Chanel Martin is busy learning the ropes of her daughter's battle with seizures while keeping her life in order.

Carrera Wiesselmann started having seizures when she was just two. She was taken to specialists and put on seven different medications but still suffering from seizures.

鈥淪he was still having seizures, we couldn鈥檛 figure out why. That鈥檚 when we started going to BC Children鈥檚 Hospital and they were able to test her there,鈥� said Martin.

It was during that stay at BC Children鈥檚 Hospital that Carrera underwent a week-long electroencephalography (EEG) to find the underlying cause of her seizures. Doctors discovered that she had a tumour on her left frontal lobe. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 a slow growing grade level one,鈥� Martin explains of the tumour. 

She underwent surgery to remove the tumour but only 90 per cent could be removed as it was attached to her speech memory. Carrera continues to live with 10 per cent of the tumour and regularly goes to have MRI鈥檚 completed to check on the tumour. 

Not only does YANA help Martin out with getting Carrera to her often last minute appointments at BC Children's Hospital, they have helped find her coverage through other funding for Carrera鈥檚 very expensive medications. 

鈥淥ne is about $200 a month and the other is $400 every two months. [YANA] helped me figure out funding for her medication.鈥�

鈥淚t has been a super relief in knowing that YANA is there to help me because I鈥檓 still navigating myself throughout this and worried about all of this stuff. I couldn鈥檛 afford to go over to Vancouver and miss work. They have just been so wonderful and I can reach out to them anytime. About anything,鈥� shared Martin of her experience with YANA.