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Lina Palethrope's Story

4,280 views · Published 13 May 2013 · 3:56 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: BC Children's Hospital Foundation · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Lina Palethrope's story will be featured on the A World of Smiles telethon on Sunday May 26, 2013.

Ask a two year old where their favourite place to visit is and you might come up with answers like the park or the library. But for two year old Lina Palethrope, there is nowhere else she loves to visit more than the BC Children's Hospital. Diagnosed and treated for cancer since she was six weeks old, the hospital has become her second home. A home of family, fun and not to mention sparkly Band Aids.

Most little sisters look up to their older sister like an idol, following them blindly, wanting to be and do everything like them. This is not the case for two year old Lina Palethrope and five-year-old sister Reida. Lina worships her older sister but marches to the beat of her own drum. It's this independence and determination that has gotten Lina through 11 rounds of chemo and spinal surgery. Doctors said the surgery would leave Lina walking with a limp. Thankfully Lina doesn't walk anywhere. She runs and bikes and hoola hoops and sings her way through everything she does.

Lina's mom says that her daughter has been a great source of inspiration for adult friends who are undergoing cancer treatment. She's not a little girl to complain and refuses to let the cancer "monster" tell her what to do. This little one definitely has a mind of her own. An inspiration to us all.

The Palethrope family said they wouldn't have been able to get through their challenges without the incredible support of the Squamish community.

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