Eva’s Legacy
Right now we don’t have words to express our grief and sadness over the loss of our beautiful friend Eva.
Here is an article that appeared in the Georgia Straight.
Cystic fibrosis campaigner Eva Markvoort dies
By Charlie Smith
Cystic fibrosis campaigner Eva Markvoort died on the morning of March 27, 2010.
Markvoort shared her experiences with CF in 65_RedRoses, which won three awards at the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival. The documentary was made byNimisha Mukerji and Philip Lyall.
The former Miss New Westminster received a double lung transplant, but her body wouldn’t accept the organs. On February 24, the University of Victoria awarded her a bachelor’s degree less than two weeks after she created a farewell video.
The filmmakers told Georgia Straight movies editor Craig Takeuchi that Markvoort’s story convinced many people to become organ donors.
Markvoort was the winner of the 2010 Summerhayes award for her work on behalf of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She inspired many people across the country with her courage and dignity.
The award was presented to her at Vancouver General Hospital.
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Eva Receiving the Summerhayes Award 2010
We urge everyone out there to talk to your friends and family members about becoming organ donors and to join our facebook group to hear more about the different ways you can support the film. Eva always said that if even one person was inspired to register as a donor after seeing 65_RedRoses – then it was all worth it. Eva’s legacy lives on through the movement that she has created for CF awareness and organ donation and now it is up to all of us to continue to share her story with the world.
Comments
my heart aches that she is gone .but i will take the next breath for her and the next ….her legacy will live through the hearts of those she touched. and there are many.i will walk in surrey on the may 30 great strides walk in her memory.would someone like to form a team? e-mail me dontwasteyourtime@msn.com …..dance on,breathe easy eva…..
As an RN, I recently was at a Respiratory Conference in Vancouver where I had the opportunity to view this wonderful documentry. What a wonderful spirit Eva had, and she seemed to have touched so many people, including myself even not knowing her. I am so sorry for your loss. She is gone but not forgotten. I will never forget the spirit I saw in her.
Thank You for sharing this story with myself and many others.
I have been following Eva here on her blogg for many month and now…….the first thought I have is that why shall a woman who has so much love in her, have to leave this world. Sometimes its so unfair and have no meaning. Comes to my office and as usually I open my computer and the first thing to do is to open Evas blogg and read this very sad Comment. I am thinking of Evas family and friends and I am so very sad for your loss.
Ken
Sweden
Heve no words to say how much I am sorry. I hope she’ll be happy there. No suffer, no pain… I’m really, really sad.
I unfortunately never knew Eva. I was told of her death by a fellow double-lung transplant recipient. It is so sad that someone so young, full of life and purpose, has left this world. However, I believe she is now in a MUCH better place. And surely her suffering is now over. Thank God for that.
She will be missed by many and has touched the lives of untold numbers of people. May her efforts to live every day well be a comfort to her family and friends. Many live much longer without ever living as fully. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
I was reading this short message from Eva’s parets lots of times and still I can’t believe that our Beautiful Red Girl died,tha she lost with CF. Like every single day I am comming to her LJ and I can’t imagine tha she will never write to us,I was waiting everyday for new post or just for next update-it was the most importand think to do after wake up,back from school, before sleeping…I was looking forward to some news from Eva all the time.All of my minds was-and still will be-focused on Eva,I can’t stop thinking about her-it’s so strange cuz I’ve never met her,we’ve never talk to each other but Eva had something unusuall had something in her inside what caused that I strongly wish to be next to her…I can’t accept this new situation I don’t know what to do,I am devastated, my heart is broken.
Currently I am watching Eva’s photos watching movies-it’s the only one think I can do… I have no more tears to cry…
Eva you were brilliant human, now you are beautiful angel
Like all the time I am writing- Eva love you like a sister,love you so much
Michal(Poland)
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Today I just learned that Eva Markvoort died, she passed away Saturday. Eva was stricken by Cystic fibrosis and had received a double lung transplant around the time that my wife Judy had donated to me her Kidney. We had met her during our several post transplant visits to the Vancouver General Hospital, she was an inspiration to all that became aware of her bravery and will to fight. Eva was the driving force for the award winning film 65_redroses that Judith and I volunteered for at the Vancouver International Film Festival and subsequently aired Nov 16, 2009 on CBC’s The Passionate Eye. I urge all who have not viewed 65_redroses to do so in her honour. Eva has bared her young beautiful face and sole to all in a time of her life when she was aware her health was failing, all along displaying a love for life and a warm genuine smile to comfort all that cared. Canada has a new hero and her willingness to educate people to help others through organ donation will save lives in the years to come. Thank you Eva.
Carl Wheaton
Maple Ridge
We watched the documentary only 1 week before Eva passed away. My daughter, age 15, is a double lung transplant recipient twice over. She, like Eva, experienced chronic rejection after 2 years of health without supplemental oxygen. The documentary was so true to form. Audrey was able to see what the CF lungs looked like. She had requested pics from her docs, but that didn’t happen. Audrey is currently 6 months post second transplant and doing well. Although I didn’t meet Eva, she touched us with her compassion for life and the eagerness to spread the word about CF and organ donation. Audrey received an award similar to Eva’s for energy she puts into awareness of CF and fundraising, despite medical difficulties. I can’t wait until CF stands for Cure Found. God bless all those with CF who are awaiting transplant.
