Courtney Druce Loses Battle With Cancer

Courtney Druce has lost her long and courageous battle with cancer.

Druce—daughter of former Peterborough Pete and NHLer John Druce—passed away Wednesday (April 27th) surrounded by family. She was 27.

Courtney fought this disease for the last 12 years—this was her 5th battle with cancer—and gave everything she had to conquer it with her positive attitude.

Courtney with her boyfriend, Bill Porter

Her Mom, Chantel, and Dad shared this letter...

"It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you of the passing of our beloved Daughter, Courtney. Survived by her loving Mother, Chantel; Father, John and Sister, Natalie. Courtney passed away peacefully on April 27, 2016, at the age of 27, as a result of her fifth battle with cancer. Courtney was surrounded by loved ones and we now have our own personal angel to watch over us in the heavens above.

In lieu of flowers the family wishes donations to the following Charities.
pedalforhope.ca Pedal for hope Raising funds for paediatric cancer research.

 victoriousfoundation.org Alicia Rose Foundation. Raising funds for teenage cancer awareness.

We ask that everyone please respect our need for privacy and personal time.

The service to be held in Canada. Details of the service to follow."

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Watch This Promo With Cancer Survivor Courtney Druce For Pink In The Rink

Courtney Druce is a 4-time cancer survivor. Watch this promo she did for Canadian Cancer Society's Pink in the Rink fundraiser taking place February 6th at the Memorial Centre when the Peterborough Petes play Oshawa. Learn more about her here and how to donate.

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Help Peterborough's Courtney Druce Kick Cancer's Ass

Courtney Druce has been battling a rare form of cancer. She is chronicling her fight on her inspiring blog Sassy Blonde—Cancer Be Gone!, which was brought to our attention by Matt Russelle on Twitter. As she says on her site, "This is my fourth bout with cancer, and I'm going to win. I was first diagnosed at 15, 18 and 20. I've had two bone marrow transplants. I've done chemo, have gone into heart failure, have been bald and have more hospital stories than Meredith Grey. The difference: this time I'm going to talk about them." A fundraiser is being held for Courtney on Sunday, September 8th (see deets in poster below).

[Sassy Blonde—Cancer Be Gone!; poster via Jonathan Hall]

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