Liam's Story

Deana Wilson

Liam might be small, but he has a BIG heart. He absolutely loves to give back to others and SickKids. Liam has been featured in a variety of news articles recognizing his generosity but also to recognize his published books! However, Liam’s achievements don’t end there, in July 2022, Liam and his mom hosted a successful event to fundraise for SickKids. We created calendars with SickKids Kids. In June 2023, Liam will be graduating grade 2 and will be enjoying the summer with his friends and family. He continues to spread positivity and is excited about the upcoming Toronto Maple Leafs season!

We have raised $20.000 over the years and our goal is to get Liam’s name up on the SickKids wall. Liam has now worked on his second book called Liam’s Hospital Stay and it was released on May 6th 2023. Liam has also been in the new SickKids commercial and is a proud ambassador for the hospital. We are also working closely with the John Tavares Foundation; we were able to donate over 200 Stockings this past December to the kids in SickKids. We also donated 100 to the Tavares Foundation as well. Liam loves playing with his friends and spending time with his family, swimming at his uncles, playing with his dog Chloee, playing video games, playing hockey (his favourite player is Auston Matthews) Liam’s favourite quote is: Never

In October of 2021 Liam had decided to Honor my dad by creating boo baskets and giving them to approx. 30 people who were very close to either him or my dad to honour his memory. So many people were shocked by this small gesture from Liam, my dad loved Halloween. In December 2021, Liam got sick and was admitted to SickKids for two weeks of IV antibiotics. He was discharged and then went back on March 3 rd to check-in. Liam had lost about 25% of lung function and dropped 3lbs. They put him on a stronger medication which was successful. However, because he lost so much function in his lungs, he was fasttracked for a recently approved drug called Trikafta. Trikafta is a transformational drug that does not just treat symptoms but targets the basic defect from specific genetic mutations that cause CF. On June 12, 2022, Liam received the exciting news that he has been pre-approved as a candidate to begin treatment with Trikafta. First, Liam has to undergo many tests to confirm his candidacy, so he continues to address symptoms with inhaled medicine and visits SickKids nearly every five weeks for check-in with Dr. Ratjen. Liam started Trikafta in Sept of 2022 and has been doing amazing. He’s put on weight, his PFT are through the roof and he’s running around playing with friends like a little boy should be doing.

AboutWhat does FORE stand for? Well it’s simple! It’s an acronym consisting of the first letter of all my family members first names, this way they can be apart of this journey at all times Since I was young I dreamed of launching my own product line where I can sell items that are hand-crafted using high performing plants, herbs, and essential aromatic ingredients with outstanding results for all skin types. I started my journey when I went to school to become an aesthetician. During that time however, I always knew something else was missing, I always knew there was something far greater waiting for me to find it. After having kids, I started experimenting much more with different types of plants, herbs, oils, and natural ingredients. That's when I really found my true passion in life and that is what ultimately brought me to the point I am at today This journey has definitely taught me that no dream is too big, no challenge is too great, and nothing we strive for will be beyond our reach