Nova Scotia

Ella MacPherson’s IWK journey began in April 2019 when she was just five months old. She had a small fall and broke her leg. 

When Devontae was born in May 2020, his care team thought something didn’t sound quite right with his heart.

Liam Willman of Chester, NS was born with half a heart—a condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He had five open heart surgeries and countless stays at the IWK by the time he was a three-year-old.

One of the IWK’s most longstanding community supporters has been the NSLC. For more than three decades, the employees, partners and customers of the NSLC have made the IWK a priority, donating much needed funds to support the women, children, youth and families that rely on the IWK. 

To hear the giggles come from eight-year-old Avery Mitton today you’d never know that a year earlier she went from fighting cold symptoms to fighting for her life.