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The Metro has published an article on Nadia to help raise awareness of a bone marrow donor registry drive on Feb 2, from 1-5 pm at the Zavieh (Burrard & Nelson Street). The bone marrow registry drive is being held … Continue reading →

When Nadia was first diagnosed with bone marrow failure, there were many possible causes. Some more unlikely than others. Early on in the process the geneticists were considering Fanconi Anemia. It was a long shot because, besides bone marrow failure, … Continue reading →

The results have come in from sibling testing. It appears that one of Tara’s siblings is a match for her, so now they will be testing her sibling’s children for the remote possibility that one of Nadia’s cousins could provide … Continue reading →

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