Laurie and Aurel, just want to express my sincere condolences on Joel's passing. I wish you peace and comfort, as well as the knowledge that you provided Joel with the very best life possible. I have been out of contact with you for a long time, but I clearly remember observing the strength of your love for Joel and all of your efforts to support him and keep him as well as possible. Sending prayers your way. Love from Laurie

Dear Laurie and Aurel, I am so very sorry to hear of your loss. My heart aches for you both and your family. I have very fond memories of time spent with Joel; our walks, our talks, and just being with each other, are memories I will hold close to my heart. You are both such wonderful parents and I know this time must be heartwrenching. Joel will be forever in my heart and memory. You are in my heart and my prayers. God Bless!

Dear Laurie, Aurel and Ethan, So sorry for your loss and heartache! He was so loved by all of you! Our faith keeps us grounded in knowing that he is at peace and finally free! I have no doubt he will be watching over each and every one of you! May God bless you all and know that you remain in our prayers! Belinda and Bill

We are so sorry for your great loss. Your care for Joel and your constant celebration of the blessing that was his life has been an inspiriation. May your huge hearts find peace with time.

Words could not express our sympathy to you over the passing of Joel. You have been in our thoughts many times over the years and we wish we had another opportunity to see Joel again & meet Ethan! Looking at the pictures posted on this page, you can't help but feel the love. Joel's life mission is over know, but I know you will carry him forever in your hearts. Sending you blessings, love, and hugs always. xo

Dear Laurie, Aurel, Ethan,Phyllis, and Wally, I'm sorry to hear of Joel's passing. Rest in Peace "He's come to us from up above, To touch our hearts with Special Love." From: "Little John of God" by Los Lobos

Laurie, Aurel & all your families, Please accept our most sincere condolences for your son's passing, know that you are in our thoughts & prayers at this very sad time. May you Rest In Peace sweet Joel ❤ Sincerely yours, Michael, Joann Green & Family Truro, NS

Laurie, Aurel, Ethan & family: sending you all the love our hearts can hold today and through the next few days, weeks and months as you mourn the loss of your beloved son, brother, nephew and grandson. Take courage in knowing you went so far beyond the call of duty to ensure Joel was so well cared for. May the good Lord bless you all and comfort you as you continue to pay tribute to your beautiful boy xoxo

Dear Aurel, I hope you remember me, ( I use to be married to Marcel LeFort). We knew you well when you were just a little boy. I was very sad to read about your son Joel's death in the paper. I can't even imagine how heartbroken that must be for you and your wife Laurie and son Ethan. Please give my sympathy to your mom Phyllis and father Oswald.

Words cannot begin to describe the pain that you two are feeling right now, but with the support of your loving family and God,s love it will ease some pain. Please remember the memories of Joel and with Joel in your lives. God has blessed you two wonderful, loving parents with another little boy, Ethan. you and Aurel has gone beyond limits to make Joel as comfortable as possible. Sending our thoughts and prayers your way, stay strong, God will provide. We will see you two on Thursday and Friday, anything we can do, please ask. Love your cousin Maryanne and Gary David and family. Love you all xoxoxoxoxo

Please accept my sincere condolances on losing Joel.How many times I thought of him, my "handsome man",since you left Tantallon. God must need him for something very special to have taken him now. Thinking and praying for you all. Alice Rankine (Northwood Home Care)

Laurie, Aurel, Joan & Carl and both families: We extend our most sincere sympathies on the devastating loss of Joel - the light of your lives. As I gaze at each and every picture of him, the unconditional love and devotion bestowed upon this child is clearly evident. To have been born into this family was a gift from God to Joel and now he has returned home to rest in the peace and happiness he so deserves. He will be sadly missed but his memory will never be. Our hearts are breaking for you all as we can only imagine the sadness and loss you all feel. May it be of some comfort to know that others share in your sadness and wish you strength to deal with his loss. God Bless you all, Kevin, Lisa (Boudreau) Deighan & boys Fredericton, New Brunswick

My sincere Sympthy to all the family .

