Sindi Lee, a mother of four children, knows all too well what it’s like to almost lose a child. Twice in her life, two of her four children have faced life-threatening emergencies and needed critical emergency care.
Emergency Department
![Caden and Maci, IWK patients](http://cdn.iwkfoundation.org/sites/default/files/styles/meet_our_heroes_preview_240x200_/public/2023-02/hero-images/Radiothon-2023-Patient-Banner-Image-Caden-And-Maci.jpg?itok=cFlMIvL_&h=f95b38ff)
![Jayda Williamson, IWK Patient](http://cdn.iwkfoundation.org/sites/default/files/styles/meet_our_heroes_preview_240x200_/public/stories/2020-01/preview-story-images/HeroImage_IWKPatient_JaydaWilliamson_2880x744.jpg?itok=fnzLg8X3&h=5efaa254)
In March 2017, Jayda - an athletic and active then eleven-year-old - became ill with a fever and started vomiting. The next day when she began wheezing, Jayda’s parents, Lisa and Brent, rushed her to the IWK emergency department.
![Emily MacEachern, IWK Patient](http://cdn.iwkfoundation.org/sites/default/files/styles/meet_our_heroes_preview_240x200_/public/stories/2020-01/preview-story-images/HeroImage_IWKPatient_EmilyMacEachern_2880x744.jpg?itok=Srpft-hq&h=33b95655)
In 2014, Emily was struggling with an eating disorder that affected everyday life.