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Nepean High
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looks ahead to
the trip of a
lifetime
B Y r i ii IF IF I1. Ii r o IR 0 N IN 0 V �Ivl IB IR 6, 2 0 18 1 EAVE A COKIS EIIS I
111:'3y ""1111 "'slurs ""IIIc"osih Illi ervinedy
A 1-4epear-i I lig[-u Scl]u(-)(-)III stlud(.�.:�r-it witlh ajpassk)�r'i for soci'Ajustic:(.:
au I G1::.:.3'"TQ isst..ies is 1'.)()IJ,'.)ir.0g to cl(.�d(�.:fl',)arate fl i 111ik..61y end of [iisL-)r--airl
cain ce ir, t ir e a t rn e ri t w i t 1-i w 1-i a t I1 -ie c a1� 1I s t h e t ir i p c)f i. 1l i f e tl� i rn e."
lRaffiMeYE�ii Wert]rriar--i Ikriew sornefldr-ig was mrurig Wheri 1 -ie
dev&1c.)ped ar-i irisatiabIle dhiirst IIIc st wir-iter. III IIIA was drillldllg L.11ljp tO
20 lil-:r-es of waterd.:-:l dz-iy, often a sigr� of 1-mvir--ig diabetes ir-isi1j,.)idus
(D�1).
But W-ien tlie other uAbraits for-Dl� didn't s[mw up (fliere was
riohunirnor"ie defidericy, rior Ikiidney 1',-)r-011 11erns), the 1..7....y u . ...... 61d's
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doctor-- seirf Ih6irri for- ar-) ILIIII: ZJII at Cl 1AEO. After- the scari,I:R.affli aruj 1his
I"aa r" tri Ihad rfly irnade it to tlie jpar1kiing III 1befuire they got a ca11I
to go ba61< itri side.
II Ile Ilhlaadl two Ilbr-'ahri tur-1--lors, of W[.)i(-J"-i was Ipiressirig unhisq1,Aic
and iirrnaa111<6irig 1'-i6s visiori he stood (arra isst.iie the
teen Ihadit-ft giv(.:�r-i a s(.:�corid d"ICAlg[A). "'Phe sero rid, sit naIII III (.:�r- -h..jrnur
was givirig hirn diabetic braits.
'1t was 1,'.)r-'etty s[mckhng," says II:Rlaffil, W'm is un t:rac1( t(..) gr"adUiat(:..,
wid-i Ihis fir'ier'ids &S [)i Ihis 6111 III '1::"art of irTie thinks III inegra r
digested it fUlHly."
Raffil IMeyer.-Weirtirnain is opth-nistic flh(-.� Iresk,dts of Ihk next II R1 MH show Ihk
tireatimeint foir I.M.) brafin cainceir turnm.iiirs was coimj-flet(" ly successfill, I fis linew
tattoo cdebirates the Illill<dy end of Ihis treatiment, IPhoto Iby Ilalraa R)sh Kennedy
FWo we&ks after-, Ih IIYIII R11, 1I1md a 1-x1qlx'.;Y, the
diaprmsis of gerrriir'iorT'1;.-.) a ge ir.,i°n c&IHII b.11TIGIrthat isn't Aways
car'icer"ous. IIIiii lRaffil's case, it was.
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"Y(.,)u)e II<irid of hn ar-i alltered saiys IPatAIWer-filmar.), I1Raff11,',-;,
faflher, about getthrig Che news. "[:.3ut IlRaffil's f-ul-st questior-i was'Can
II stil II 1II go to (-,-a a n 1p?"'
an decade, IlRafiii 1ias at ter -idled Carr-ipgee s[-ier-,, a sr -Y - 41]I surrvrner-�
cwm�l,,.) near- Bun Chat 1 -ie Ioves deq-.flyfur its corvined-Jurl 1.o his
Jewis�lh faith wrid itS fOCL.J1S (Yin sodAI Justice arid YOUIC11
II le retunrined d-fls year-, between the er--id of
cll'ieu-ri(.:)tll"ieu,aIlpy wnd fl ie Ibeegitnriir-ig of radiaticlin treab"nents.