Dear Laurie, Aurel and family, We were so very sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and with all extended family throughout this difficult time. Sincerely, Lynn and Bob Martin

Dear Laurie & Aurel, Please accept my sincere condolences on the passing of Joel. I can't even imagine your heartache at his original diagnosis nor conceive, now, the heartbreak of his death. May your cherished memories bring some peace at this difficult time. I remember a frail little boy loved by his grade one classmates at Tantallon Elementary. The girls so enjoyed the times when they could spend time with him on the playground. Everyone wanted to push that stroller. Inside they were eager to tell me about those times. My prayers are with all of you. May God keep you all in his loving embrace and grant you peace. With sincere sympathy, Donna Goyetche (Ms. G. Tantallon Elementary)

Dear Laurie, Aurel and Ethan, While I never had the pleasure of meeting Joel I know that he was blessed with wonderful parents. Please accept my sincere condolence on your loss. Glenn Kyte (Montreal)

Aurel & Laurie (and Family), Thinking of you. May you find comfort in memories, in the days to come. Love Kevin, Dawne & Logan MacIntyre

So sorry to read of your loss, my thoughts and prayers are with you and yours

Dear Laurie, Aurel , Ethan n Family Wanting to extend our most sincere sympathy over the loss of a true angel. Through all your grief n sadness , cherush all your wonderful memories of Joel n take pride in the fact that it is clearly evident from all the wonderful pictures that you were amazing parents. Wishing you strength during this most difficult time , hugs

My heart aches for you, there are no words to ease the pain you must be feeling, only keep comfort in one other through all the days ahead. My sincere and deepest sympathies. Doris, Craig and Sheridan

To all of Joel's family, My sincere condolences to all of you for your loss of your son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin. May your many memories with Joel help you through this very difficult time. Thoughts and prayers. ❤️

Dear Laurie, I was very saddened to hear of the passing of your beloved son, Joel. To you and your family, I send along my deepest and heartfelt condolences.

Aurel,Laurie and family We are so sorry to hear of Joel's passing on Sunday. Our sincere condolences to all the family and we will keep you in our prayers.

Laurie/Auriel, My heart breaks for you both but know for sure you did everything within your almighty power to give Joel a wonderful life. He has gone to rest and is in the loving arms of his great gramere, Rose who I am sure has him snuggled so close to her. Take strength from all the love that will surround you in the days ahead and trust that life happens and you both will one day be with Joel again. His spirit lives on in you both forever. RIP Joel - xoxox

Dear Laurie and all your family, it is with broken hearts with hear of the loss of your loving son, Joel. May he rest in peace with God and now he has become an angel with special wings. God bless you all Darlene and Roy Sampson Alliston, Ontario

Deepest sympathies to you Laurie and family. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Take care and God Bless

My dearest Laurie & Aurel, There will never be a greater pain than what you are feeling right now losing your precious little Angel, Joel. Only those of us who have been on that journey can truly feel your pain. Joel was such a lucky little boy to be so Loved all his life by all of you. Some children are not so lucky. Please know that my heart is in such pain for you right now since Sunday. What words can one use for such grief? There are none that are fitting. Jeanne D'arc & Carl, I know of the pain you are feeling right now for this great loss. Don't feel guilty because you weren't home. That is how it was meant to be. Joel did not want you to be there because he didn't want you to see him die. It happened the way it was suppose to you see. Cathy, Jason, Brady, Taylor, Tommy, Shelly & Jaden Joel was so Loved by all of you. Imagine all the wonderful LOVE that he's bringing with him to Heaven. He is running around now and is free of pain. Much Love to All of you Lorraine

Dear Laurie, Aurel, Ethan and all of your family and friends. I am so saddened to hear of Joel`s passing. Although I did not see him a whole lot, when I did; they way you cared for him and loved him was nothing short of inspiring. I sincerely hope you can find the strength you need. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.Keri

Dear Laurie and Aurel, I am so sorry to hear of the lose of your beloved son Joel. Prayers and hugs from us to your family.

Deepest sympathy to Joels loved ones. You fought the good fight with such determination. You were much loved and will be missed. Your loved ones cared for you with soo much love constantly. You are flying high with the angels.RIP Joel!

We are so very sorry to hear of Joel's passing. He was a lucky boy to be loved by so many people. Our hearts and thoughts are with you all during this devastating time.

Our sincere condolences on the loss of your son. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this very difficult time.

