In 2023, Brigitte and Christopher were settling into their life together in New Brunswick with their two daughters, Jeanne and Jhanna, after moving from the Philippines to Canada. Christopher arrived in Canada in 2019, and after four long years apart, the family was happy to be together again.
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For the past 38 years, the Charlotte County IWK Fundraising Committee—a group of dedicated working moms—has been proudly supporting the IWK through various fundraising initiatives, raising an incredible $400,000 to date.
Rachel was in her third trimester when the care team at her local hospital discovered her unborn baby wasn’t growing as expected. “At 37 weeks, Fiona was born, and within 48 hours, we were back at our local emergency room. She wouldn’t eat. She was just so lethargic.”
Emma was almost 30 weeks pregnant when she began experiencing painful cramps that continued to get worse over a few hours.
On May 15, 2019, when April heard her 10-month-old son Jace crying a little late at night, she went into his bedroom to check on him.