HFAD Stories

Stories for HFAD campaign.

Poppy

We first met Poppy in July of 2017 when we provided travel and accommodation assistance to her family during their long treatment protocol for her Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The family […]

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Emma

Emma is a 16 year old from Victoria who was born with an 8mm hole in her heart, causing her significant issues as she grew older. In May 2016, Emma

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Benjamin

Three year old Benjamin from Victoria has been diagnosed with a rare brain tumour and he has undergone many rounds of radiation at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. For his

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Kashton

Kashton is a 19-year-old young man from Nanaimo, whose Dream was to have his own hot tub. Kashton struggles daily with muscle tone and spasticity as a result of his

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Adam

We would like to take a moment to remind you of the power of Dreams. Adam is a fourteen-year-old boy from Victoria with Type 1 Diabetes. His life completely changed after

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Arielle

Fourteen-year-old Arielle, from Nanaimo, has Type 1 Juvenile diabetes. Arielle loves dolphins and her Dream was to meet Winter, the star of the movie “Dolphin Tale”. Arielle’s Dream of visiting

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Nikko

Nikko was adopted from Vietnam when he was 17 months old. He already had a troubled health history, having acquired pneumonia three months earlier. He required a tracheotomy, having only

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