She did not hesitate to lend a helping hand, to defend others in need or to speak out against social injustices. It was almost impossible to have a conversation with Heather without her launching into a feminist and activist rant. Passion for the community she lives in and the world she inhabits flowed through her veins and escaped in her words and actions. She was an insurgent for love and peace and a freedom fighter at heart. Heather couldn't be reduced to a job title, social status, or any other man-made concept. The Oxford English Dictionary lists over 250,000 distinct words, but no combination of these words would be enough to describe exactly who and how Heather lived her life and touched the lives of others. She was something else and her otherness was by far the greatest and most memorable thing in her life.