Felicia was born weighing just five pounds and 10 ounces. Although some babies born small are healthy, this, unfortunately, wasn’t the case for Felicia.
IWK Telethon
![Ellis Ferrish, IWK patient](http://cdn.iwkfoundation.org/sites/default/files/styles/meet_our_heroes_preview_240x200_/public/stories/2023-05/preview-story-images/Tele39_PatientStoryBanner_Ellish_2880x744.jpg?itok=y3tM3ai8&h=7ae6c2f9)
Ellis Ferrish was only 15 days old when she was referred by the team at her local hospital in Prince Edward Island to the IWK’s Orthopaedic Clinic.
![Brooklynn Gray, IWK Patient](http://cdn.iwkfoundation.org/sites/default/files/styles/meet_our_heroes_preview_240x200_/public/stories/2023-05/preview-story-images/Tele39_PatientStoryBanner_Brooklynn_2880x744_V2.jpg?itok=Rfdwa7cW&h=599d6cf2)
“Brooklynn’s first words were Dada followed by Momma,” recounts her mom Vanessa Farmer. Like so many other families, Brooklynn’s parents watched as their beautiful little girl hit many of the expected toddler milestones. First she crawled, then she started to talk, and then walk.
![Photo of Carol Young on a purple background with light purple outlines of the W and K symbols from the IWK logo](http://cdn.iwkfoundation.org/sites/default/files/styles/meet_our_heroes_preview_240x200_/public/stories/2023-04/preview-story-images/Telethon2023_CarolYoung_InstaPost_1080x1080.jpg?itok=eHn4C_L4&h=57024e64)
Our community recently lost a bright light with the passing of Carol Young.
![Isaac Frame, IWK patient](http://cdn.iwkfoundation.org/sites/default/files/styles/meet_our_heroes_preview_240x200_/public/stories/2023-05/preview-story-images/Tele39_PatientStoryBanner_Isaac_2880x744.jpg?itok=5OhHyxik&h=48e03838)
Isaac Frame was not even a year old when he was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-cell ALL), a fast-growing type of blood cancer that doctors must treat aggressively.