Stories

Beau loves animals, lights and his sisters! After being born with a rare genetic disorder, Beau’s life is filled with appointments at the Stollery – appointments that he always shows up for with a brave smile and the sweetest giggle.

Ariannah loves her brother, sister and puppy! She also loves music and watching videos on her tablet. After a number of seizures, surgeries and diagnosis of a global developmental delay, Ariannah works hard to learn new things and enjoys living her best life.

Dominic loves being outside – skating, bike riding, puddle jumping – you name it! After being born with a rare skin condition, having a stroke and needing both neurology and cardiac care, Dominic loves to see his Stollerific doctor and nurse friends who remind him how brave he is!

On this month’s Spotlight on the Stollery, we joined our friends at Global to talk about the upcoming 26th Annual Corus Radiothon, presented by Great Canadian Roofing, Siding and Windows.

Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children, affecting nearly 850,000 Canadian children under the age of 14. Thanks to research supported by the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation through WCHRI, researchers are exploring ways to more accurately diagnose asthma in children.

Thanks to funding received from WCHRI and the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation, Dr. West’s team is well on their way to launching a new diagnostic assay to measure ABO antibodies.

Sarah Topilko has been with the Stollery Children’s Hospital since 2016 as co-ordinator for the Patient & Family-Centred Care Team.

Thanks to your generosity, we can purchase state-of-the-art equipment such as a fetal echo ultrasound machine for the Stollery Children’s Hospital’s Fetal & Neonatal Cardiology Program at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.