Meet some of our IWK heroes— courageous patients, exceptional caregivers and generous supporters— who know the value of the IWK to the Maritime community. They inspire us to ensure the IWK can continue providing the specialized care it's known for every day.
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When Devontae was born in May 2020, his care team thought something didn’t sound quite right with his heart.
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.
When Norah was three years old, she was adopted from an orphanage in India. Her parents, Marie and Erik, brought her home to Charters Settlement, NB, knowing the IWK would become part of their lives.
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.
When Harper of Waterville, NB became ill in the spring of 2017 her family turned to the IWK for help. It was there that she received a devastating diagnoses that would see the IWK become her home away from home for the next two years.
