A contractor's act of kindness to a Rockland, Ont. woman during a challenging time
CTV
During a dark and difficult time, there is a ray of light for one Ottawa woman, whose need to complete a home renovation has been met with a gift of the heart from a contractor.
When Tina Paquin and her husband Christian moved to their Rockland, Ont. house in December 2019, the couple were up to the challenge of tackling the fixer-upper. They wanted it to be the family's forever home.
"We ripped all the floorings out and on the ceiling there was two inches of icicles and my husband had to rip it all off," says Tina Paquin. "And we did it ourselves. It was a labour of love, you know we did everything together just like we did in life."
The following summer, their life took a dramatic turn. Christian was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer.
The focus shifted from repairs to recovery but one year later, Christian was faced with a further complication, his cancer had spread to his brain, and surgery was required.
