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Nova Scotia

Jesse in the IWK's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Jesse

When Morgan’s water broke 11 weeks early in August 2023, neither she nor her partner, Brennan, could have predicted what their premature baby boy, Jesse, would have to overcome.

Perri, IWK patient

Perri

Brier and her husband, Trevor, of Halifax, NS, were 20 weeks into their pregnancy when they learned their unborn baby girl, Perri, had a duplicated dilated right kidney.

Maggie, IWK patient

Maggie

Ever since her first menstrual cycle at age 12, Maggie, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, has struggled with debilitating pain.

Oonig (Oonie) & Jeff

Oonig (Oonie)

In 1996, Jeff Ward and his late common-in-law partner, Lori Ann, gave the IWK a very special gift—a dreamcatcher.

Ava, IWK patient

Ava

In early 2020, Ava, who was then 16, started to have persistent nausea that would worsen after she ate something.