Posted on February 02, 2013 by Eclipse Creative | 0 Comment(s)
Katrina suffers from a neuro-genetic disorder known as Angelman syndrome. She was 10 months old when she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy but when she regressed from walking to crawling at the age of 3 further testing led to the diagnosis of Angelman syndrome when she was 5. The syndrome causes severe intellectual and developmental disability and means that she will always be wheelchair bound and require full time care. While the syndrome itself is not life threatening associated conditions such as seizures and infections can be....
Posted on January 17, 2013 by Help Fill a Dream | 0 Comment(s)
Donald Peterson worked with his friend Erin Smith to put on the Mistletoe Gala in December, and that night of music, dancing and a silent auction rais...
Posted on December 29, 2012 by Help Fill a Dream | 2 Comment(s)
Debbie Cumby suffered a heart attack in 2003, was in a coma for 2 days, survived and then had a pace maker implanted, all before the age of thirty. Six years later during a family reunion in California with her husband Bill, who had been serving in the military in Africa, her teenage daughter’s heart stopped beating while they were riding a roller coaster together.
An undetected genetic disorder had caused Sasha’s cardiac arrest and only her father’s quick action while frantic activity went on to stop the amusement ride saved her life...
Posted on November 27, 2012 by Help Fill a Dream | 2 Comment(s)
People contribute to Help Fill A Dream in various ways and for many different reasons. Whether they give money or volunteer their time they are often motivated by having some experience with a sick child or a family affected by the challenges of living on Vancouver Island. In Gord Koehn’s case he simply chose to give something back to the community he had decided to make his home...
Posted on November 14, 2012 by Help Fill a Dream | 3 Comment(s)
BC Transit and its employees will kick off their annual charitable giving campaign by granting a wish through the Help Fill A Dream Foundation. BC Transit is the Foundation’s largest employee-led contributor with more than $556,000 donated over the past nine years.
Check out this special video of thanks produced by the family below:
Posted on January 18, 2012 by Help Fill a Dream | 0 Comment(s)
Shira Fisher is defying the odds.
Born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a condition that makes it impossible for her to swallow, sit up, roll or ...
Posted on December 11, 2011 by Help Fill a Dream | 0 Comment(s)
It's amazing how something as insignificant as an insect bite can change a person's life. Nicole Bottle has spent the last four of her 20 years fighti...
Posted on November 07, 2011 by Help Fill a Dream | 0 Comment(s)
Acid reflux is a condition that can cause persistent irritation and pain in adults and, if untreated can lead to cancer of the esophagus. For a three ...
Posted on August 03, 2011 by Help Fill a Dream | 0 Comment(s)
Our son Tristan was born with Duchene Muscular Dystrophy, a condition that (amongst other things) makes it impossible for him to turn himself in his b...
Posted on June 16, 2011 by Help Fill a Dream | 0 Comment(s)
Katrina – Disney Cruise
Quinn – Comic Con Convention 2011 in San Diego
Sawyer – Disneyland and Pittsburgh Penguins game in A...
Posted on April 01, 2011 by Help Fill a Dream | 2 Comment(s)
I have attached a photo of my grandson Mason Wietzke. This was the day that Mason thought he would have to use a burgundy scooter with a wicke...
Posted on March 04, 2011 by Help Fill a Dream | 0 Comment(s)
Shira, Nicole and Rachel are the honorary captains of the Rink of Dreams event. They are strong representatives of the children Help Fill A Dream supp...
Posted on March 03, 2011 by Help Fill a Dream | 0 Comment(s)
We all have our dreams .... of curling our toes in the warm sand of a tropical paradise .... of chasing the herds across the African Savannah ... of s...
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Five-month-old Tessa was being treated for persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia, an condition that caused her to seizure, to be hospitaliz...
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Help Fill A Dream first met Jeneece when she was just three years old. Jeneece had been diagnosed with neurofibromatosis, a disease that cause...