Brady Levola died from cancer at Maison McCulloch Hospice in 2023. Today, his family, grateful for the compassionate care their son received, is leading a Christmas wishlist campaign to support the region\u2019s only palliative care facility<\/p>\n
Maison McCulloch Hospice holds a special place in the hearts of many people in the region. As the only palliative care facility in the area, many local families have said goodbye to their loved ones inside the walls of the building overlooking Bethel Lake.<\/p>\n
Now, one Sudbury family who was touched by the compassionate care their child received at Maison McCulloch is hosting a Christmas wishlist campaign to secure much-needed supplies for the facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany people are unaware that hospices rely heavily on community generosity to provide small but meaningful comforts \u2014 such as blankets, toiletries, and general items \u2014 that make a real difference to those spending their final days in care,\u201d Anita Levola told Sudbury.com. \u201cOur goal is to ensure that every item on the hospice\u2019s wishlist is fulfilled.\u201d<\/p>\n
Levola knows first-hand the kind of care people receive at the hospice. Her son, Brady, was just 22 when he died from cancer in 2023. He spent his final 38 days at Maison McCulloch Hospice.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore Brady\u2019s admission, our family had no experience with hospice care \u2014 and, like many, we carried the weight of the negative stigma that so often surrounds it. What we discovered, however, could not have been further from that misconception,\u201d Levola said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the moment we arrived, the hospice opened its arms to Brady and our entire family. The care he \u2014 and all of us \u2014 received was truly incomparable. They created a space where he was not just a patient, but still Brady. The doctors, nurses, and staff went above and beyond in every way \u2014 caring not only for Brady\u2019s medical needs but also for his spirit, his joy, and his identity. They allowed him to continue being himself, even at the very end.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sudbury.com also asked Levola to tell readers a bit about her son.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrady was young and vibrant \u2014 the living version of a rainbow stretched across a quiet sky,\u201d his mother said. \u201cThere was something unmistakably magical about him, as if colour followed wherever he went. In his presence, ordinary moments brightened, heavy days felt lighter, and people found themselves believing in little wonders again. Brady didn\u2019t just enter a room; he illuminated it, a soft, shimmering reminder that beauty can appear in unexpected places and that some souls are simply born to brighten the world.\u201d<\/p>\n