“We have an amazing little boy now. He’s perfectly healthy, he’s smart, he’s hitting all his milestones. Even on your darkest day, there always is a light.”
'It doesn’t seem real': Following heart transplant, 'Baby John' back in P.E.I. in time for Christmas
Ty Doucette, centre, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia when he was seven months old. His parents Dianna, left, and Nichole never expected their son would be so sick at such a young age. – Kristin Gardiner/SaltWire After undergoing chemotherapy for seven months when he was a baby, Ty Doucette is in remission and now experiences life like a normal child. – Kristin Gardiner/SaltWire
In the five weeks that followed, Ty cried more than he used to. Rashes and tiny red spots – which Nichole and Dianna initially thought were freckles – littered his skin. “That night is like a blur after they told me that,” said Dianna. “I could hear him screaming, but I didn't recognize any faces.”Following the diagnosis, the family rushed to the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, where they would spend nearly all their time for the next seven months.
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