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This May, I'm taking on a 31 day running challenge in support of my local children's hospital!
Some of you may know that Beck was born with just one kidney. We found this out during my pregnancy, and since then he’s been followed by the nephrology team at SickKids.
This March he had his annual checkup, and now that he’s a bit bigger, they were able to get clearer images of what’s going on. Turns out… he actually does have two kidneys, they just fused together during development! It’s apparently rare and called a lump/pancake kidney (or the scientific name: crossed fused renal ectopia).
What’s wild is that when Beck was born, we were told this was likely just a fluke and not genetic, since Alex and I both have typical kidneys. But now we’re pregnant again with baby boy #2 due in July (🥹🎉), and ultrasounds are showing that this baby will also have the exact same congenital anomaly.
Beck has been healthy, and so far his little lump kidney is doing a great job. His doctors are happy with his kidney function, which makes us feel hopeful that baby #2 will be the same. But we’ve also learned that not all kids are so lucky, some end up needing surgeries, dialysis, and transplants.
We want to show our support for the incredible team at @sickkidstoronto, so Alex is joining in the Million Reasons Run @millionreasonsrun . He’ll be running 100km in May to raise money for research and care. I'd love to join him, but I’m already in the waddle stage of pregnancy, so I’ll be cheering from the sidelines this year🤰
If you’re able to support check out his page: https://www.millionreasons.run/fundraisers/alexpace . And if not (we get it, truly, 2026 is tough), even just keeping both our boys, and all the other kidney anomaly kids, in your thoughts means a lot to us 🥰♥️ THANKS for reading this far!!
Every day, over 5,000 children receive care at a children’s hospital in Canada and by supporting me, you’ll be helping fund life-saving research at your own local children’s hospital. Funds for research are needed now more than ever, and your support will allow researchers to uncover new cures and gentler treatments for kids.
Show your support by donating now!
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This May, I'm taking on a 31 day running challenge in support of my local children's hospital!
Some of you may know that Beck was born with just one kidney. We found this out during my pregnancy, and since then he’s been followed by the nephrology team at SickKids.
This March he had his annual checkup, and now that he’s a bit bigger, they were able to get clearer images of what’s going on. Turns out… he actually does have two kidneys, they just fused together during development! It’s apparently rare and called a lump/pancake kidney (or the scientific name: crossed fused renal ectopia).
What’s wild is that when Beck was born, we were told this was likely just a fluke and not genetic, since Alex and I both have typical kidneys. But now we’re pregnant again with baby boy #2 due in July (🥹🎉), and ultrasounds are showing that this baby will also have the exact same congenital anomaly.
Beck has been healthy, and so far his little lump kidney is doing a great job. His doctors are happy with his kidney function, which makes us feel hopeful that baby #2 will be the same. But we’ve also learned that not all kids are so lucky, some end up needing surgeries, dialysis, and transplants.
We want to show our support for the incredible team at @sickkidstoronto, so Alex is joining in the Million Reasons Run @millionreasonsrun . He’ll be running 100km in May to raise money for research and care. I'd love to join him, but I’m already in the waddle stage of pregnancy, so I’ll be cheering from the sidelines this year🤰
If you’re able to support check out his page: https://www.millionreasons.run/fundraisers/alexpace . And if not (we get it, truly, 2026 is tough), even just keeping both our boys, and all the other kidney anomaly kids, in your thoughts means a lot to us 🥰♥️ THANKS for reading this far!!
Every day, over 5,000 children receive care at a children’s hospital in Canada and by supporting me, you’ll be helping fund life-saving research at your own local children’s hospital. Funds for research are needed now more than ever, and your support will allow researchers to uncover new cures and gentler treatments for kids.
Show your support by donating now!
