoughts, “ says Suzanne Lanthier, Executive Director of Autism Speaks Canada.
Should you wish to do so, please send your thoughts and messages of hope and sympathy to Autism Speaks Canada – 504-1243 Islington Avenue, Toronto, ON M8X 1Y9 or by email to autismspeakscanada@autismspeaks.org. Messages will be passed on to James’ family in the near future.
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