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SUMMER 2023 | VOLUME 41 Kane's Transplant Story
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Message from the Chairman
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Message from the CEO
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Message from the SVP, Fund Development
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Message from the Director of Family Relations
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Kane's Transplant Journey Continued
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The Ant That Needed A Transplant
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iHeartGuts
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Celebrating Over 10 Years Partnership
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Foundation Facebook Page Update
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Laver Cup Save the Date
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Thank You to All Our Partners
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Simply Spectacular Los Cabos
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Kane’s Transplant Story Brooklyn and Garrett were overjoyed to find Kane out they were pregnant with their first child. At TRANSPLANT NEEDED: HEART 33 weeks pregnant, Brooklyn went in for her HOME: third-trimester ultrasound. A few days later CAMBRIDGE, ON her obstetrician called her and said that he saw something abnormal with her baby’s heart and wanted to send her to a bigger hospital for an echocardiogram. When the doctor reviewed the results from the echocardiogram they diagnosed her baby with critical aortic stenosis, a congenital heart defect in which the valve between the lower left heart chamber and the body’s main artery is narrowed and doesn’t open fully. This was devastating news for the expecting parents. On July 20, 2022, Kane was born and immediately admitted to SickKids hospital. Just barely a day old, Kane underwent his first surgery. This surgery aimed to open the aortic valve that was narrowed due to his condition. Although the procedure went perfectly in a technical sense, the valve did collapse again. This surgery was repeated, followed by two other attempts to repair the damage with hybrid procedures with the intent of temporarily fixing his heart so the family could go home and come back at a later point for a valve replacement once Kane had grown more. Ultimately, none of the four surgeries Kane underwent were enough. His heart was too damaged and at five weeks old he was listed for a heart transplant. CONTINUES ON PAGE 4