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Nazdana

By DFF Admin | Family Stories, Family Stories- homepage | Comments are Closed | 14 March, 2019 | 1

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

By DFF Admin | Family Stories | Comments are Closed | 14 March, 2019 | 0

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

Tanika

By DFF Admin | Family Stories | Comments are Closed | 5 April, 2019 | 6

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

By Alicia Moyes | Family Stories | 0 comment | 5 April, 2019 | 1

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

Élissa

By Alicia Moyes | Family Stories | 0 comment | 5 April, 2019 | 0

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

Marit

By DFF Admin | Family Stories | Comments are Closed | 14 March, 2019 | 4

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

Jayden

By DFF Admin | Family Stories | Comments are Closed | 14 March, 2019 | 1

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

Jamie

By DFF Admin | Family Stories | Comments are Closed | 14 March, 2019 | 0

Jamie Lee Russell Cormier was born on September 26, 1988. His sister, Kara Rae, was about to turn two when Jamie was born. Jamie’s father was in the Canadian Armed Forces and we had been transferred to Trenton Ontario from Victoria B.C. a few months before Jamie was born. When Jamie was five weeks oldRead more

Felix & Cora

By DFF Admin | Family Stories | Comments are Closed | 14 March, 2019 | 0

On February 12, 2006, Chad and Sharlene Dickson welcomed their third child, Felix, into the world. For the first three weeks of his life, Felix was like any other baby—he ate, slept, cried and enchanted! He was the Dickson’s only son and they were thrilled to welcome him into their family. Sadly, three worry-free weeksRead more

Evanne

By DFF Admin | Family Stories | Comments are Closed | 14 March, 2019 | 4

I was 26 years old when I was pregnant with my first child.  I had my first ultrasound on a Friday, spent the weekend proudly showing off the fuzzy black and white pictures of my sweet baby. On Monday night I was settled on the couch with my typical pizza, watching tv.  My phone rangRead more

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