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“Evie is Made of Magic” – a letter from a Dream Parent
We always knew Evie was made of magic, but it wasn’t until January 2024 that we saw this magic bubble to the surface.
Just a month before her 3rd birthday Evie was diagnosed with B cell acute lymphoblastic Leukemia (b-ALL). She began her treatment at Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg January 10th, 2024 where we stayed between the hospital and the Ronald McDonald House for about 33 days.
These were some of our toughest days, accepting our new reality, watching Evie undergo changes and side effects, being separated from her older brother Mack and feeling worried for our future. However, with a little bit of Evie magic and tremendous support from our family and friends we have a decent start into Evie’s journey to stay leukemia free.
For the next 2 years Evie will follow treatment cycles and maintenance along a “standard favourable risk” category for b- ALL.
We know this will become just “part of her story” and around the time she turns 5, we will be officially through it. The roadmap in front of us requires frequent travel to Winnipeg, accommodations, treatments, and medications. This significantly affects our ability to carry on with our everyday working lives. With continued support and a little more magic, we hope to put this long road behind us.
Love towards Evie and our family has been radiating through all different sources. We have met and been taken care of by many amazing humans that work in pediatrics. Countless friends, neighbours, co-workers, and family have helped in tremendous ways. We are forever grateful; this has truly made this awful reality a little bit easier.
When Evie is not at the clinic or in Winnipeg, she loves to spend time outside riding her strider bike, playing at the park and in our backyard. She loves doing anything that her older brother Mack is doing and loves the dogs in her life fiercely. You can often find her gently putting babies to bed or doing Play-Doh at the kitchen table. Evie loves Paw Patrol, playing baby dolls, and Minnie Mouse.
So, it’s only natural that a magical trip to Disney is the top contender for her Dream Come True! - but we will let Evie decide when her treatment has finished!
Evie is the perfect blend of spicy and magic, she has made this journey easy on all of us as she handles each new day with bravery, positivity, and smiles. We can’t thank you enough for supporting her dream.
