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IWK Patients

Ella, IWK patient

Ella

Ella's IWK journey began in April 2019 when she was just five months old. She had a small fall and broke her leg. 

Devontae Sparks-Beals, IWK patient

Devontae Sparks-Beals

When Devontae was born in May 2020, his care team thought something didn’t sound quite right with his heart.

Ty, IWK patient

Ty

For six weeks Ty battled an ear infection that three different antibiotics did not cure. As he kept getting sicker and sicker, his moms Dianna and Nichole knew that there had to be more going on.

Norah, IWK patient

Norah

When Norah was three years old, she was adopted from an orphanage in India. Her parents, Marie and Erik, brought her home to Charter Settlement, NB knowing the IWK would become part of their lives. 

Liam, IWK Patient

Liam

Liam of Chester, NS was born with half a heart—a condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He had five open heart surgeries and countless stays at the IWK by the time he was a three-year-old.