Emergency equipment for 2-year-old girl battling cancer stolen during break and enter
The last thing a northwest Calgary family needed was to have someone break into their home and steal emergency equipment needed for a two-year-old girl fighting cancer.
A residential burglary in northwest Calgary left a two-year-old girl battling Stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma without critical emergency equipment. On Saturday morning, around 3 a.m., intruders broke into Joseph Daniels' garage and stole items essential for his daughter Aurora's treatment. Daniels awoke to the sound of an officer knocking on his door, informing him that multiple homes in his community had been targeted.
The thief gained access to the Daniels' vehicle using the garage door opener and stole a Calgary Flames jersey, a gold chain, an uncashed cheque, and Aurora's emergency medical kit. This kit contained syringes, heparin, clamps, tape, and emergency stickers, which are vital for the young girl in an emergency situation. Aurora was diagnosed with cancer last year and continues to undergo ongoing treatment.
Neighbors in nearby Coventry Hills have also expressed concern over the increase in thefts, with recent videos circulating on social media. The president of the Northern Hills Community Association, Mark Hayden, has noted three storage sheds in recent months have been vandalized or broken into. Despite a citywide decline in break and enters, Hayden hopes to revive a block watch initiative in his community. A GoFundMe has been established to assist the Daniels family in covering Aurora's medical expenses.
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