When Brittany and her husband, Colby, found out they were pregnant with their first baby— a boy they’d name Wyatt—they knew he would change their lives in a profound way.
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Taylor, who was pregnant with her first child in the fall of 2025, never expected that a routine ultrasound at 34 weeks pregnant would show issues with her unborn baby’s heart.
When Lyla was born, there were no indications that she had any health issues. She was a beautiful, full-term, healthy baby. But at just 26-days-old, that would all quickly change when Lyla had her first seizure.
Sloane was a healthy, active five-year-old until December 2024, when her world changed in an instant.
More than a year after Jenna and Logan’s daughter, Adley, was born in August 2024, she is still receiving specialized care at the IWK. Sadly, she couldn’t spend the holidays at home with her family in Cape Breton, and this may be the heartbreaking reality again this year