Never mistake the noise for the heartbeat On a warm August evening in Victoria’s Inner Harbour, the world seemed to hold its breath. Out on the water, resting heavy in the tidal basin directly beneath the watchful, illuminated dome of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, sat an immense, 180-foot, 789-tonne industrial flat-deck steel barge. InRead more
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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
David Foster Foundation in the media CHEK interview with Hovington family and David Foster April 28, 2021. CHCH interview with Michael Ravenhill April 28, 2021. CJAD 800 interview with Michael Ravenhill, April 24, 2021. CFAX 1070 interview with Michael Ravenhill April 23, 2021. CTV News Montreal interview with Michael Ravenhill April 18, 2021. 900 CMHLRead 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
It takes two minutes to register, please register online today and share your wishes with your family. Register Today! 90% of Canadians support organ donation, however, less than 25% of Canadians are registered. 1 organ donor can save up to 8 lives and can benefit the quality of life for up to 75 people. There are currently 4,500 Canadians waiting for a life-saving organRead more
When Beth was born, she was diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS). BBS is a disease with many complications including kidney failure. Beth’s extremely low kidney function caused lung disease and her mother, Erin, remembers Beth’s first year as incredibly difficult as the family navigated her medical needs. Beth spent the first eight months of herRead more
