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Shania Twain may be a huge star, but at home she’s just mom to her 21-year-old son Eja. The country superstar chats to ET Canada’s Jedson Tavernier for a new special, with her…

An Emergency Department nurse in the Crowsnest Pass, Lindsey has cared for countless patients with myriad illnesses and injuries – she never dreamed one day she would be rushing her own child into work. Lindsey was hosting a friend in her family’s Coleman, Alberta yard when her youngest, Liam, started seizing on the trampoline. Living…

Stephanie has always known how special the Alberta Children’s Hospital is – she has worked alongside world renowned surgeons in the operating room for 11 years. So, when her son Hunter was born four months early and needed life-saving surgery and specialized care, she knew he was in the best possible hands, with the best…

Ruby was just 15 months old when sickness brought her into the Emergency Department at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in the fall of 2020. Her parents thought perhaps she had caught the coronavirus – they learned Ruby was actually suffering from a stage 4 Hepatoblastoma – pediatric liver cancer. Moreover, it had metastasized to her…

Kris presented at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in crisis. Struggling with anxiety and despondent, they needed help. It was in the Emergency Department that experts assessed their condition and determined a course of action that would get Kris the mental health support they needed, in the comfort of their own home. The program is called…

Claire is nonverbal and has limited mobility, yet she has a lot to say. Thanks to two community supported programs at the Alberta Children’s Hospital – Brain Computer Interface (BCI) and Augmentative Communication and Educational Technology Service (ACETS) – she is learning to communicate and interact with her family in new and exciting ways. When…

Sadie and her twin brother, Leo, were born in Edmonton at just 24 weeks gestation. These little ones arrived so early it was unclear whether they could even survive. Leo was able to leave the hospital four months after birth, but Sadie, who experienced extra complications, needed another month before she was discharged. Finally, parents Stephanie and…

Last summer, Saverio started complaining about a pain in his neck. Then one day, he woke up and discovered his lymph node was so swollen, it was the size of a golf ball. His dad took him to see a walk-in doctor who issued a referral for an ultrasound. That night the family received a…

Little Ruby is a true gem. Born with Antley-Bixler Syndrome, she is the only child in Canada with her rare genetic condition and one of only 70 known cases of it in the world. Her condition caused brain abnormalities and structural changes of her head and face, including obstructing one of her nostrils, affecting her…

Ava suffered a stroke while in utero, which significantly impacted her left side and led to her being diagnosed with Cerebral palsy (CP) as a baby. A strong-willed and determined child, Ava was resistant to treatment and things meant to help her mobility development. Despite the support of her neurology and orthopedics team at the…