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Kate's Story
Anne Murphy was celebrating her daughter Kate’s 6th birthday, when the thought crossed her mind that she might not have seen this day if it hadn’t been for the amazing doctors and nurses at CHEO. It was a little over a year before Kate's 6th birthday when Kate suffered a terrible accident...
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Izzy's Story
Isabella is a vivacious 13-year-old girl who always wears a smile on her face. She’s able to smile even though she has spent many nights at CHEO. Her stays are made easier thanks to a caring staff and just recently because of her involvement in CHEO Foundation fundraising initiatives.
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Hailey's Story
After suffering three miscarriages, Hailey's parents were elated when an ultrasound revealed that they had been blessed with twins. Then came a different kind of ultrasound, one that revealed that one of their twin daughters, who would later be named Hailey, had a malformation of the diaphragm causing her abdominal organs to push into her lungs.
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Nick's Story
Nick Dal Farra's Mother still remembers when her son announced, "Mom, I got Cancer for Christmas!" It was less than a week until Christmas when their family found out that the lump that had been removed from their sons thumb was not as harmless as previously suspected. 12 year old Nick had cancer just in time for Christmas.
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Olivier's Story
Olivier Ulysse is having a great time building a volcano in the playroom located on CHEO’s four West unit. With the help of his parents he carefully cuts and dips strips of plaster into a water dish and then applies them to the cottons balls, glued to the large mound in front of him.The plaster covered cotton balls will quickly harden and give shape to an exciting volcano.
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Logan's Story
Newlyweds Heather and Graham Irvine were thrilled to find out they were pregnant with a “Honeymoon Baby” but shocked to learn during an ultrasound that their baby boy would be born with a congenital heart defect. Logan has a complicated version of a condition called Tetralogy of Fallot, making his heart unable to properly function.
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Breeann's Story
In 2003, Breeann Hoogwerf’s parents noticed their daughter was holding a book close to her face to read. She went from having an eye exam done to see if she needed reading glasses, to an appointment with a specialist and an MRI. She had a tumour in her brain.
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