Seeing the light shining through Hillary 

by Kelly McKibbin | Sep 6, 2019 | Hillary's journey

This blog post would have been unfairly difficult to digest before the joyous school start-up earlier this week, so we’ve waited a little longer than usual to update you all. Since then, things have indeed improved, but our sweet Hillary still needs your prayers...

Encircled with love from family and friends

by Kelly McKibbin | Aug 28, 2019 | Hillary's journey

Thank you for the thoughts and prayers that have encircled Hillary over the last several days. I can physically feel your angst as you await an update on her status. The first six days of Hillary’s immunosuppressive therapy were not without incident, but they were...

Away from home: Tomorrow is not promised — but it is planned

by Kelly McKibbin | Aug 18, 2019 | Hillary's journey

The fast track to treatment has been fast indeed, and tomorrow, Monday at 7:00 am, Hillary will be admitted to CHEO for the start of her immunosuppressive therapy treatment.It will be an intense 8-10 days in isolation (with only mommy and a nurse) to bring down her...

Back into severe and on the fast track to treatment

by Kelly McKibbin | Aug 8, 2019 | Hillary's journey

Yesterday was Alyssa’s 9th birthday and another bittersweet day for the family. After a morning visit with CHEO, we were told Hillary is back in the “severe” range for aplastic anemia, particularly due to her low neutrophil levels. This puts us on...

A rare presentation of a rare disease

by Kelly McKibbin | Jul 18, 2019 | Hillary's journey

“A rare presentation of a rare disease” is how the senior transplant specialist categorized Hillary’s condition during our visit to Chu Sainte-Justine in Montréal last week. In all of their years treating patients with aplastic anemia, they’ve...