Logan Vandermeulen received his life-saving heart transplant at BC Children’s Hospital at the young age of 10 months old. Logan was the very first infant in British Columbia to be placed on a Berlin Heart while he waited for a heart transplant. Logan was diagnosed in utero with a life-threatening heart blockage and his familyRead more
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At five weeks of age, little Ryker’s kidneys failed, and he was put on perineal dialysis a short week later. Ryker spent the first years of his life hooked up to the machine 12 hours a day. Ryker was unable to develop like a normal toddler, and his family’s daily life revolved around his medicalRead more
Aidyn was diagnosed with enlarged kidneys at 26 weeks in utero and was rushed into surgery after being induced at 36 weeks. At four months old, Aidyn was put on peritoneal dialysis for 12 hours every night before upgrading to hemodialysis treatment to remove the toxins and waste his kidneys could not. After approximately 350Read more
The Moores family welcomed a 3rd child, a beautiful baby girl named Ella-Marie into the world on June 8th, 2015. She came home from the hospital on June 9th with a clean bill of health, but at 6 weeks the slight yellow tinge in her eyes had become much more apparent in her skin asRead more
Donated miles to be used to connect families with children undergoing organ transplants July 10, 2017, Toronto, ON – Aird & Berlis LLP has committed to donating an additional five million Aeroplan miles to the David Foster Foundation over the next five years, bringing their total to one million miles per year over ten years.Read more
Three-year national partnership helps to support Canadian families with children undergoing life-saving organ transplants Sept. 26, 2017, Victoria, BC – The Honda Canada Foundation is the newest national partner of the David Foster Foundation, helping to enhance their decades-long support of Canadian families with children undergoing pediatric organ transplants. The three-year, $150,000 partnership with theRead more
Charlie was born on December 13, 2012. By three weeks of age, Charlie showed signs there was something wrong with the function of her liver. After months of ongoing testing and medical care, Charlie displayed severe scars on her liver that indicated she would require a liver transplant one day. Charlie was 10 months oldRead more
Alyssa was diagnosed with leukaemia at eight months old. Unfortunately, chemotherapy induced cardiomyopathy, and Alyssa was listed for a heart transplant in March 2013. On May 23, 2013, she was placed on a Berlin Heart Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) heart pump; however, she had many complications with the heart pump and was at times medicallyRead more
Born with three heart malformations, Élissa was diagnosed with congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathy, a chronic disease of the heart muscle that usually leads to heart failure. Although she has undergone three different surgeries since she was born, she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Chu Saint Justine Hospital in Montreal on SeptemberRead more
Media & Event Advisory March 31, 2017 What: In advance of National Organ & Tissue Donor Awareness Week – April 16-22, 2017 – and during the month of April, the David Foster Foundation is partnering with Country Grocer to launch a partnership, promotion, and in-store raffle in each of their seven Vancouver Island stores. ShoppersRead more