I was just watching Evas video it was sad to see her die so young
I am so incredibly sorry for your loss, you, her friends, her family. I did not know of Eva’s story until after her death. A friend posted a link on her facebook page saying she had passed. I followed it and have spent the last week using every second of free time – and time that wasn’t free – reading Eva’s story from beginning to end. It was heartbreaking and tragic, knowing how it ended. I think about her often during my day, talk about her and her story to friends, I told my husband I wanted to be a donor (I believe that it is the family’s wishes that have the final say in my country right now, regardless of what you have signed). I hope Eva somewhere knows how a stranger, literally on the other side of the planet, feels about her. What an amazing life she led. Not only did she succeed in forcing me to talk about my wishes for being a donor, but she has also made me realise how much of my life I am wasting. Because of Eva, I will get out there and LIVE. live live live. love love love.
when i went to school and then i went to my health class my teacher mrs.pelzer put up on the board that eva had passed away and i felt so sorry that had happen to her and if i could i would donate an organ to her i thought that when i die i dont want to keep my organs inside my body i would like to donate them to people who need them right now i feel so sad about her family and how they reacted when they found out that their beautiful red haired daughter died and i hope that the film would soon come to houston tx so i can show people that its a good thing to donate organs to people who need them. im still so sad right now bye.
Heve no words to say how much I am sorry. I hope she’ll be happy there. No suffer, no pain… I’m really, really sad.
I unfortunately never knew Eva. I was told of her death by a fellow double-lung transplant recipient. It is so sad that someone so young, full of life and purpose, has left this world. However, I believe she is now in a MUCH better place. And surely her suffering is now over. Thank God for that.
She will be missed by many and has touched the lives of untold numbers of people. May her efforts to live every day well be a comfort to her family and friends. Many live much longer without ever living as fully. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Heve no words to say how much I am sorry. I hope she’ll be happy there. No suffer, no pain… I’m really, really sad.
I have been following Eva here on her blogg for many month and now…….the first thought I have is that why shall a woman who has so much love in her, have to leave this world. Sometimes its so unfair and have no meaning. Comes to my office and as usually I open my computer and the first thing to do is to open Evas blogg and read this very sad Comment. I am thinking of Evas family and friends and I am so very sad for your loss.
Ken
Sweden
We watched the documentary only 1 week before Eva passed away. My daughter, age 15, is a double lung transplant recipient twice over. She, like Eva, experienced chronic rejection after 2 years of health without supplemental oxygen. The documentary was so true to form. Audrey was able to see what the CF lungs looked like. She had requested pics from her docs, but that didn’t happen. Audrey is currently 6 months post second transplant and doing well. Although I didn’t meet Eva, she touched us with her compassion for life and the eagerness to spread the word about CF and organ donation. Audrey received an award similar to Eva’s for energy she puts into awareness of CF and fundraising, despite medical difficulties. I can’t wait until CF stands for Cure Found. God bless all those with CF who are awaiting transplant.
I was just watching Evas video it was sad to see her die so young
I have been following Eva here on her blogg for many month and now…….the first thought I have is that why shall a woman who has so much love in her, have to leave this world. Sometimes its so unfair and have no meaning. Comes to my office and as usually I open my computer and the first thing to do is to open Evas blogg and read this very sad Comment. I am thinking of Evas family and friends and I am so very sad for your loss.
Ken
Sweden
when i went to school and then i went to my health class my teacher mrs.pelzer put up on the board that eva had passed away and i felt so sorry that had happen to her and if i could i would donate an organ to her i thought that when i die i dont want to keep my organs inside my body i would like to donate them to people who need them right now i feel so sad about her family and how they reacted when they found out that their beautiful red haired daughter died and i hope that the film would soon come to houston tx so i can show people that its a good thing to donate organs to people who need them. im still so sad right now bye.
I am so incredibly sorry for your loss, you, her friends, her family. I did not know of Eva’s story until after her death. A friend posted a link on her facebook page saying she had passed. I followed it and have spent the last week using every second of free time – and time that wasn’t free – reading Eva’s story from beginning to end. It was heartbreaking and tragic, knowing how it ended. I think about her often during my day, talk about her and her story to friends, I told my husband I wanted to be a donor (I believe that it is the family’s wishes that have the final say in my country right now, regardless of what you have signed). I hope Eva somewhere knows how a stranger, literally on the other side of the planet, feels about her. What an amazing life she led. Not only did she succeed in forcing me to talk about my wishes for being a donor, but she has also made me realise how much of my life I am wasting. Because of Eva, I will get out there and LIVE. live live live. love love love.
