Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Bradford West Gwillimbury has recently joined forces with community partners to make a young student comfortable in her daily life.

Grade 12 student Nyna has Rett Syndrome - a rare genetic neurological and developmental disorder that affects the way the brain develops, causing a progressive inability to use muscles for eye, body movements and speech. She needs to be positioned at an incline in order to properly breathe and requires a specialized wheelchair and hospital bed.

Nyna’s current hospital bed is a rental that has broken and does not accommodate her needs. In an effort to help Nyna and her family, an Educational Assistant at Holy Trinity has set up a GoFundMe page in hopes of raising enough money to purchase Nyna a new bed. Another staff member reached out to his local firefighters who often raise money through a variety of events. Once they heard of Nyna’s story, they unanimously voted to donate $1000 to help with the purchase of a new bed and recently paid a visit to her family’s home to present the cheque.