Victoria's Road to Recovery

Hi, my name is Kayla, and I am fundraising for my sister Victoria. She is currently hospitalized in the Sudbury ICU for autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Her red blood cells are being destroyed faster than they can produce. She has been given multiple medications and has gone through many procedures to determine the direct cause. She is currently in critical condition but has shown slight improvements.

Victoria is from Nipigon/Thunder Bay, ON and resides in Hearst, ON, with her partner Martin. Victoria has been hospitalized for over a week now and was transferred from Hearst to Sudbury to access more resources. Victoria has been in critical condition since Friday. Our parents, aunts and her partner have had to pay for travel and living expenses to be close to her in Sudbury. It looks like she will be in the hospital for possibly a month or more. She may also be transferred to Toronto this week to be closer to plasma and other resources.

Since Victoria is so ill, she has not been able to work. Our parents, her partner, and I have had to take time off from work to be here for her. Our mom and I will be staying in Sudbury or wherever she is transferred to for as long as she is in the hospital so that she has family with her. Due to COVID-19, she can only have two designated visitors, which are my mom and her partner. However, Martin needs to go back home for work to pay for their bills and provide for their two pets, Sansa and Arya.

The money raised will go towards bills and living expenses for Victoria and Martin, travel and living costs for my parents and me, and any medical costs that may not be covered. We would like to thank everyone for your support thus far and give a special thank you to our Aunties who have travelled with us and out Aunt who paid for our hotel stays. We would also like to thank the hospital staff in Sudbury for their hard work and fantastic care. Please keep Victoria in your prayers, and any amount of support is appreciated.