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  • Lylee & Quinn's Radiothon Story

    In 2021, Raeanne and Mark noticed their then three-year-old daughter Quinn had missed some speech milestones and began coming to the Alberta Children’s Hospital for audiology and speech appointments. They learned that Quinn was deaf in one ear and had experienced hearing loss in the other. A year into Quinn’s journey at the hospital, her…

  • Josh's Radiothon Story

    In early July, 17-year-old Josh called his mom, Kirsten, complaining of stomach pain. Like many parents of teenagers, she initially thought it was something minor. But within hours, Josh’s pain became severe, and he started vomiting blood. Bloodwork done at South Health Campus revealed a life-threatening emergency: Josh’s platelet count was just six. A healthy…

  • Joanna's Radiothon Story

    Two years ago, Joanna was playing with her sister when her mom, Jennifer, noticed a bump on her back. Their family doctor soon diagnosed her with scoliosis and gave her a brace to help decrease the curviture of her spine. The brace was bulky to wear under her clothes, so she could only really use…

  • Alexander's Radiothon Story

    McKenzie and Alex were reveling in the joy of being first-time parents to their new baby, Alexander, but at two-and-a-half months old, he started acting a little bit off. After a few days of unusual vomiting, McKenzie called 811 and a nurse suggested she take him to Emergency at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. During a…

  • Harrison's Radiothon Story

    Harrison was born in Lethbridge in 2020 during the Covid pandemic, and to his parents, was a bright light in a very uncertain time. As he grew, he was a typically developing baby, even starting to say a few words like “pup, cup, Mama and Dada.” Then around his first birthday, Brittany and Ken noticed…

  • Jamie & Thomas' Radiothon Story

    When he first began to crawl, Jameson’s parents Chelsey and Derrick noticed their baby boy bruised easily. At age four, an illness caused severe nosebleeds that were difficult to stop. Blood tests revealed the shocking news: he had a rare genetic condition called Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS). Jameson’s platelet levels were dangerously low — something that…

  • Livy's Radiothon Story

    Kristin and Kevin have three healthy, active kids. Busy with sports, school and life in their community of Strathmore, the family doesn’t slow down for much. When their middle daughter, Livy, was struck with a mild cold at the beginning of December, they didn’t think much of it. But one Saturday morning, when Kristin went…