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Comment by Sara Huizenga on March 30, 2009 at 2:13am

Thanks for the link, Lavanda...xoxox

As well as for sharing the these beautiful articles with us...

So many prayers for soon approaching peace for all those who love and miss Jessie...the kind of peace that only her homecoming could bring...

Comment by Cynthia Caron on March 29, 2009 at 9:32pm

Mother still suffering years after daughter's disappearance
By Alyssa Noel, Sun Media

Edmonton — In the three years since her daughter went missing in Las Vegas’ seedy underbelly, Glendene Grant’s emotions have run the gamut from depression to hope.

After countless phone calls, emails and hours of advocacy work to keep her daughter’s story alive, Grant has arrived at the conclusion that Jessie Foster did not going missing in vain.

“Jessie has really made people aware of human trafficking,” Grant said yesterday on the three-year anniversary of Foster’s disappearance.

Grant has made sure her daughter’s name shows up on every missing person website. She’s jumped on every opportunity to speak to the media and she’s well-known to people who work to find missing people.

“Three years in (there’s been) lots of media exposure, police on both sides of the border, human trafficking services are aware of her and it’s still going strong,” she said.

But Grant still breaks down when she recalls the months leading up to Foster’s disappearance. The stomach-churning story began when her daughter - who lived in Calgary at the time, but also spent time living in Edmonton - was just 20 years old and her then-boyfriend offered her a free trip to Las Vegas in 2005.

Grant was reluctant to let her go, but decided that she deserved a break from the multiple jobs she was working.

She came home briefly before going back again. But almost everyday Foster would be in contact with her mom or one of her three sisters. She also began dating another man and then working as an escort. He was abusive and alleged to be a pimp, Grant said.

Foster came home for Christmas in 2005, but she was different. On Christmas morning she insisted her family drive her to the airport. She needed to get back to Las Vegas, she said.

That was the last time her family saw her. They remained in contact until March 2006. At the beginning of April, Grant reported her missing.

She was devastated and sunk into depression, taking medication and feeling overwhelming guilt any time she felt an ounce of happiness.

“I felt, who the hell deserves to be laughing when their kids are missing,” she said.

It wasn’t until the birth of her granddaughter, Madison, that she came out from the depression and began raising awareness about her daughter.

“The moment that baby came out, I was catapulted into the present,” she said. “Her name is Madison and I call her Medicine. It’s my own little nickname.”

The grief still hits her - particularly on the anniversary - but she takes solace knowing that Foster has become a sort of poster child for human trafficking. She still holds out hope that her daughter is alive.

“Jessie is 120 pounds soaking wet, but she leaves a hole the size of the universe,” she said. “It’s hard to be a normal person now. That’s all I talk about. That’s all I do. My life is nothing but missing and murdered people.”

Comment by Cynthia Caron on March 29, 2009 at 7:27pm

www.jessiefoster.ca

Comment by Cynthia Caron on March 29, 2009 at 7:26pm

The search continues for missing Calgary woman
Updated: Sun Mar. 29 2009 15:44:03

ctvcalgary.ca

It's been exactly three years since Jessica Foster went missing. The Calgary woman disappeared while in Las Vegas on March 29, 2006. Since then, police haven't been able to find her. Her family has hired private detectives to track her down, but so far, have had no luck finding any trace of her.

Jessica's father, Dwight, says time has not healed his wounds.

"I woke up in tears. I thought I was through crying, but I saw in my daughter so much positive energy, optimism, youth, health, education, dreams, motivation."

Jessica was 21-years-old when she went missing. She had moved to Las Vegas and that's where she disappeared. Dwight says his daughter has been listed as an international Endangered Missing Adult.

"I am just constantly overwhelmed. A sense of anger you know. The most profound effect on me has been the passage of time. Not that time has slowed or time has sped up, but that time disappeared."

Family members are convinced Jessica got caught up in a web of human trafficking and prostitution. She was last seen with her boyfriend while in Las Vegas. Investigators say Jessica's boyfriend was well known to them.

Jessica's family has established a $50,000 reward for information that could lead authorities to her whereabouts.

To learn more about Jessica's story and her family's search to find her, log onto JessieFoster.ca.

Comment by Angie/admin on March 29, 2009 at 4:06pm

Sara the website you linked jessiefoster.ca is not working, thought I would let you know..

In honor of Jessie, she is thought of greatly around the world!

Comment by Sara Huizenga on March 29, 2009 at 10:15am

Lavanda, that's so beautiful...you have such a big heart and artistic talent...thanks for sharing it all with so many...

Comment by Cynthia Caron on March 29, 2009 at 8:13am

Comment by JessiesMomGlendene on March 29, 2009 at 3:06am

Thank you all so much. I love you all, you are my friends, you are my family....YOU ARE MY SUPPORT. What would I do without friends, family & support? Besides go crazy, I am not sure. Thank you for being here for me and especially for my Jessie. She deserves every single bit of time and effort that everyone has put into finding her. Sincerely, Jessie's mom Glendene.
http://www.jessiefoster.ca

Comment by Maureen Reintjes-Peace4 Admin on March 29, 2009 at 1:18am

In support of Glendene and her family's heroic fight to find Jessie I am honored to display Jessie's photo as my default pic on the following sites:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/profile.php?id=620574417...

http://www.myspace.com/missing_jon_van_dyke

Comment by Tania Norman on March 29, 2009 at 1:12am

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1004055436&ref=name#/pro...

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