The volunteer turning children’s radiation masks into works of art | Unpublished
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Publication Date: August 4, 2026 - 06:00

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The volunteer turning children’s radiation masks into works of art

August 4, 2026

Before five-year-old cancer patient Karter Bourgeault began treatment, a volunteer at Edmonton’s Cross Cancer Institute spent hours painting his radiotherapy mask to model Oilers player Connor McDavid, with a bright blue and orange 97 emblazoned on what looked like a helmet.



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