Stories
Stollery stories
At the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation we raise money in support of the Stollery Children’s Hospital, educate the community on the Hospital’s needs and thank our donors for their generosity. Meet Stollery kids from backyards across Alberta and learn how donor dollars have been making a difference at the Stollery below.
George likes to explore outdoors, be silly and spend time with his family and dogs. After having two heart transplants, spending more than 250 days in the Hospital before turning four and countless pokes and procedures, George has shown resilience through his kind, humorous and happy personality.
Child Life specialists help make sure kids get to be kids — even during a trip to the Stollery Children’s Hospital.
An online resource that teaches mental health literacy is getting a cultural makeover.
Rylan loves performing, entertaining and playing video games with his buddies. Instead of focusing on the things he can’t do, Rylan focuses on all that he can do, while genuinely and confidently loving who he is.
Ben loves playing Xbox, basketball and street hockey. And through all the tough stuff his cancer treatment brought, from needles to nose tubes, you rarely see Ben without a smile on his face.
In the summer of 2021, we started on a journey to create a Stollery song, a song that showcases everything Stollery families represent to us and our community.
Lisa Hawthorne is helping Stollery kids through the power of play.
Aaryan loves everything about soccer. He loves cheering for the Liverpool Football Club with his dad, but he loves playing soccer with his dad even more. Thanks to the expert care he received at the Stollery Children’s Hospital, Aaryan doesn’t just dream about goals — he gets to make them.