A local restoration company is rallying behind one of its employees following a leukemia diagnosis, as they fundraise for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada Light the Night campaign.

Maple Ridge resident Todd Yuen, who works with First OnSite, initially felt sick in December, 2022.

Yuen came down with what he thought was a common cold and his gums swelled to the point where only half his teeth were showing.

After seeing doctors and dentists, he didn’t receive a correct diagnosis.

Days later, on Jan. 3, the following year, he almost fainted in his driveway before going to work. He had a busy schedule that day, so he continued into the office, but by the afternoon he felt exhausted and just not right.

Yuen drove himself to Ridge Meadows Hospital where he was diagnosed with leuk

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