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Meet Anick Labrèche, Speech-Language Pathologist in the Clinic for Augmentative Communication.

Anick’s first connection to CHEO started at a young age.

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Meet Jeanette McNalty, Occupational Therapist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Inpatient Medicine

Jeanette has always known she wanted to work in health care – her mom was a nurse, after all. So Jeanette went to Brock University intending to become a pediatrician.

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Meet Divya Massilamani, Clinical Administrative Assistant in Genetics

As a high school student, Divya dreamed of going into medicine, specifically pediatrics. To complete her mandatory volunteer hours, she volunteered at CHEO and quickly realized that there was more to this hospital than she thought.

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Meet Allison Helmer, passionate Nurse Practitioner, at CHEO.

Growing up, Allison’s mother and both grandmothers were proud nurses.

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Meet Ashley Hilliard, Recreation Therapist at CHEO.

For Ashley, CHEO is a special place.

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Barry Bickerton recalls the life-altering phone call to his mom Winnifred “Winnie” May Bickerton in 1969. That phone call would lead to Winnie being hired as the first employee of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (later changed to CHEO) as a bookkeeper.

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“Growing up, I always knew I wanted to work with kids,” says Alaa. “I didn’t know how exactly, but I knew it was something I was meant to do.

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CHEO has taken the express lane in the past year to grow and transform thanks to historic government funding, which has helped Ottawa’s pediatric hospital shorten wait-lists, hire more staff, and capitalize on innovation to provide the best care to every child and youth.

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“CHEO is more than just a hospital; it is a beacon of hope, love, and inspiration for our family,” says Scarlett.

Growing up in Mexico City, Scarlett spent her childhood battling severe asthma attacks due to the city's thick smog.

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