Women’s Auxiliary Volunteers at SickKids bring warmth to patients and their families

CARE BETWEEN THE LINES Helping hands Women’s Auxiliary Volunteers at Toronto's SickKids hospital have been supporting patients and their families for 75 years JENNIFER YANG HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTER PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAURA PROCTOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED JUNE 26, 2026 UPDATED JULY 14, 2026 COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER This is the first in our summer series Care Between the Lines, which will introduce you to volunteers in health care who fill gaps and provide compassion in a system that can be isolating and scary. Lydia Canning was seven years old when she was diagnosed with a rare blood d…