Martina Petra Goldsmith - April 24/1949 to July 24/2021. An amazing,
heroic person and partner of 35 years who bravely fought through
lymphoma that should have been fatal in 2004. She received a bone marrow
transplant from her sister Mia Delorme back then which was a lifesaver
but complicated by significant GVHD with scleroderma that required 2
years of treatment every 2 weeks at TGH with photophoresis. Martina did
well until she suffered a brainstem stroke in February, 2019. She
eventually got home after 5 months in hospital and rehab; that was her
only goal. She had huge deficits. In late 2019, she developed central
respiratory failure and required a ventilator at night. She hated that
and the hospital bed but knew she needed to persist. She was stubborn
and willful and frequent negotiations were necessary to get her to stick
with treatment. She knew if she ever went back to hospital she likely
would never return home. She died of respiratory failure & pneumonia in
hospital a day following her admission without regaining consciousness.
Martina is survived by sisters Mia Delorme, Ini Herron, Vicki Tichbourne
and Jo-Anne Young. Predeceased by her eldest sister Nicky Renaud. She
will be sadly missed by Martha and Gabby and Dr Robert Goldsmith.
Cremation has taken place. As per Martina’s request there will be no
memorial service. In memory of Martina donations to the Juravinski
Cancer Centre: ( https://www.hamiltonhealth.ca/memorialgiving ) would be
appreciated.