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Take on the Chain of Life Challenge at Sommet des Caps!

Support the Tremblay-Rivard family, our flag bearer representing donor families in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Donate to the region, form a team or join them for the climb as a gesture of solidarity in support of organ and tissue donation education in schools.

It's a date on Saturday, October 14, 2023

672-752 Rte de l'Anse à Benjamin
La Baie, QC G7B 0G3

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Tremblay-Rivard family

We are proud to represent the donor families of the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.

Since donor families are being highlighted this year, we're honoured to have the opportunity to share our experiences as a link in the chain of life through the story of our son, Jean-Denis.

Jean-Denis was a generous, caring, funny, hard-working and handsome boy. He had just finished his studies in electromechanics and was preparing to enter the job market. He was an endearing, proud and very sociable child who made friends easily. During his childhood and adolescence, he played on our village's minor hockey team, from the novice to junior levels. He loved playing guitar, was a Big Mac aficionado and his recipe for spaghetti with tomato juice remains one of the best dishes he ever prepared for us.

Family was very important to him. He adored his older sisters, Isabelle and Amélie. He was close to his grandparents and visited them often, just to make them laugh.

Sadly, in 2008, at the age of just 20, Jean-Denis died following a terrible traffic accident. The shock of the news and everything surrounding this event was a traumatic experience for us...

Despite all this, one irreplaceable memory remained with us: he had signed the back of his health insurance card to indicate that he wished to donate his organs in the event of his death. A member of the Chicoutimi hospital staff phoned us to find out if we agreed with his intention to donate. We replied without hesitation that we respected his choice.

Unfortunately, his organs were not recoverable, but they did recover his eyes and other tissues. Thanks to him, the quality of life of many sick people has been improved.

For us, this gesture has made a difference as we continue to grieve. The fact that our son was generous to the end of his life, that he was able to alleviate the suffering of others and that he left a legacy of his contribution to medicine has allowed us to put a balm on our grief.

We are very proud of the values he passed on, despite his young age. His smile will remain our fondest memory and his frank gaze, our greatest source of pride.

We invite you to pay tribute to him as we climb the Eucher Trail in support of education about organ and tissue donation, so that everyone is aware of the importance of making one's wishes known.

Gina Tremblay and Denis Rivard
Parents of Jean-Denis

The Key Links in the Chain of Life

The key links in the chain of life are doctors, nurses, transplant recipients, donor families, teachers, students, distinguished climbers, public figures and many others... who join forces to create a movement uniting all those touched directly or indirectly by organ and tissue donation.

The day of the event

For the Challenge, you will need warm clothing, a snack and water.
In case of bad weather, please consult the Facebook event for the Saguenay region for details.

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9:30

Arrival time for participants

10:00

Opening Words

10:15

Start of the climb

11:30

Photo at the top

12:00

End of the event

English Class

Captain: Sabrina Pellerin

Goal: $

1 member

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Tremblay Rivard

Captain: Isabelle Tremblay Rivard

Goal: $

16 members

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Sabrina Pellerin

Team: English Class

Les gens du milieu de l’éducation

Isabelle Tremblay Rivard

Team: Tremblay Rivard