Tell me,
what is it you plan to do with your one wild precious life?
- Mary Oliver
Jane LeBlanc (Janey) was an intelligent and adventurous child. A gifted athlete and fun-loving person, she was a champion pitcher and a delightful actor in variety shows at school, bringing joy to those around her. At 19 years old in 1983, Janey informed her parents that she was flying to Paris to be a nanny for two doctors. Once there, she cared for their children and studied at the Sorbonne. Janey then sailed around the globe to Venezuela, where she sewed fishermen's nets, and then to Africa, where she avoided pirates and wild seas. After that, Janey traveled to many countries. During her travels, Jane took thousands of pictures. Eventually, she returned home and attended St. Thomas University. After graduation, she worked for NB Liquor until her brain cancer diagnosis. Janey then moved in with her sister Cat for ten years. Janey died in her mother's living room in Miramichi, surrounded by friends and family, in 2010. After her death, Cat found multiple Journals that Janey had left her, covering her life from childhood to just before her death.