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Hallie

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It's important to have the IWK. If kids are sick, they can go in and the nurses and doctors make them feel special.

~Hallie, IWK patient

For most people, eating a meal does not begin with math. However this is the reality for 11-year-old Hallie from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Hallie has Type 1 Diabetes and has to carefully manage her blood sugar with the help of an insulin pump.

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Realizing that this was a lifelong diagnosis was hard. This wasn’t something that mom or dad could take away.

~Hallie, IWK patient

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