Elizabeth Salase of Surrey was staggered by the unexpected death of her beloved sister Agnes Davis.

Davis, a 35-year-old single mom, passed away suddenly on Feb 7, a tragedy that saw Salase taking on the responsibility of raising her sister鈥檚 three children, aged four to 11, along with her own three, older, kids.

鈥淚t was a big shock,鈥� is how Salase, a Whalley resident, described her loss.

鈥淟osing my sister has taken a big piece of me with her.鈥�

She poured out her feelings in an online post to social media, on what would have been her sister鈥檚 birthday.

鈥淗appy birthday, sister Agnes Davis, I miss you like crazy and I can鈥檛 stop feeling this empty feeling. You鈥檙e supposed to be here with me and the family,鈥� Salase wrote.

鈥淚 can鈥檛 stop these tears from falling uncontrollably, I love you ever so much sister, wished I could just pick up the phone and call you or text you.鈥�

A few days after Agnes died, five of the six kids came down with COVID-19, which meant Salase couldn鈥檛 work.

Money was tight.

It was a 鈥渞ough, rough month,鈥� Salase told the 91原创 Advance Times.

Then, help arrived, from an unexpected source.

She was contacted by , a 91原创 resident who had seen another social media posting by a Salase family friend, making a public appeal for assistance.

Coss is a resident of a group home for brain injury survivors, one of five operated by the charity in 91原创.

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A 鈥渞each out with kindness鈥� challenge had just been made by Connect managers, one that aimed to fight the 鈥淐OVID-19 Blues, one helping hand at a time. 鈥�

Coss, a car crash survivor who spent six and a half months in a coma and had to relearn how to walk, and talk, again, has gone on to become a motivational speaker and author.

He saw the situation as a win-win, a way of both helping someone who deserved it, and at the same time demonstrate what 鈥渨e brain injured can do in these challenging times.鈥�

鈥淚 am full of gratitude,鈥� Coss explained.

鈥淢y purpose now in live is to provide hope,鈥�

For the Salase family, Coss and a small group of fellow survivors, with some help from relatives, set up a GoFundMe page, and in 10 days, raised $1,555.00.

Salase was left searching for words to convey her gratitude.

鈥淚 can鈥檛 thank them enough,鈥� she said

鈥淚 was just overjoyed.鈥�

In another small bit of good news, Salase reported all the kids have since recovered from their brush with COVID.

She did not contract the virus.  

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Prior to his accident, Coss remarked, he had worked with a team of sales and marketing individuals at Molson Canada, from across the country.

In his opinion, 鈥渨orking with a few people on this project, gives me more satisfaction and pleasure [because we are] making a difference in the lives of one human being and her family.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 a story about what a group of grateful brain injury survivors can do,鈥� Coss summed up.

鈥淓verything is possible.鈥