Thursday, December 13, 2007

12 December 2007, 00:40


On November 1st, while he was sleeping, Vincent chocked on some mucus in his throat, which made him vomit, and he ended up aspirating. A week late, he started bringing up mucus from his lungs, and this soon deteriorated into a pneumonia. At first, the main issue was that the mucus coming from his lungs prevented Vincent from swallowing properly. He therefore started to lose weight and energy. We finally decided to insert a naso-gastric tube so that we could force feed him, to help him gain some weight and have enough energy to fight the pneumonia. Althought the feedings did help with his weight, Vincent kept on getting weaker and weaker. It became too much. Way too much. Even for Vincent who fought and defyied his illness with such strenght and determination. Vincent left us, like a flame running out of air. He was at home, surrounded by love and by his parents, he didn't suffer, he was peaceful. He just left his body that had become a prison for the past 9 months, and regained his liberty.

If you would like to say a last farewell to Vincent and meet with the family, you will have the opportunity this Sunday December 16th 2007, from 2:00PM to 5:00PM and from 7:00PM to10:00PM at

Centre funéraire Côte-des-Neiges


Réseau Dignité


4525, chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges


Montréal 514 342-8000



The funeral service will be held on Monday December 17th 2007 at 10:00AM at St-Germain d'Outremont church, 28 Avenue Vincent d'Indy, Outremont, Montréal. In lieu of flowers, donations to Leucan would be appreciated.

We will be happy to see you and share with you our grief. We want to thank everyone that has sent cards or parcels to Vincent. We cannot say enough how each note sent to him made him happy and feel special. Special thanks to all the people who helped organise special events, such as visits from police forces, meetings with his favorite artistes, magic show, etc... Thank you a thousand times.