'She is our hero': Michelle Prince, wife of former mayor, has died
Michelle Prince, a high-profile chiropractor in Windsor and the wife of former Windsor mayor Eddie Francis died Sunday morning after five years of cancer, according to a Facebook post by her husband.
Francis wrote of his wife's "remarkable and inspired life."
"She always asked me not to let anyone suggest she lost her battle with cancer; as for the last five years she was choosing to live life and not the disease," he wrote.
Prince, a well-known member of the community was open about her cancer journey. Last year, she pulled back the curtain on her cancer treatment, by doing a Facebook livestream during a chemotherapy treatment.
Diane Marley, who worked with Prince in a number of cancer-related groups, said livestreaming her treatment was "huge."
"It took the stigma off of it. She took the scare away from it," said Marley, wishing she had seen Prince's video before undergoing chemotherapy herself.
Marley said she was devastated to have lost a friend.
"She was always positive," Marley said. "It didn't matter what point of her treatment she was in or what news she had gotten ... there was always a bright spot in every day."
Francis said family and friends have promised her they would celebrate her life by remembering to live each day in the moment.
"She is our hero," he said.
He thanked the public for all of the support the family has received.
Mayor Drew Dilkens expressed his condolences on social media. He said Windsor won't be the same without her.
"She educated and inspired and our community is a better place because of Michelle Prince."
According to Marley, Prince inspired people to always keep moving forward.
"No matter what life throws at you, you keep positive. You do what you need to do to keep coping in this world."
