While celebrating the beginning of summer vacation with friends in June 2024, Levi jumped into an above-ground pool and knew right away something was seriously wrong. He could not move his body from his neck down.
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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.
Kayla and Kevin never imagined that the IWK would become such an important part of their lives. Their three boys—Bo, Freddy, and George—are all under four years old and all rely on the specialized care of the IWK.