Robin and Bryan live with their beautiful family in Edmonton, Alberta. The couple had five children: Kiara, Karissa, Kashton, Kalyssa, and Kylie when Robin found out she was expecting their sixth child. During a routine 12-week ultrasound, Robin had a Nuchal Translucency Screening to measure the thickness of the fluid at the back of theRead more
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Teri and Colin’s world changed when, during Teri’s 20-week anatomy scan, they learned that their unborn daughter, Britton, had a congenital heart defect (CHD) called Pulmonary Atresia. The news was overwhelming, and they were referred to Vancouver Women’s Hospital to meet with a cardiology team who would monitor Britton’s growth and prepare for her arrival.Read more
Just over four years ago, our world turned upside down the Saturday before Thanksgiving. My husband and I rushed our son to the Alberta Children’s Hospital as he had been sick on and off for two weeks with a cough and after numerous visits to clinics his condition had gotten worse. Five minutes into theRead more
Tessa and Herman’s son Nathaniel was born a month premature weighing only 4.3lbs. Due to his tiny size and suspected medical needs, he had to stay in the hospital for forty-two days. Every single day his mother Tessa would drive to visit him and stay at home only to sleep. Little did the family knowRead more
August 2022 will mark two full years of waiting for the Thomson family. It will mark two years of hearing the phone ring and wondering if it is a medical professional calling to say that they have matched Bella to a bowel donor who will save her life. Two years of always trying to remainRead more
Darline and David were overjoyed with the birth of their second child, Liorah, in November of 2018. Their first child, Holly, had jaundice after she was born in 2016, so when Liorah started to develop it, they were not too worried but took her to the doctor anyway. The doctor ordered a blood test whichRead more
In honour of Heart Month, we are sharing the very special story of Marit & Tanner. Watch how a Change of Heart and a selfless decision forever changed the lives of the McKenzie and Fitzpatrick families. On Saturday, February 13, 2021, Marit & Tanner’s story was honoured and shared in the National Post, you can readRead more
“Ben is the sickest child in this hospital.” These were the heart-stopping words that parents Caroline and Lester heard from doctors earlier this year. Ben has congenital neutropenia, a condition in which people are prone to recurrent infections. Caroline and Lester often bring him to the emergency room at the children’s hospital for antibiotic treatmentRead more
Thirty-six hours after Briar was born her parents, Morgan and Ryan, took her home to their small town in Saskatchewan. She had still not had any bowel movement and both parents thought that was odd as Briar was their second child and this had not happened when Addilyn was born. Upon returning home Briar beganRead more
In March, two-year old Nathan Hutchinson stopped breathing in his Courtice, Ont. home. He was transported to SickKids Hospital ICU, an all-too-familiar place for Nathan and his family, in the midst of a pandemic. He would remain there on and off until mid-May. Nathan was diagnosed with a rare heart condition, Supracardiac Total Anomalous PulmonaryRead more
