Author Archives: Thor Bjarnason

We were at Children’s this week. We met the blood doctors, lung doctors, eye doctors, and dentists. Nadia got a clean bill from the specialists. We got an update regarding the bone marrow stem cell transplant. They have a partial … Continue reading →

We had a bit of a scare Thursday evening. Just before bed time Nadia dashed into the other room and we heard a big bang. The only witness was Einstein and he’s not talking. I was there within 5 s … Continue reading →

The picture shown here was taken in Hope, when we were driving to Vancouver for Nadia’s appointments. Below is the contents of an email we sent to friends and family on Sept 18. Receiving Nadia’s diagnosis was very upsetting. From … Continue reading →

The kind folks at The Daily Courier in Kelowna did a piece on Nadia to help raise awareness of the bone marrow stem cell transplant network and blood donation. Thank you Steve for telling our story. Remember, there are 3 … Continue reading →

We were discharged from Children’s on Tuesday and came home on Wednesday, August 28th, almost a full week at Children’s. We picked up Einstein from Just Like Home Dog Care. He was exhausted. I think he had the time of his … Continue reading →

The kind folks at Global Okanagan did a nice piece on Nadia, in an effort to try and raise awareness of the bone marrow stem cell registry. http://globalnews.ca/news/939197/time-running-out-for-kelowna-toddler/ Thank you Klaudia for telling our story! Remember, there are 3 ways … Continue reading →

Here is Nadia’s Commander Hadfield Calgary Stampede Grand Marshal costume! Along with a ‘Howdy!’ video. 🙂 http://youtu.be/LLxZQLQqAKs

Back in August Nadia gave a bone marrow biopsy, where they stuck a needle into her pelvis bone. They did this to determine if her bone marrow is capable of producing platelets properly, which would mean something in her body … Continue reading →

Below is the contents of an email we sent to friends and family on August 26. This is before Nadia had a diagnosis, and before we were told that they would prefer, if possible, to keep Nadia from having a … Continue reading →

On our second day pass we went to the Vancouver Aquarium with our good friends Cam and Suz. We did not realize that it was the weekend of the Stanley Park 125 birthday. Traffic in and out of the park … Continue reading →