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IWK Patients

Lyla smiling at the camera with a lighthouse in the background.

Lyla

When Lyla was born, there were no indications that she had any health issues. She was a beautiful, full-term, healthy baby. But at just 26-days-old, that would all quickly change when Lyla had her first seizure.

Sloane at the hospital.

Sloane

Sloane was a healthy, active five-year-old until December 2024, when her world changed in an instant.

Ava, IWK patient

Ava

Tough and determined are two words that Valerie and Justin use to describe their 13-year-old daughter, Ava.

Four photos showing a baby girl’s journey from newborn in hospital care with tubes to a smiling, healthy toddler wearing a pink sun hat.

Adley

More than a year after Jenna and Logan’s daughter, Adley, was born in August 2024, she is still receiving specialized care at the IWK. Sadly, she couldn’t spend the holidays at home with her family in Cape Breton, and this may be the heartbreaking reality again this year

IWK patient, Jeric, holding a stuffed toy with a "survivor" banner.

Jeric

When Barb received the heartbreaking news that her six-year-old son, Jeric, had acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a fast-growing blood cancer, she was shocked.