Okanagan girl’s passing highlights need to donate to B.C. Children’s Hospital
B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation is again hosting its long-running ‘Festival of Trees’ campaign to raise money for the province’s only pediatric hospital.
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #Cancer #Charity
https://globalnews.ca/news/10882480/okanagan-girls-passing-highlights-need-to-donate-to-b-c-childrens-hospital/

Okanagan girl’s passing highlights need to donate to B.C. Children’s Hospital
B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation is again hosting its long-running ‘Festival of Trees’ campaign to raise money for the province’s only pediatric hospital.
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #Cancer #Charity
https://globalnews.ca/news/10882480/okanagan-girls-passing-highlights-need-to-donate-to-b-c-childrens-hospital/

Okanagan girl’s passing highlights need to donate to B.C. Children’s Hospital
B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation is again hosting its long-running ‘Festival of Trees’ campaign to raise money for the province’s only pediatric hospital.
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #Cancer #Charity
https://globalnews.ca/news/10882480/okanagan-girls-passing-highlights-need-to-donate-to-b-c-childrens-hospital/

12 kids treated for window, balcony falls at BC Children’s Hospital already this year
The dozen falls put the hospital on track to eclipse the number of similar injuries last year, and don't include falls treated at other hospitals in B.C.
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #Summersafety #windowfall
https://globalnews.ca/news/10631526/bc-window-fall-warning-summer/

12 kids treated for window, balcony falls at BC Children’s Hospital already this year
The dozen falls put the hospital on track to eclipse the number of similar injuries last year, and don't include falls treated at other hospitals in B.C.
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #Summersafety #windowfall
https://globalnews.ca/news/10631526/bc-window-fall-warning-summer/

12 kids treated for window, balcony falls at BC Children’s Hospital already this year
The dozen falls put the hospital on track to eclipse the number of similar injuries last year, and don't include falls treated at other hospitals in B.C.
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #Summersafety #windowfall
https://globalnews.ca/news/10631526/bc-window-fall-warning-summer/

“Others, like nine-year-old Sawyer Sutton and his family, travel more than 800 kilometres from Cranbrook to #BCChildren's Hospital in Vancouver to receive treatment for Juvenile Crohn's disease.

In an email to CBC News, #PHSA said approximately 500 patients from throughout the #Kootenay region travel to a #BCCancer centre every year, for an average of 12.5 days of radiation treatment.”

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B.C. teen misses out on years of treatment after late diagnosis
Fourteen-year-old Aya Belway said in late 2020 she started to develop gut issues. Anything she ate, coupled with any physical activity, made her sick.
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #BChealthcare #BcTeen
https://globalnews.ca/news/10348265/bc-teen-misses-treatment-late-diagnosis/

B.C. teen misses out on years of treatment after late diagnosis
Fourteen-year-old Aya Belway said in late 2020 she started to develop gut issues. Anything she ate, coupled with any physical activity, made her sick.
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #BChealthcare #BcTeen
https://globalnews.ca/news/10348265/bc-teen-misses-treatment-late-diagnosis/

‘The worst fear’: B.C. mother of neurodivergent child angry about missed diagnosis
Margo Levae's son, Wyatt, was only seven-and-a-half years old when she noticed her previously good sleeper was starting to wake up in the night.
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #BChealthcare #BChealthcarecrisis
https://globalnews.ca/news/10346277/bc-neurodivergent-child-health-care-missed-diagnosis/

‘The worst fear’: B.C. mother of neurodivergent child angry about missed diagnosis
Margo Levae's son, Wyatt, was only seven-and-a-half years old when she noticed her previously good sleeper was starting to wake up in the night.
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #BChealthcare #BChealthcarecrisis
https://globalnews.ca/news/10346277/bc-neurodivergent-child-health-care-missed-diagnosis/

B.C. family describes challenges with son who lives with extremely rare disorders
A family on Vancouver Island is sharing their story after their son was diagnosed with extremely rare conditions.
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #Disease #SickChildren
https://globalnews.ca/news/10332602/bc-family-son-rare-disorders/

B.C. family describes challenges with son who lives with extremely rare disorders
A family on Vancouver Island is sharing their story after their son was diagnosed with extremely rare conditions.
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #Disease #SickChildren
https://globalnews.ca/news/10332602/bc-family-son-rare-disorders/

Disabled Okanagan girl needs community support; fundraiser planned for March
To make transportation easier, the family is hoping to purchase a wheelchair-accessible van.
#globalnews #Canada #BCChildren'sHospital #CentralOkanagan #CerebralPalsy
https://globalnews.ca/news/10327976/disabled-okanagan-girl-community-support/

Disabled Okanagan girl needs community support, fundraiser planned for March
To make transportation easier, the family is hoping to purchase a wheelchair-accessible van.
#globalnews #Canada #BCChildren'sHospital #CentralOkanagan #CerebralPalsy
https://globalnews.ca/news/10327976/disabled-okanagan-girl-community-support/

‘Kids in this province are not OK’: B.C. youth representative alarmed with data
Around 14.3 per cent of children in B.C. were living in poverty in 2021, which equates to more than 126,000 kids, according to a recent report.
#globalnews #Canada #BCchildren #BCRepresentativeForChildrenAndYouth #ChildPoverty
https://globalnews.ca/news/10326441/kids-not-ok-bc-youth-representative-alarmed/

‘Kids in this province are not OK’: B.C. youth representative alarmed with data
Around 14.3 per cent of children in B.C. were living in poverty in 2021, which equates to more than 126,000 kids, according to a recent report.
#globalnews #Canada #BCchildren #BCRepresentativeForChildrenAndYouth #ChildPoverty
https://globalnews.ca/news/10326441/kids-not-ok-bc-youth-representative-alarmed/

New rare disease discovered in teen brothers at BC Children’s Hospital
Dr. Stuart Turvey said the children's clinicians approached the Precision Health Initiative at the BC Children's Hospital two or three years ago, puzzled by the unknown condition
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #BChealthcare #raredisease
https://globalnews.ca/news/10295547/bc-childrens-hospital-new-disease/

New rare disease discovered in teen brothers at BC Children’s Hospital
Dr. Stuart Turvey said the children's clinicians approached the Precision Health Initiative at the BC Children's Hospital two or three years ago, puzzled by the unknown condition
#globalnews #Health #BCChildren'sHospital #BChealthcare #raredisease
https://globalnews.ca/news/10295547/bc-childrens-hospital-new-disease/

Kelowna Snowmobile Club hosts annual poker run for BC Children’s Hospital
More than 100 snowmobilers signed up for this year's Kelowna Snowmobile Club poker run. The annual event raised money for the cardiac department at the BC Children's Hospital.
#globalnews #Lifestyle #BCChildren'sHospital #Fundraiser #kelownasnowmobileclub
https://globalnews.ca/news/10256071/kelowna-snowmobile-club-poker-run-fundraiser-bc-childrens-hospital/