A Canton family who spent countless holidays at their daughter's hospital bedside is turning their difficult experience into hope for other families facing similar challenges.

Tiffany Long and her family are partnering with Canton and Northville fire departments to collect toys for families with children receiving care at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital during the holiday season.

The initiative stems from the Long family's own experience with their daughter Paisley, now 7, who was diagnosed with Scimitar syndrome, a rare congenital heart condition.

"She spent pretty much her whole first year in the hospital. Her first Christmas was in the hospital and that was a really hard time," Long said.

Paisley's medical journey included multiple cardiac arrests and exte

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