We want to send our heartfelt condolences on the loss of your beautiful son Joel. We know God holds him in his arms now and forever. May God give you all the strength and courage to get through this most difficult time. You are in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless you all, sincerely Ambrose & Bernie Sampson.

My wife Alessandra, daughter Emily, sister Carmel and I got the pleasure of meeting Joel two summers ago. We are at a loss right now as there are never sufficient words for this. I cannot imagine that Joel could have ever had two better parents. Love from the Montreal Kytes / Baccardaxes.

Dear Laurie and Aurel, We are so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you both. Charles and Sherrie Clow

To Joel 's family: I am very sorry for your loss. Laurie & Aurel, you may not recognize my name, but Wally & Phyllis will. For many years I was at their house weekly, while my daughter Heidi was at piping lessons. And so I heard of your precious Joel, first his birth, his first 2 years of health, then all of the tests and the struggles to find out what was wrong. Joel had a lot of struggles in his young life, and it must have been so tough to watch him and to try your best to deal with everything that came along. He is at rest now, in pain and struggle no more. You will always feel his loss, but be comforted that he is now at peace.

Our sincerest condolences on the loss of your precious son.

Godspeed.

Lori- we are so very sorry to hear about the loss of your son. We will be thinking of you and your family and praying for you at this sad and difficult time... Tom and Deb Graham

So very sorry to hear about your lost brother. My warmest wishes to you and your family. Chris Fougere

Dear Laurie, Aurel, Ethan & Family Our sincere condolences! Our thoughts and prayers are with each & everyone of you during this difficult time of sorrow. God Bless You All! Fly High with the Angels Joel! Etienne, Anne & ShirleyAnne Samson

Laurie, Aurel and Ethan know we are thinking of you at this hard time. We hope as time passes, your sorrow will be replaced with fond memories of your beloved Joel. With deepest sympathy to you all.

Sorry for your loss. Kevin and Helen stone Halifax.

Please accept our condolances at this time of Joël's passing. He had a lot to teach everyone and those who took the time learned a lot. May He Rest in Eternal Peace and dance with the Angels. Lorena & Doug, Arichat

Our sincere condolences to you and your family.Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.♡

Laurie, Aurel , Ethan and Family.... our hearts are broken because of this sad news of Joel's passing... thank you so much for allowing us to be with you last night to share in your sorrow..Joel was a shining light in our family and he will be sorely missed... but never ever be forgotten... Fly high little man... you are now one of our many Angels... we love you thoughts and prayers are with you all.. love alwaye, Uncle Donnie, Aunt Darlene and Family..

Our sincere condolences.

Dear Laurie ,Aurel and Ethan, My heart is breaking... I cannot express how sorry I am for your loss, Joel will for ever hold a special place in my heart. It was a pleasure watching what caring and loving parents you were to such an angel, you took such amazing care of him. You let him experience more than most people could ever wish for. GOD BLESS YOU JOEL... May you fly with the Angels and sore with the Unicorns! xoxo

Please accept our heartfelt condolences on the sad loss of your beautiful son Joel. No words can ease your suffering but I'm sure he is at peace and free of pain and is running and playing in the blessed garden of our Father. He is free at last of the chains of illness that bound him for so long. May you all find peace in the days ahead.

Laurie and Aurel, we are so sorry for the profound loss of your precious son! I hope that you both find peace in the knowledge that you made his life the very best and how wonderful you were with him at all times! I witnessed this many many times and rest assured that Joel was truly blessed to have been your son!!! Hugs to you both!!

Our sincere condolences to Laurie,Aurel and Ethan and the families for your loss. The loss of a child is the hardest to deal with. There are no words to console or relieve the pain that will remain forever. Know that we hold you in our prayers as we have been travelling that path in our own family. Rest in Peace Joel.

Laurie, Auriel, Ethan & Family, Words cannot express how sorry I am for your loss. Joel was definitely a fighter and had the amazing support and care from his parents, family and friends. He will be forever in our thoughts and prayers. May your fond memories and the caring support of family and friends help you to journey through this difficult time. Prayers and thoughts with you all. Love Lill & Brian

I'm very sorry for your loss .May the God of all comfort help you get through these difficult times while we wait on his promise of seeing our love ones back again. JOHN 5:28,29