Cynthia Mulligan

2 weeks ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Cynthia Mulligan

As her young grandson gets lifesaving care in Toronto, Audrey Menard, from northern Ontario, is working to raise money to ease the financial strain on her family that his treatment has caused. When little Noah was just two weeks old, doctors discovered he has a rare genetic kidney disease, ARPKD, and both of his kidneys had to be removed. The first one when he was just five weeks old, the second a year-and-a-half later.

Sep 24, 2024 | toronto.citynews.ca | Cynthia Mulligan |Meredith Bond

A charity, which helps those with life-threatening illnesses access care through free flights, is asking for help from the Ontario government as need for their service continues to grow. Hope Air has provided operated free flights for those across the country for people who need specialized care for more than 30 years but for the first time in its history in Ontario, they can't keep up with the growing demand.

May 30, 2024 | toronto.citynews.ca | Cynthia Mulligan |Meredith Bond

An Ontario mother is devastated after her 16-year-old son with special needs was found unresponsive and alone at his school two weeks ago, and later pronounced dead. Brenda Davis, whose son Landyn had Dravet Syndrome, is looking for answers on why no one was with him. She's left wondering whether he would still be alive if someone had been. Dravet Syndrome is a rare type of epilepsy that causes seizures. Landyn was in Grade 10 at Trenton Public High School.

Mar 20, 2024 | toronto.citynews.ca | Cynthia Mulligan |Meredith Bond

An Ontario medical resident says she was sexually harassed by a doctor overseeing her residency and lost everything for speaking up. Her life has been on hold ever since, and she has been fighting for the last six years to get her career back. In April, she's taking her case to the province's human rights commission. "I can't see myself doing something else with my life, I've always wanted to be an oncologist," says Ana Safavi.

Dec 15, 2023 | toronto.citynews.ca | Meredith Bond |Cynthia Mulligan

A Whitby woman receiving treatment for Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer is struggling to pay for a new life-saving drug after being denied coverage by OHIP. She is calling for change so other women don't fall into what she calls a loophole. Gabriela Fironi was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 before it returned as metastatic cancer in 2021. "It came to the liver, the lungs, and the bones.