When Brittany Jenkins and her family were in hospital, her newborn son recovering from heart surgery, help from charities like Starlight Children’s Foundation made a difference.

“The stress that you have sitting next to a sick child every day, it’s incredible,” said the Petrolia woman.

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“And just when you have a little gift here and there, it’s huge.”

The foundation, which provides support and relief to children facing illness and their families, gave Christmas gifts to the Jenkins when they were at a Toronto hospital, where young Harvey Jenkins underwent surgery for congenital heart malformation almost nine years ago.

The family spent two months in hospitals after Harvey was born in mid-November 2016, she said, noting Starlight also set up a sterilized video game ro

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