Ava's Army

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We're joining in the Teddy Bear FUN to help Stollery kids from my backyard!

Ava Deley is 5 years old who has lived many months in the Stollery Children's Hospital. When she was 3 months old, she was taken to get an ECHO done at the Stollery as she was not growing/gaining weight. It was detected that day that Ava had a significant heart defect that needed to be repaired. Ava and her parents never the Stollery that day of her ECHO, and she had open heart surgery 1 week later. Ava was vented for an entire month straight and was spent in the PCICU during her first Christmas. Ava was very sick with Pulmonary Hypertension and required several medications. She was able to come home a couple months later with an intense medication scheduling/weaning of narcotics. Ava was diagnosed with Digeorges Syndrome (22q11) which is a deletion chromosol condition. This was all a shock to her parents as none of this was detected in her pregnancy. Ava began to have many defects detected such as immunocomprimised, anal-rectal malformation, urinary reflux, non-rotated bowel. Ava required 6 major bowel surgeries within a year and a half. Avas parents have learned so much with Ava's diagnoses and have learned to adapt with her needs. Ava requires extensive specialist follow ups. Ava and her family lived in Fort Saskatchewan and very fortunate to be so close to the Stollery while she was in hospital. Ava and her family recently moved to Grande Prairie and go to Edmonton for follow ups every couple months. We are so lucky to have the Stollery so close to us still. The Stollery saved her life MANY times and Ava would not be here today without the Stollery. Participating and donating in the fun run each year is one way we can try to give back everything the Stollery provided for us. We are so Thankful.

Thank you to our supporters

$530

Fountain Tire Grande Prairie Truck Center

$265

Teresa Yanishewski

$250

Cliff Yanishewski

$250

Dave Deley

$250

Dianne Deley

$212

Joel And Levi Guy

$159

Stephanie Deley

$106

Catherine De Kock

Go Ava Go!!

$106

Laura Franzke

$106

Tammy Franzke

$106

Tammy Franzke

$106

Jake Brown

$106

Cindy Rafuse

$106

Jeff And Lori Morris

$106

Brad&laurie Richardson

$106

Ken/louise Dobransky

$100

Brad Kozuback

$53

Oma & Opa

$53

Oma & Opa

$53

The Kucher Family

So proud of you!

$53

Phil Shaw

Team Ava Rocks!!

$53

Sarah Steeden

$53

Dianne & Dave Deley

$53

Dianne & Dave Deley

$53

Dianne & Dave Deley

$50

Dave Or Dianne Deley

$50

Dianne

$50

Dianne

$50

Courtney Foster

Go Team Ava!!

$27

Oskar

$27

Oskar

$27

Kaitlyn Deg

$27

John Tucker

Way to go Olivia!! You are a Rockstar!!

$27

Pat Purschke

$25

Nastassia Paproski

$25

Nastassia Paproski

$21

Clayton

$21

Ken Clayton

$11

Gwynne Hayward

$11

Gwynne