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Our Kids from our All About SickKids booklet

Meet Katherine

Katherine

When Katherine was a baby, her parents noticed that she had difficulty hearing. They would stand behind her and clap but she would show no reaction... [Read more]

 

 

Meet Siena

Siena

When Siena was just a few weeks old, her paediatrician detected a heart murmur and discovered Siena had a hole in her heart... [Read more]

 

 

Meet Brittney

Brittney

When Brittney was just a few weeks old, doctors in her home town of Trinidad diagnosed her with a congenital heart condition known as Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia... [Read more]

 

 

Meet Nicholous

Nicholous

Doctors were shocked to see Nicholous walk into SickKids because of the severity of his rare condition, most arrived by ambulance... [Read more]

 

 

Meet Kokou

Kokou

Kokou travelled more than 5,000 miles to Toronto to help him make friends back home in Avati, Togo. In his remote village, the children mocked him for having a large growth on his face... [Read more]

 

 

Meet Madison

Madison

From the Stratford stage to a hospital bed in the SickKids oncology unit - in the summer of 2007, 10-year-old Madison made quite the transition... [Read more]

 

 

Meet Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn

Consider the stress of having surgery. Now consider the stress of having more than 20 surgeries by the age of 11. For Kaitlyn, it's life... [Read more]

 

 

Meet Jonathan

Jonathan

Jonathan suffers from hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition that leaves the left side of the heart severely underdeveloped... [Read more]

 

 

Meet Brontee

Bronte

Brontee has been part of the SickKids family for years. She has visited the dental department for problems with her teeth and she underwent surgery to remove her top two teeth due to severe damage... [Read more]

 

 

Meet Joti

Joti

It's a chilling thought facing the unknown and Joti and her family know this fear well. With swollen feet, pale lips, loss of appetite and severe nausea, not a single doctor could diagnose her symptoms... [Read more]

 

 

Meet Kaleigh

Kaleigh

Kaleigh calls SickKids her home - it's really all she knows. She should be living in Nova Scotia... [Read more]