{"id":45479,"date":"2024-11-29T01:48:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T09:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=45479"},"modified":"2024-11-28T17:42:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T01:42:55","slug":"looking-for-everyday-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2024\/11\/29\/looking-for-everyday-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for everyday heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The deadline to nominate someone for the 2025 Courage to Come Back Awards is Jan. 17. The awards, presented by Wheaton Precious Metals, pay tribute to everyday heroes who have overcome immense challenges and now give back to their community. They also raise funds so that Coast Mental Health can continue to provide community-based services for people living with mental illness in British Columbia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really believe that having the opportunity to tell my story was something I had no idea I really needed,\u201d said Rachel Goldman, who received a Courage to Come Back Award in the medical category last year. \u201cIt was the first time in my life that I had celebrated the part of myself that I always viewed as my greatest weakness. The ability to overcome challenges is always something to be celebrated. Courage is a superpower. I have no doubt that others would benefit from putting themselves or others forward, too. It is a gift that others should absolutely experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rachel Goldman received a Courage to Come Back Award in 2023. (photo from Coast Mental Health)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Goldman was born with CVID, common variable immune deficiency, which causes low levels of the proteins that help fight infections. Initially, she was uncomfortable about being nominated for the honour, as her illness was something she had only ever faced privately.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat others would view this as both resilient and brave was not something I had really considered \u2013 that was just the way I chose to approach life,\u201d she said. \u201cThe nomination showed me that resilience and bravery are something to be celebrated and that having the opportunity to shine a light on rare and invisible illnesses like mine is a privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winning a Courage to Come Back Award has impacted Goldman\u2019s life in a few ways.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt opened the door to thoughtful conversation regarding my health and my life and allowed me the ability to really explain to those around me what it is like to live in my shoes,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was not easy, but it began a healing journey to better understand my health needs. My hope is still to bring awareness to those that are suffering from diseases like mine and that research worldwide will continue towards helping those like me to live a more fulfilling and healthy life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2025 Courage to Come Back Awards are granted in four categories: addiction, medical, mental health and youth (ages 19-25). Recipients will be recognized in a celebration at the Vancouver Convention Centre on May 7.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs chair of the Courage to Come Back Awards, reading through the hundreds of nominations we receive every year is a moment I look forward to with great anticipation. All of them are true journeys of bravery, resilience and strength in the face of adversity. I am grateful to those that have the courage to share their stories with us,\u201d said Lorne Segal, who is also president of Kingswood Properties Ltd.<\/p>\n

To nominate someone and\/or find out more about the process, visit couragetocomeback.ca\/nominations<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The deadline to nominate someone for the 2025 Courage to Come Back Awards is Jan. 17. The awards, presented by Wheaton Precious Metals, pay tribute to everyday heroes who have overcome immense challenges and now give back to their community. They also raise funds so that Coast Mental Health can continue to provide community-based services […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[8192,5244,3128,7114,1997,23646,22407],"class_list":["post-45479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-coast-mental-health","tag-courage-to-come-back","tag-fundraising","tag-lorne-segal","tag-mental-health","tag-nominations","tag-rachel-goldman"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45479\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}