Family still fighting for a home after tragedy leading Haley Wickenheiser to step in

The 12-year-old defender for the Tumbler Ridge Raptors U13 team was s**t twice in the head and neck on February 10 while trying to protect her classmates.

She was airlifted to BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver in critical condition, where she has undergone five surgeries in the months since.

Her mother, Cia Edmonds, has been by her side through all of it, navigating a system that has largely left the family to figure things out on their own.

The family has said they do not qualify for the government benefits they hoped might help carry them through this stretch.

When Maya's story broke, the hockey world responded immediately. Hayley Wickenheiser, the four-time Olympic gold medallist who now serves as assistant general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, shared the family's GoFundMe and urged the hockey community to show up.

The campaign raised nearly $300,000, a genuinely moving show of what this sport can do when one of its own is hurting.

But that money has been absorbed by months of intensive medical care for a child who suffered catastrophic injuries.

Edmonds now says the family is living "between a car and a couch" while searching for stable housing in Canada. There is no clear path forward.

The coverage at the time focused on the immediate crisis and the outpouring of support.

What nobody tracked is the financial reality on the other side of that generosity, when the bills keep coming and there is no system left to catch you.

In Tumbler Ridge, where Mayor Darryl Krakowka said nearly every resident has a personal connection to this tragedy, that gap is felt well beyond one family.

Maya's recovery is still ongoing, and her family is still looking for a place to land.

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