{"id":5897,"date":"2026-05-26T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/?post_type=gens-de-coeur&p=5897"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:22:10","slug":"donating-every-month","status":"publish","type":"gens-de-coeur","link":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/take-action\/people-of-heart\/donating-every-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Donating every month is a tangible way to give back what Caroline has received"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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When a mother feels that something is wrong, she knows it. Even when answers take time. Even when her concerns seem invisible to others.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Caroline is the mother of three girls. She will never forget the first months of life of her second daughter. At only seven months old, the little girl suffered from severe vomiting episodes.\u00a0Again,\u00a0and again. Visits to the emergency room became more frequent. Almost every time, the same answer came back: \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0a stomach bug. It will pass.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But deep down,\u00a0<\/span>Caroline knew it was something more.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Like so many parents faced with the unknown, she experienced the anguish of a medical odyssey. That painful feeling of searching for answers without ever finding them. Between appointments, worries, and sleepless nights, one question kept coming back. What if something more serious was being overlooked?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Then one day, someone finally took the time. An emergency physician told her words she will never forget: \u201cI don\u2019t understand yet, but we\u2019re going to find out.\u201d<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Caroline, those words changed everything.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to the pediatrics team and allergist, more investigations finally led to a diagnosis.\u00a0The little\u00a0girl\u00a0was suffering from Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome\u00a0(FPIES)\u00a0associated with\u00a030\u00a0different foods\u00a0and 4 others from type IgE (anaphylactic). A rare and still little-known form of food allergy that mainly affects young children.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At last, the family had answers. But the diagnosis was only the beginning.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They now had to learn how to live with the condition. Monitoring every ingredient, adapting meals,\u00a0anticipating\u00a0reactions, and organizing ongoing medical follow-ups. It was a demanding daily reality, carried on the shoulders of overwhelmed parents. Caroline and her husband also had to care for their eldest daughter who has special needs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u00a0were\u00a0exhaustion, stress, and moments when everything felt heavy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And yet, after every hospital appointment, Caroline would leave with something precious. A clear plan, practical tools\u2026 and\u00a0above all, the\u00a0feeling that she was not alone.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This human presence, this willingness to listen and to keep searching for answers… It marked their family.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, Caroline looks beyond her own story. She thinks about all the families living with rare diseases. All the parents still waiting to truly be heard.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI hope the\u00a0expertise\u00a0of these specialized teams can be passed on to the next generation of medical professionals. That more healthcare workers will be trained in rare diseases. And that families across Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie will be able to access specialized care close to home. Without having to endure endless travel and exhausting procedures.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That is why she and her husband chose to become monthly donors.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Because to them, supporting pediatric care is not only about funding services. It means helping other families be heard sooner. Contributing to reducing diagnostic delays. Offering parents a little reassurance during the most fragile moments of their lives.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For Caroline, giving every month has become a tangible way of giving back what her family once received<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“I hope the expertise of these specialized teams can be passed on to the next generation of medical professionals. That more healthcare workers will be trained in rare diseases. That is why my husband and I chose to become monthly donors.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5849,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5897","gens-de-coeur","type-gens-de-coeur","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gens-de-coeur\/5897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gens-de-coeur"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/gens-de-coeur"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gens-de-coeur\/5897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5991,"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gens-de-coeur\/5897\/revisions\/5991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}