What’s not always apparent, and what he would have been well within his right to keep to himself, is that Woolley suffers from Type 1 diabetes. Instead, the St. Thomas native has used his diagnosis and his exposure as a major junior hockey player to help others with the same ailment and to raise money for Diabetes Canada. Read More
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