Blog - Our Kiddos

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Irsa’s story

Afzal and his wife Maria are proud parents to two young girls – seven-year-old Alaya and five-year-old Irsa. Seven months ago, they were living what appeared ...

Ed and Baylen’s story

It was a Thursday night in December of 2018. Ed was sleeping soundly when his 13-year-old son, Baylen, woke him. Something was wrong. The headaches that ...

Landyn's story at Helping Families Handle Cancer

Landyn’s story: how your support has made “a world of a difference”

When asked to describe her two boys, Kristin smiled at the possibilities. Her oldest, nine-year-old Khylin, has high-functioning autism. He’s quiet, calm, focused and ...

The McCartney Family (Grace McCartney)

The start of a new year always brings change, growth and new beginnings. For 9 year old Grace and her family, it wasn’t the kind ...

The 5% Kid – Jack –

“One day, our whole world changed, we went from normal into crisis mode. Our family went from having an average income, to not much, ...

The Haggas Family ( Meghan Haggas)

Mark and Sue were introduced to Helping Families Handle Cancer through a Social Worker at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. During their daughter Meghan’s ...

Jaxon – Age 4

Jaxon was just 4 years old in 2017, when he was diagnosed with medium to high risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. It was a shock to me, ...