Do you have a SickKids story? We do. We’ve seen the miracles, first hand, that take place within those walls at SickKids. We were given the gift of 3 years with our child, when the odds were against him from the start. Not nearly enough, but we may never have known how truly amazing he […] Read more…
We reached our fundraising goal of $1500 for the Canaccord Genuity Great Camp Adventure Walk for SickKids and now I want to go for $2000! We are so blessed to have friends and family who have always been there to support our fundraising efforts, in Zack’s honour and I have often marveled at how so many people […] Read more…
Like many other kids, my boys are back to school this morning and back to the regular routine that I love! While I have mixed emotions of what lies ahead this year, the boys seemed eager to meet their new teachers and connect with old buddies. My guys walked out the door this morning with […] Read more…
Oh December, here you are again. The month that brings such a mixture of heartache and joy each and every year since Zack died at age 3 and a half. I can’t truly wrap my head around the fact that this is the fourth Christmas without him. Fourth! How is that possible? It’s been four […] Read more…
Kindness is finally in style! As the holidays approach, I’m realizing that along with the gift guides and toy commercials, are an equal number of opportunities to give back with gifts that help those in need! Better still is that families are beginning to make giving back a part of their own holiday traditions. The […] Read more…
I didn’t think I could do it last year. I was in pain for the last 5km but there was no way I was going to quit…Zack never had. The accomplishment of challenging myself and pushing through was such an important experience for me. Having Zack in my mind for all 20km, he remained my […] Read more…
I’ve always been hugely supportive of charitable initiatives and fundraising for several important causes that have impacted our own family, so when the ALS Ice Bucket Challenges (#ALSIceBucketChallenge) started showing up in my feed last week, I needed and wanted to learn more about both the disease and the fundraising plans. As more and more […] Read more…
You’ve been following our journey as SickKids ambassadors and now the time has come to get fundraising for the upcoming 20km Great Camp Adventure on September 28th. Along side other incredible families who we have met along the way, Paul, Ty, Jayden and I will be walking for Zackie and working towards our fundraising goal […] Read more…
As many of you know, Zack and I were asked to be SickKids ambassadors (read Zack’s story on their site) over 3 years ago- we were asked to speak at events with Zack by my side, participate in commercials promoting the lottery, fly to the North Pole to meet Santa and attend cool events helping the […] Read more…
Yesterday, at a lunch with my contact at the York Central (Mackenzie Health) Foundation, I heard sad news of their plans to move the pediatric unit, only months after we celebrated the recognition and not even 6 months after the rooms were all painted. It turns out that with more babies being born at our […] Read more…