Ashley's 5 Year Victory Walk

Celebrating 5 years post ICU

Five years ago this month, I was in the ICU, hooked up to machines, unable to breathe on my own, and riding out COVID-19 at its absolute worst. (Would not recommend.) 

Thanks to the incredible team at UHN, I  made it through. And now, five years later, I’m not only surviving — I’m walking.

This year,  Team Ashley’s 5 Year Victory Walk will raise money to give back to the hospital that literally kept me alive and around to be with the people I love who are also walking in support. 
We're walking to support the critical care teams who never gave up on me, even when I couldn’t do anything for myself. 

We’re walking for the heroes who wore layers of PPE in sweltering conditions, innovated on the fly, and showed compassion when families couldn’t be by our sides. And we’re walking for the people who will need that same level of care in the future — because none of us know when life will pull the rug out from under us (or drop-kick us into the ICU).

The funds we raise will support UHN’s critical care research, equipment, and recovery programs — the same kind of life-saving, soul-restoring care I was lucky enough to receive.

Every step we take is a high-five to healthcare workers.
Every dollar we raise is a thank-you with sneakers on.
And yes — if you donate, you get bragging rights for helping someone who once had to be proned to stay alive.

Please support Team Ashley’s 5 Year Victory Walk— because if I can go from ICU to 5K, we can definitely go from donation to transformation.

With SO much gratitude, 
Ashley