Awarded on: 2008-10-01
Terry Boyd, South Mountain, Ontario
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
For over 15 years, Terry Boyd, of South Mountain, Ontario, has provided support and encouragement to the families of young girls with Rett syndrome. Mrs. Boyd's commitments have included serving as the president of the Ontario Rett Syndrome Association, organizing its annual Mothers' Retreats, initiating countless fundraising events and assisting in the planning of a Rett syndrome clinic at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Herself the mother of a daughter with Rett syndrome, Mrs. Boyd remains an inspiration in raising awareness of this severe neurological disorder.