Two-time heart transplant recipient Robbie Thompson has had a lifetime of dealing with adversity.
The COVID-19 pandemic is something completely different for the Courtenay, B.C. resident.
As an organ transplant recipient, Thompson is immuno-compromised. His compromised immune system is a byproduct of the medication he takes to stay alive. And when he reads or hears about rallies such as the protests organized throughout the province on Sept.
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