Hike for Hospice Calgary: Honouring loved ones, celebrating legacy – Calgary [Video]

At Fish Creek on Sunday, May 5, a community will gather not only to hike but to honour the memory of those who have touched their lives in profound ways.

Craig McFarlane is the Hike for Hospice Calgary’s ambassador this year, and has been involved with Hospice Calgary for 24 years.

In 2000, his mother Pat lost her battle with cancer after a stay in hospice. She was, he recalls, “larger than life,” her infectious smile a beacon of joy for all who knew her.

“She was always so happy, smiling… everyone knew her as just the warmest person on the planet,” Craig said. “She knew when she got cancer she didn’t want that just to be the end of it. She got lists and goals of what she wanted to do,” Craig shares.

Among those goals was witnessing her older son’s high school graduation, reaching the age of 40, …