Steps 4 SickKids supporting SickKids Foundation
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About Steps 4 SickKids

Steps 4 SickKids started with 6 friends from high-school and has now been passed on to Ashley's sister, Julia and her cousin, Sara and friend Katie. Julia, Sara and Katie, along with their friends and family, are looking to make a difference and support transplant research at The Hospital for Sick Children.

What: Run/Walk/Bike/Swim (25Km)

When: August 19-25, 2024​

Where: In your own neighbourhood!

How: Participants who chose to register for this event will be encouraged to create their own fundraising page and get friends and family to sponsor them in this run/walk/bike/swim. You will even be able to track your km on your fundraising page!

We are hosting this event as a part of Ashley’s Angels, a fundraising initiative that has raised over $1,000,000 to help improve the lives of children with liver and other solid organ transplants.

Since 2021 Steps 4 SickKids has raised over $28,000 for Liver Transplant Priorities at SickKids.

Funds raised through the 2024 Steps 4 SickKids will support liver transplant priorities, with a focus on research and graft outcomes.

Please follow us on our Instagram page @steps4sickkids

Date

Starts at:  August 18, 2024 11:01 PM
Ends at:  August 25, 2024 5:59 AM

Location

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Contact

Steps 4 SickKids
Steps.4.SickKids@gmail.com

Our inspiration, Ashley, had a liver transplant at SickKids. In January 2009, a previously very healthy 2-year-old became yellow (jaundiced) and she was diagnosed shortly after with a condition called Paediatric Acute Liver Failure (PALF), a very serious condition in which her liver function was deteriorating rapidly and a liver transplant was needed to be performed immediately to save her life. Ashley was prioritized on the National Transplant waiting list, however her urgent medical situation required action quickly so they considered the living liver donor program. Ashley’s Aunt Cheryl was a perfect match. Cheryl donated a portion of her liver that allowed Ashley to receive this life saving transplant. 

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