08/13/2026
đź’™ Standing with Clyde and his family
A few weeks ago, we shared the story of Clyde, the four-year-old son of a member of our Laing team, who was recently diagnosed with Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD).
Since then, Clyde and his family travelled to Italy with the hope that he could receive gene therapy. Unfortunately, they learned that his disease had progressed too far for treatment.
It is heartbreaking news, but Clyde’s family continues to meet an unimaginable situation with incredible love and purpose. Their focus now is on giving Clyde the best quality of life possible, making memories together, and sharing his story to help raise awareness about MLD and the critical importance of early diagnosis.
As Clyde’s needs change, his family is also adapting — with walkers, wheelchairs and other equipment and supports becoming part of the road ahead.
We want to continue standing behind one of our own and ask our Laing community, industry partners, friends and families to help if you can. Clyde’s GoFundMe remains active, and every donation or share helps support Clyde and his family through what lies ahead.
➡️ Support Clyde and his family here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/hope-for-clyde-fighting-metachromatic-leukodystrophy
There are also some incredible people in our community rallying around Clyde. This Saturday, August 16, UBAKA Kelowna is hosting a Ride for Clyde, travelling from the RSS parking lot to Dr. Knox Middle School in support of Clyde, his family and MLD awareness. We’ve shared the event details with this post for anyone who would like to take part.
Clyde’s family recently wrote, “MLD gets to decide a lot of things. It does not get to decide how deeply we love our son, how tightly we hug him, or how we choose to spend the time we have together.”
Please help us continue to share Clyde’s story. 💙