Local news story: 20-year-old Brook Aleksic, a Maple Ridge curler (and daughter of champ Shannon Joanisse), was suddenly paralyzed from the chest down by a rare spinal stroke. Describes her rapid onset transverse myelitis diagnosis, the GoFundMe that raised $40K+ in a day, quotes from organizer Diane Dezura (“her path will be long, uncertain and expensive”) and Brook’s positive spirit (“smiling, cracking jokes”). Mentions her feature in the Curl Power documentary and appeals for plasma donors via “Brook’s Plasma Pals.”