Bullying is a major problem in our schools, workplaces, homes, and over the Internet. Over the last few weeks on The Christy Clark Show, my guests gave us many of the tools needed to stand up against bullies and step in when we see it happening.

To learn more visit www.WearPink.ca or our Facebook event page – where over 100,000 people have agreed to wear pink tomorrow!

Then on February 27th (TOMORROW!) I encourage all of you to wear something pink to symbolize that we as a society will not tolerate bullying anywhere. I wish I could take credit for this idea but it comes from two incredible Nova Scotia high school students. Here is a snippet of the Globe & Mail article which inspired me:

“David Shepherd, Travis Price and their teenage friends organized a high-school protest to wear pink in sympathy with a Grade 9 boy who was being bullied…[They] took a stand against bullying when they protested against the harassment of a new Grade 9 student by distributing pink T-shirts to all the boys in their school.

‘I learned that two people can come up with an idea, run with it, and it can do wonders,’ says Mr. Price, 17, who organized the pink protest. ‘Finally, someone stood up for a weaker kid.’

So Mr. Shepherd and some other headed off to a discount store and bought 50 pink tank tops. They sent out message to schoolmates that night, and the next morning they hauled the shirts to school in a plastic bag.

As they stood in the foyer handing out the shirts, the bullied boy walked in. His face spoke volumes. ‘It looked like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders,’ Mr. Price recalled.

The bullies were never heard from again.”

Many, many schools and organizations have agreed to support and Wear Pink tomorrow.
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On today’s show, I spoke with Cheryl Nilsson (pictured to my left), who has waited almost two years for a double lung transplant in BC. She’s moving to Toronto in the hopes of getting her transplant sooner, but the costs of her care and housing are prohibitive. If you can help, Cheryl’s friends have set up a trust fund. Deposits can be made at any Vancity Savings Credit Union: Account #394049 (Branch 19) Cheryl Nilsson (In Trust).

To listen to Cheryl’s story CLICK HERE and fast forward to roughly the six minute mark.

On Wednesday’s “Christy Clark Show”…

How did Ontario and Quebec deal with biker gangs? Peter Edwards, a reporter with the Toronto Star and co-author of “Encyclopedia of Canadian Organized Crime” joins the show.

We focus the rest of the show on various health care issues / stories.

Diane Hart, Site Supervisor of the Child Life Department at BC Children’s Hospital and Aidan Morris, child cancer patient and his mom Denise Morris discuss what emotional supports hospitals and the health system provide to patients and families.

Dr. Derek Human, Medical Director of the Cardiac Sciences Program and Chair of the Clinical Operations Committee and Jim and Melanie Abu-Ata, parents of Emma, a current ICU patient who had open heart surgery share their experiences.

Mother and son, Anne and John Janowicz discuss how a 3 months old, John had severe kidney failure and then diagnosed with Lesch Nyhan syndome, a metabolic disorder.

Geoff Hammond, Scientific Director, Child and Family Research Institute and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at UBC outline the three big areas of research at BC Children’s Hospital.

Eighteen-year-old Steven Morton shares his experiences at BC Children’s hospital after he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease.

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I just love this photo of Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx and me when we were doing the show last Friday. Going forward, I hope to post more photos of my guests here on the site. Have a great weekend!