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Maddy's sister, Sienna, was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy in 2008. Soon after, the family were introduced to Bear Cottage. Sadly, Sienna died at age 2, but Maddy has remained part of the Bear Cottage family ever since.

When eight-month-old Eli was left struggling to breathe, doctors initially suspected common childhood illness like croup and bronchiolitis. Instead, this marked the beginning of what would be a challenging cancer journey.

A brain cancer diagnosis hasn’t stopped eight-year-old Xaviah from lighting up every room he enters with his contagious laugh and boundless kindness. It's this incredible zest for life that defines exactly what palliative care is all about – living life to the fullest.

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