On August 24th, 2007 Jennifer and Trieu welcomed their baby girl Taya into the world. For the first few weeks everything was wonderful and Jennifer, Trieu and Taryn, Taya’s older sister, were all excited to have Taya at home. Taya had lingering jaundice that the doctor thought might be cause by breastmilk, and the familyRead more
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Piper Coffin was born the 30th of May 2003 with Alagille syndrome, a genetic disorder that can affect the liver, heart, and other parts of the body. One of the major features of Alagille syndrome is liver damage caused by abnormalities in the bile ducts. To treat Piper’s condition, she had a gastrostomy tube surgically inserted at 12 monthsRead 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
Nazdana Jan was born in August of 2012 in Portage La Prairie with an urea cycle disorder, a genetic disease that causes ammonia to build up in the body. Due to Nazdana’s medical conditions her parents, Jouhar Ali and Alia Jouhar, who had recently immigrated from Pakistan in April of 2012, had to relocate toRead more
Matteo Cavalca was born on December 9, 2002, in Vancouver, BC, the second son of his parents Tatiana and Roger. Early examinations of Matteo revealed that he had been born with fused kidneys. The condition of his kidneys did not slow Matteo down and he went on to grow into an active and vibrant youngRead more
In the summer of 2007, Tanika’s family welcomed her into the world. She became a little sister for her brother, and the family was overjoyed. In March of 2016 Tanika got sick with the flu. Tanika’s mom Nicky went into her room and found her aspirated (when someone breaths foreign contents into their lungs) andRead 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
Let us start at the beginning. Marit McKenzie knew a little about organ transplants – she had her best friend because of one, and it was the love for her best friend that caused her to connect with the David Foster Foundation. Marit and Paige grew up together, sharing a love of art, philosophy andRead more
On October 6th 2008 parents Troy and Dayna gave birth to a 9 lb, 9 oz. baby boy. Jayden Strattner-Brown was the picture of health, and a beautiful addition to their family which already included three-year-old daughter Belle. When Jayden was 10 weeks old Dayna and Troy noticed that Jayden’s diapers were dry throughout theRead more
