Winnipeg Free Press By: Cody Sellar
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People warm up in a teepee at the camp at Thunderbird House while a volunteer, below, splits firewood.
A young woman with cerebral palsy came into camp, feet white with frostbite and hands nearly frozen. Six weeks pregnant, she had lost her wheelchair while fleeing her abuser.
A young woman with cerebral palsy came into camp, feet white with frostbite and hands nearly frozen. Six weeks pregnant, she had lost her wheelchair while fleeing her abuser.
Volunteers set to work, bringing her into the south teepee, rubbing her hands and feet to jump-start her circulation. They gave her ski pants, a blanket, a hat and scarf and fed her. Then, they arranged for a women’s shelter to take her in.