Kezia Fitzgerald will talk about losing her daughter to Neuroblastoma when she was 18 months old and the protective wear she eventually created for both pediatric cancer patients and caregivers who worked with many other patients during Covid.

Kezia Fitzgerald has twice been diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in the past 10 years and during the early part of her own cancer battle, she gave birth to her daughter Saoirse who was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma in the first year of her life, and passed away when she was 18 months old.During Saoirse's treatment, Kezia created a sleeve which helped Saoirse with her picc line, that she was having so much trouble with. After Saoirse's passing, Kezia and her husband Mike created the Carealine company, which manufactured this same sleeve which is now used in many hospitals to protect pediatric cancer patients and their own pick lines.During Covid,  Kezia heard about a need for isolation gowns for caregivers and created a gown that was permanent, only having to be washed every 100 times that it was used. This gown has proven to be an invaluable tool as it can replace gowns which could only be used once before they had to be disposed. Kezia will talk about her journey with Saoirse, her own cancer battles, and her work which has helped so many children and caregivers.