Marla lives in a small town in rural Ontario, Canada. A graduate of the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, she co-owned a pharmacy with her husband Ron for many years. She is the mother of 3 adult children, one of whom was diagnosed with MLC1 in early 2000. When she is not busy working or caregiving, she volunteers her time with the Canadian Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association as a referee and the secretary of its London, Ontario chapter. Marla is also a great advocate for the United Leukodystrophy Foundation, a nonprofit organization of which she was a prior board member.
