In Loving Memory Ayverie Anne Caster, February 6, 2005-April 3, 2019: Beautiful Cancer Warrior Queen, beloved daughter, granddaughter, cousin, niece and friend to all passed suddenly and peacefully in her Mommy’s arms at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, on Wednesday […]

Meet Ayverie and Valerie. They have been on their childhood cancer journey since 2013 when doctors diagnosed Ayverie with Medulloblastoma one day after her 8th birthday. They share their story with Childhood Cancer Canada and other families that might be […]

Halton police held their annual Police Day attracting thousands, a day for the police to showcase the various units that make up the service including the tactical, marine, canine and court services and interact with the residents they serve. VIEW […]

Ayverie’s Story Story and photos courtesy Valerie Caster “January 2013: My 7 year old daughter Ayverie started to show signs of a typical flu – vomiting, headaches, fevers and dizziness.  After weeks of back and forth from the doctors, specialists and […]

PATIENT PERSPECTIVE Only 5% of research dollars in Canada go toward childhood cancer. Childhood Cancer Canada enhances and supports the lives of kids with cancer. In 2013, Ayverie Caster-Smith was like any other seven-year-old. Her mother, Valerie, thought of her as […]

Ayverie a beautiful and strong little girl is my inspiration for this month. Well maybe for longer than that. On January 20 Ayverie started throwing-up (which her mother thought was the flu). On January 31, after 2 trips to the […]

At the end of January, Oakville resident Ayverie Castor was operated on for a malignant tumour on her brainstem. In an effort to express their gratitude to McMaster Children’s Hospital for the excellent care that Ayverie received as well as […]

NORTH OAKVILLE – Ayverie Caster Smith is 8-years-old. In January, Ayverie was underwent brain surgery to remove a malignant tumour on her brain stem. When told she would lose her hair as a result of her treatment for the cancer, […]