As Day Thirty-One ends, we bid farewell to October and enter November. Today marks the milestone of exactly one calendar month from the very moment Jenny’s life was forever changed. Just one month ago, Jenny was on the way to her regular overnight shift at Arborg Personal Care Home located over an hour north of Winnipeg. That night seemed like any other October night and as time went on, no one could possibly see the future that was lurking in the horizon. Unbeknownst to everyone, Jenny’s future was inconspicuously intertwined with someone else’s – someone she never knew and someone she’ll never be able to meet again. As this string of fate was pulled apart, both their futures horribly collided. Because of this encounter, Jenny did not make it to Arborg that night. Instead, Jenny was found tossed into the prairie fields with her destroyed vehicle laying on it’s side filled with shattered glass and wrecked machinery. Jenny hung there, sideways, suspended by her seatbelt. While her severely injured body barely held onto life, Jenny’s dreams of her future evaporated into the stars. She was then forced to agonizingly fight against death itself all alone in the darkness of night. She would eventually lose and succumb to her wounds, but she kept fighting for as long as she could and before she lost her battle, the stars received her call and they answered. From the sky itself, STARS Air Ambulance arrived. Jenny’s life would not end today.

And it has been one month since that day. The incredible number of things that have happened over this past month were completely overwhelming and I admit I nearly crumbled apart during extremely tough moments. However, being beside Jenny everyday and writing daily updates for her website & GoFundMe, I was able to keep track and see so many different parts of society working in tandem that I would never see otherwise. I have come to truly appreciate what things we have in this part of the world. I got to witness first hand the amount of people, businesses and organizations that have extended their hand to help Jenny with her recovery. Instead of an update, I will take this opportunity to recognize more people and organizations that have supported Jenny on her journey to recovery.

Joseph from Dancel Law Office, Maria (Khristine) from Royal Bank of Canada, Jeevs from Service Canada, [Redacted upon request] from Health Sciences Center Social Work, Kristin from JEM Insurance, Karen and Dawn from the Manitoba Brain Injury Association, Oliver from Oliver Professional Dog and Cat Grooming Spa, Fred from Fleet Autobody and the anonymous manager at Apple Polo Park. These individuals all work for businesses and organizations but still went out of their way to support Jenny on their own accord. My heartfelt thank you to each of you.

Vince & Annick from The Forks and Stanley from Brandon, your warmth and support helped me greatly.

To all my family members here in Winnipeg, you all know more than anyone I always kept my life as private as possible but here we are. I have seen all your names on the donors list. Thank you and I will hopefully see you all at our Christmas gathering this year.

Lastly and most importantly, my personal message to all donors and groups that I may never have a chance to meet. I want you to know that one day, when life allows and Jenny is able to understand, I will tell her how each and every one of you supported her during this fragile stage of her life. All your names are known to me – even those who chose to be anonymous to the public – and I promise that Jenny will one day know each of your names too. To all followers whose names I will never get a chance to know, I thank you for continuing to read Jenny’s story and circulate it. You are a vital part of Jenny’s recovery and even though I am sad I’ll never be able to know your names, I thank you all for allowing Jenny into your lives. I thank you for allowing me into your lives. Snow has begun to fall here in Winnipeg so I send my warmest wishes wherever you are and hope for your safety wherever you go. Until then,