10/05/2026
Moments after birth, baby Hudson was airlifted nearly halfway across Newfoundland and Labrador to Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre – a five-hour drive that would become a familiar trek for the family.
Diagnosed with Down syndrome, Hudson later needed open-heart surgery. As his family prepared for the operation, his older brother, Hunter, suffered life-threatening injuries in a dirt bike accident.
Within months, the siblings were hospitalized on the same floor at the Janeway. While Hunter fought for his life, Hudson was experiencing heart failure.
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Janeway Children's Hospital Foundation