Eva Markvoort, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eva Markvoort

Canadian blogger

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1984

Place of Birth: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Date of Death: 27-Mar-2010

Profession: blogger

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Eva Markvoort

  • Eva Markvoort (March 31, 1984 – March 27, 2010) was a young woman from New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada who died from cystic fibrosis at the age of 25.
  • She blogged about her life, family and experiences, including undergoing a lung transplant and her subsequent transplant rejection, in her blog "65_Redroses," which is also the name of a documentary film about her, 65 Redroses.Eva's online identity is based on Canadian cystic fibrosis community lore that "65 roses" is a malapropism among children for the disease of "cystic fibrosis".
  • Eva added 'red' because it was her favourite colour.Despite early success following her double lung transplant in 2007, Markvoort died on March 27, 2010 at Vancouver General Hospital after a long battle with transplant rejection, while awaiting a second lung transplant.
  • Shortly before her death, the 25-year-old theatre student received her degree from the University of Victoria at her hospital bedside.On March 25, Markvoort wrote the last post on her blog: I am not managing, not managing at all.
  • I'm drowning in the medications.
  • I can't breathe.
  • Every hour.
  • Once an hour.
  • I can't breathe.
  • Something has to change. Markvoort had recorded an emotional farewell video on February 11, saying she likely had only days to live.
  • These last spoken words to her web community drew more than 150,000 views in less than 24 hours.
  • In addition to her degree, she also received the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Doug Summerhayes award for outstanding commitment to the cause.
  • She was also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal.On April 30, 2010, Markvoort's family held a memorial service that was attended and watched by thousands of people, around the world.
  • The celebration was streamed live to Eva's blog for her followers who could not attend in person.
  • A version has been edited by Justin Cousineau and posted on Eva's blog, which continues to be updated by her family.

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