brought to
'YOU, by
II Cs d it f] C U II t tO Il0 i Ct I fl -e Che sodA)ie, w61HII s�l,,.)dlker-i teerl Ihodl<ed u..Jiq,-) to
wri IIIV L)ag or fedlir-ig eklu..n.jisted arid inausecAn. I III e i S U 1`1 Ul s u..i a II II y c II e a ir
a [) o u t 11 i S II i 'f: Ee'S Il3 U 1- p o seg: rn a I (i in g a dl i ff(..:. r- e ri c e ii urn t 1-1 e w o ir II d. " I 1I t, s
I° o III was ir,aisedl" Ihee says wiflh a SVII-L.11g. IlRanfffs fathEe1" WU'1<S Wit]h
the (."II
r-ee, IISantion hn nortlher'r'l QUdbec. II IIIcS 1710ther, Kcl]hdlIle, Vms
beer -i linvd1ve(J fur dec:ades ir-i t[-ieworneri's rnoverne�r-it wrid Vias
wor1ked to Ihanve natLAI-013,.klhic i-nedic"fine cover-�ed Iby G1 III II 1`I1Ra-I:::f11
hirnsdlf is Ar-eady rna1drig dlhange- durTrig Ihis cc.) q1j)II' III acearmee r -it hr -i
Grade 11, Ihee sperit flhr(.,,e u7ne 11d"is at flhe Can nadiari Ce ritre for-
G(-.�rid er-° wrid SexuAI Diver--sity aridjpire serited works[iqlps un gerid(.:Pr-,
diversity arnd rights.
I:Rlaffii's s(.:flnse of sll-.Aritu..41ity hnoireased duir-1ing Ihis car'icer" tr'eatrT1(.:fl,1t,
arid it's a pad -i 1"ie WOUld 1like to irivestigate Ifflore. I le's hql,.)ir1g to go
to IIIsradI it -i Septernber for- niri(..e rrior-ifl,-is to atter-id a1,,)rograrn
siit-nn II,Ay cAHIed "Wurks[iqlp" anit-nabrunn Iby II IIIAbor-kirri Dir-ur-, fl ie say rnee
rnoverrier,ft that over -sees Ilµn is Ilw,ndlloved sup iron rner-� carnljj:-). II Ile wflHII s�l-.)e1lid
sorne of fl ie tiurnrn Illivirig ori an I<R.)bUtz wrid is excited to exIl,-)er-,ier-)ce
livirig hn a rnoder'r'i exalff)�I-Ae of sodAisr-n.
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"...FII, -ds pi-op,--al"T'i iiot ot"fly wflIlI give 17'ie U' -ie am IIIc fliat III Ii.ieed to
exIl: )lIuie i,,nysdIf oIii a deqpel- IIIedI, Ibut wfllll a1l1so I13e ajpeisuir4ll
c6ldNr'atioC i"i of Ii,r-ny [)attle al -id fl -ie ovei,'AHII MITI`Iiullg O IITIY III ife's
[,)iggest 61-41Hlei-ige" IlRa ffil m-ites ul-i Ilmrlis 1:)age.
1::Zaffi uiqlly t6ld I -ds lr)al°, Ir,mt IImie wasi,,,ai&ki,ig mul�iey 01`fl61I`)E; f0l" I'IiS trqp
aftei I,iisGdI::::::'kti�-idVIe Il age was ir'i II-flace. 'I I e wo Ii,i't I1Iet llama o r'i ate
i,mt evel'i am i,iuiiyImotjis�ly," says IlllamWI, W,io ac]ciioWedges tliat U,ie
fi--.iinfly's fiIi,-�aixes Iiave L)ecul-rie sti,etc],-ied L)ecat.jse of exIjpei,-masa
il"ICL.Yil-t-et.jui,6n°m Ill,R.a f:f)'s til eat:Ii,-nei,.d:.
As of fl ie ei-id of 0ct6L,-)ei, Ilya ffi's I -)age Iias i-aised dlose to two
flhi�i,,ds of I-iis $1 5,000 goA.
Fl -ie teei,'n$ urmeUI`0SUI"geomni iS 0�136171i!.-;tiC tlie iiext IIVIHRIII vvflIlI Ibe a
i,,easoii to c6ldlai-ate IRIa-fi-ii Iias a�Iiear dy i-r-ial,Iked tlie IIIiiII Illy ei-id of Ilmm6s
caixei, ti,,,eati,,Y,iei-it: wid-i a liul"i I.-Attoo ui-i tlie 61i-iside of I -ds r°6 ;II -It al"I'Th
Fl, -ie edgy, gem,netiic desip-i was ci-eated Il.my o�iie of ILm6s 61ie�iisIled
caiqp fidei,ids ai"id i-qpiresel-its 1,,iis IISidIII e iiaime Ari a l'i d I,i 6s
fligVltiaIg S�J.-)i1Iit.
--r�I-ie IIIai,-get- tkIi, nuir- was jkAst a dot ul-i I,iis IlIast IMI If: III Wieiri Il.m 6s
ti�,,eati,,Y--ielit fiIiiisVied," says 1:::�adl. "We) e I-ppefUl. An-idl Il affil'sbeeli
aIi,riami in"ig'tIl-lIIrOL,Igll-i AI II (-.)f it."
F0 coi,'iti, TbUte t If:Zaffli's go to Ihis Ipage ot-i gofundme.com
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