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New Brunswick

Ellie, IWK patient

Ellie

Emma was almost 30 weeks pregnant when she began experiencing painful cramps that continued to get worse over a few hours.

Jace, IWK patient

Jace

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.

Bo, Freddy, and George

Bo, Freddy, and George

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.

Alycia, IWK patient, sitting on her hospital bed at the IWK.

Alycia

When Alycia from Bathurst, New Brunswick, was three years old, her mom, Danika, noticed something wrong with her eye. One looked smaller than the other, and her cheek was swollen. She thought that perhaps their cat had scratched her eye.

Henry, IWK patient

Henry

Henry was 14 months old when he was airlifted from his local hospital in Saint John, New Brunswick, to the IWK in June 2022. He was fighting a trifecta of common viruses and was in respiratory failure.