A vacation to Hawaii turned from paradise to pain for North Vancouver's Mireille Larosa, but she's hoping her upcoming journey, which sees her cycle across much of British Columbia for a fundraiser, will have a much happier ending.

Larosa's Tour de Canuck Place sees her travel from Vancouver, through Vancouver Island and then all the way to Chilliwack from Sept. 1 to 5. She will then continue cycling from Cranbrook all the way to Canuck Place Abbotsford's Dave Lede House from Sept. 6 to 14.

The two-week fundraiser is aiming to raise $100,000 for Canuck Place and also raise awareness for the organization.

Her passion for Canuck Place stems from the care she received during her son Charles Archambault's battle after receiving a diagnosis of Alper’s Syndrome – a rare and incurable mitochon

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