Christmas Fund: Retired master welder spent part of the year in a coma | Montreal Gazette

Daniel doesn’t know how much time he has left, but he’s not letting his health problems affect who he is at heart. Author of the article: Erik Leijon  •  Special to Montreal Gazette Donations to the Montreal Gazette Christmas Fund this year can be made exclusively online at www.christmasfund.com. As a master welder for many years, Daniel learned to fix or build just about anything. Aircraft, submarines, houses — you name it, he said, he’s worked on it. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In retirement, his health has been failing him. First because of workplace hazards, which have wreaked havoc on his lungs, and then earlier this year, he spent a week in a coma after fluid built up around his brain. Daniel said there isn’t much else to do but keep a positive outlook. “That’s life; you’ve gotta roll with the punches,” he said. “The doctors say my brain condition is killing me slowly.” As a child, Daniel entered the family business, first working with jewelry before moving on to metals. His wife, who died seven years ago, had two master’s degrees, so the pair made sure to instil the value of…
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