[…] This post was mentioned on Twitter by CF Vancouver, ReddyForACure and ReddyForACure, Kimberley Bowie. Kimberley Bowie said: @VancityBuzz thank you and to everyone – please take a moment and read this http://www.65redroses.com/?p=377 #EvaMarkvoort […]
I just so happened to come across her site. She is a fighter and an awesome girl. I have a friend who has 2 children with CF and we all celebrated her oldest going to prom! Every day is a blessing. I am proud to say I am an organ donor and hope one day that I can allow someone else to live. My heart felt thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends..you should be very proud of her!
I was just watching Evas video it was sad to see her die so young
At our house CF was called the MONSTER. The monster moved in with us at diagnosis in 1976. We fought the monster every day until the monster took my daughter Stephanie in 1997 at age 21. The fight is brutal, lonely and the monster always wins. To Eva’s mom, family and friends you are not alone. We, all of us who have been touched and devastated by the CF monster, must continue to fight until it is beaten and no more families must watch the monster slowly kill the ones we love. We will win. It is not if but when. The fight goes on. Those on the front lines are the CF patients who fight the monster every day to breathe,grow,laugh,live,and love as normally as possible for as long as possible. We must win. We love them too much to lose.
At our house CF was called the MONSTER. The monster moved in with us at diagnosis in 1976. We fought the monster every day until the monster took my daughter Stephanie in 1997 at age 21. The fight is brutal, lonely and the monster always wins. To Eva’s mom, family and friends you are not alone. We, all of us who have been touched and devastated by the CF monster, must continue to fight until it is beaten and no more families must watch the monster slowly kill the ones we love. We will win. It is not if but when. The fight goes on. Those on the front lines are the CF patients who fight the monster every day to breathe,grow,laugh,live,and love as normally as possible for as long as possible. We must win. We love them too much to lose.
I was saddened and inspired by Eva’s story.
I hope I have done it justice in this post:
http://blog.canoe.ca/canoedossier/2010/04/30/rip_65_redroses
Best wishes to all of Eva’s friends, family and online community.
David Newland.
I happened to read the newspaper that I knew Eva. Love and more of her strength, her courage in the face of another world as I suddenly choked up and emotional. I’m a volunteer care in pediatric cancer patients. Much as I have often seen from the healthy child must wrestle with pain and illness until I had loved they once they leave their fate was grim as an article. But they did not see through the fear, anxiety that is a belief, optimism, a smile and extraordinary strength to overcome their fate.And my grandfather now also plays in danger. I wish him well with the family, with us. Besides, I also pray for all those situations like Eva or even you’re in the grim fate of fatal diseases will be brought to pass, will be healthy to be able to make dreams, ambition and continue their life beautiful.
I’m not good at English.But eventually I’d write to share with you. Hope you understand me.
I never met Eva but just yesterday I saw her for the 1st time and can’t get her off my mind. I know I missed out meeting someone more extraordinary that I’ve ever met before in my life. She has infected me with such inspiration as I face my own difficulties,only a different disability for me. If Eva can hear I just want to say thank you and in only 48 hours time I have fallen totally in love with you and can’t help for feeling a void in the world with you not in it,a void I never knew existed before meeting you via Eva avatar,lol. I loved that by the way Eva,God I can’t believe I was too late to get to know you,but we connected didn’t we and I’ll never forget you. I do regret that you never met me tho and there’s a lump in my throat as I write that,wow I’m writing in 3rd person like you’re actualy here,maybe because I feel you here with me. Anyway thank you Eva Markvoort. I feel as tho I could write you for days or years without getting tired I won’t end with a period so this doesn’t have to be the end
I felt deeply moved when I heard Eva’s life story a week ago. Her strength and optimism reached out such a large amount of people that even here in Brazil we’re all inspired by her neverending smile.
Share the love, people. Please donate organs and help more Evas out there.
[…] this movie Eva’s legacy will live […]
I never knew her personally but from the moment I watched her story in the documentary that aired on the CBC last fall, I was immediately touched by her bravery, beauty, passion and humour. She lives on and her legacy will too.
Assisti o documentário ontem. E fiquei muito emocionada com a história de vida e de lutas de Eva, isso me fez pensar e com certeza darei mais valor a vida que tenho. A Eva é um exemplo de luta e força, pois ela amava viver. Fico triste por ela.
I just saw the Eva’s history in Multishow channel in Brazil.
I didn’t no so much about her disease.Eva’s film make me recover consciousness,cause just today I was bad.I discovered a little tomour in my right kidney,I’ll do the surgery in a month,and I was telling myself today how I’m luckness for this,and thinking my life is horrible…But after know Eva and her history I realised I’m so luck to be alive,to be in good health,and have people who loves me.I really really sory for Eva is not being here anymore…And I hope her history help to save more and more lifes around the world.I’ve pride to say I’M AN ORGAN DONOR.
> The roses can die,but the perfume be stamped on one’s memory <
with all my heart….Caroll.
March 28th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
i’m so sad and so sorry for your loss! i hope that the film will be coming to europe very soon so i can make lots of people to go and watch it in order to raise awareness for cf and organ donation. my deepest condolences to eva’s family and close friends as well as you, nimisha and philip. you did an excellent job in spreading eva’s words all over this world!