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Every Tuesday, Jennifer Elder gently wakes her daughter Anisa at 4:30 a.m. and gets her ready for the two-hour drive from their home in Peterborough to SickKids hospital.
On parentcentral.ca you can view a map of all daycares in your area
With 50,000 visits per year, for everything from nose bleeds to major trauma, the emergency room at SickKids requires special people.
The Star followed nurse Flora Balangue for two of her 12-hour shifts and captured these moments.
Peruse the SickKids special section.
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