Sharon Pardy

Sharon was a mother, wife, daughter, aunt, sister, and grandmother. She was a friend to many and a loyal companion to her beloved dogs. Sharon’s soft voice was sincere and full of kinds words, compliments, prayers and well wishes for everyone she met. In the last 10 years her days were brightened by her two grandchildren, Hudson and Jackson. Despite the barriers, she did take a trip to Australia to spend time with them. On her roughest days her beautiful smile would return when she talked about her daughter Megan and her precious boys.

Her smile was infectious and warm despite the pain she hid inside. For several decades she strived to fight the pain of an undiagnosed autoimmune disease (a type of arthritis). Unfortunately, her late diagnosis had already taken a toll on her quality of life and mental health. The chronic pain and medication trials extinguished her bright bubble personality and love of life.

Sharon loved to spend time in nature and knitting was her favorite past time. Telephone calls to family were frequent and lengthy until they stopped. Her mental health was deteriorating as she struggled to cope with pain. Despite the efforts and support from family and friends she isolated herself and suffered in silence. On August 11/24 she was admitted to hospital and within hours she was diagnosed with AML. It was only 4 days later when our world changed forever. She had passed away suddenly without ever knowing her diagnosis. The leukemia went undetected and took her from us before we could say goodbye.

Today it remains very difficult to understand how this happened. The pain of losing her to undiagnosed AML is immense. The unanswered questions, the stigma of her mental health issues, coupled with her isolation and suffering in silence left us with a million what IFS.

Although our sisters life was taken way too early, her smile continues to inspire us. We carry her love with us and hope that by supporting this event we will keep her memory alive and help other families who are facing the fear, uncertainty and pain that comes with a leukemia diagnosis.

We know that she is listening right now, she is smiling, likely a tear in the corner of her eye and her arms reached out to offer a hug to all of us here with a message to say life can be tough, and sometimes short, so don't ever take a moment for granted.

There are no guarantees for tomorrow.

We miss her immensely, and we are beyond proud to have Sharon honoured as the 2026 Remembered Hero.