A candlelight vigil will be held tonight (Sunday, April 7) for London Mirielle McConnell, the little Langley girl who passed away on Friday after a long battle for survival that touched many hearts.
The vigil will be held at 7:30 p.m. at , on the west side near the water park.
Organizer Dorinda Selinger, a family friend, said participants are being asked to wear rainbows in memory of London, to reflect the fact that a double rainbow was seen shortly after London passed.
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London was born 17 weeks premature on Oct.25, 2017 at Surrey Memorial Hospital, weighing one pound, two ounces.
Mother Jade Schievink was told the tiny baby likely wouldnB次元官网网址檛 make it, but London beat the odds.
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Schievink, her husband Cody McConnell, and their children Ayla, 7, Kashton, 5, and London recently moved from Langley to Surrey.
Four weeks ago, London had to be rushed to BC ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Hospital where she was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with what appeared to be pneumonia.
Tests revealed she had parainfluenza.
Because her family didnB次元官网网址檛 qualify to stay at Ronald McDonald House near the BC ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Hospital grounds due to proximity, they ended up sleeping in hotels in Vancouver or at the hospital room that London stayed in.
A set up to help Schievink and her family during LondonB次元官网网址檚 stay at BC ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Hospital had raised more than its $20,000 goal by Saturday.
On Friday, Schievink posted a public message about her daughter passing away to her Instagram account, then took it private.
Selinger said many of the people planning to attend the vigil are members of a private Facebook group for mothers that LondonB次元官网网址檚 mother belongs to.
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Many family supporters are taking to social media to light a candle for London.
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