She loved people and she saw the best in humanity (during) a really hard time when most people don’t see it.” “She just wanted everyone to know that they were enough,” she said. Tompkins said Palmater loved preaching messages of love and kindness on various platforms. “The Candy Show“‘s website says she was working on a memoir, which is in the “editing stages.” Palmater won a number of awards, including a 2015 Indigenous music award for “The Candy Show” and a 2017 Bonham Centre Award from the University of Toronto, which honours distinguished contribution to the public understanding of sexual diversity in Canada. Palmater was also a regular co-host on CTV’s weekday talk show “The Social” and hosted “The Candy Palmater Show” on CBC Radio One. Their first phone conversation lasted five hours, Tompkins said, adding that she knew Palmater was special from the moment she heard her voice. Tompkins, who was the managing partner of “The Candy Show,” met Palmater online through a friend 22 years ago and said the two had been inseparable ever since. Today our entire team is grieving the sudden passing of our good friend Candy Palmater, who always left us smiling a bit bigger, laughing a bit harder, and thinking a bit more critically about the world around us. 16, with the caption: “My first morning home! Reunited and it feels so good!” She posted two more photos showing her and Tompkins drinking coffee on Dec. Palmater had chronicled her recent hospital visit on Instagram, posting photos of flowers she had received from friends over the two-week stay. Tompkins said Palmater “died comfortably in her bed, reading her book, doing what she loved.” “I hadn’t seen that Candy in at least 10 years.” It looked like she was younger by 20 years. “She was walking around, having some energy. “She was responding quite beautifully,” Tompkins said in a phone interview with The Canadian Press. Palmater had been sick for years, Tompkins said, but she was recently released from hospital following a 16-day stay and looked to be improving before she died. It’s not known what causes the disease, according to the Cleveland Clinic’s website, but experts suspect it has to do with a malfunctioning immune system. The rare disease is characterized by inflammation that can impact organs including the heart and kidneys. Tompkins said Palmater was diagnosed with a disease called eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) earlier this month, but a cause of death was still unknown as of Monday. The Mi’kmaq performer also had acting credits on “Trailer Park Boys,” “Big Pride,” “Sex & Violence,” and “Forgive Me.” Palmater, a member of the Eel River Bar First Nation in New Brunswick, created, wrote and starred on her award-winning comedy variety show “The Candy Show” on APTN for five seasons. Palmater was 53 when she died peacefully at her Toronto home on Christmas morning, her partner and manager Denise Tompkins said Monday. Candy Palmater, an Indigenous comedian, actor, broadcast personality and host of “The Candy Show,” has died.
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