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Lives changed with phone call
Up Front Kinsmen ready with fireworks
Riley Dunda’s life went from video games, friends and hockey to dealing with a challenging life path
Need some fireworks this weekend? Grimsby Kinsmen will be glad to help. Their trailer, just in front of Food Basics in Grimsby is open daily until this Monday (May 19) from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Community garden BBQ
A community garden initiative in Beamsville is looking for some support. If you need some lunch next Friday, May 23, the Employment Help Centre will be hosting a fundraising BBQ from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at 4520 Ontario St., Beamsville.
Mmm, lobster dinner awaits
If you are hoping to dive into a tasty lobster dinner at Fifty United’s fundraising dinner May 24, you better book ahead. It is by reservation only. Dinner includes chowder, mussels, lobster, vegetable sides, rolls, dessert. Tickets are $40. Call 289-2358919. Fifty United Church 1455 Hwy. 8 Winona.
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Better days
(L to R) Riley, Mimi (Mairaed), Richard and Liam Dunda took in a Blue Jays game a week before Riley suffered a stroke at their Grimsby home. Quick thinking by Riley’s mom, Linda, a former nurse, and expert care has given Riley a fighting chance with his recovery.
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Shocking. Tragic. Unthinkable. All words anyone would use to characterize the horrific news that Riley Dunda –– a strapping, handsome, 18-year-old Grimsby teen had suffered what was a lifethreatening stroke. Saturday, May 3 was like any other in the Dunda household. Father Richard had gone off the gym. His family awoke after an evening of hosting friends at their Main Street East home. While at the gym, Richard got a call with news that changed the life of the Dunda family. “Riley was home and he’d had a stroke or a bad seizure of some kind,” recalled Richard, who organized his things and headed straight for West Lincoln Memorial Hospital. From that point on, he said, “about 100 things went perfectly well. Otherwise, Riley
would be dead.” The stroke was caused by a tear in Riley’s carotid artery. A clot formed and eventually cut off blood flow to his brain. “We have no idea what caused the tear or when,” noted Richard. Riley, a member of the Hamilton Red Wings, had been focused singularly on getting in peak shape with one goal in mind. “He worked out every day for hours. Scouts had told him he had a good chance at a U.S. university scholarship if he could improve his speed by a halfstep,” said Richard. Between weights and speed drills in the laneway, Riley has got himself in great shape and that works in his favour as he starts a new chapter in his life. And that is just how his family is looking at this new circumstance, a new challenge on life’s path. See RILEY, Page 2