The woman who survived a 2011 Alberta shooting now being treated for rare blood disorderPublished May 03, 2025 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 2 minute readP.E.I.’s Shayna Conway is shown in this 2023 photo taking part in a rally for nurses in Charlottetown. Conway is now being treated in an Alberta hospital for a rare blood disorder. A GoFundMe page has been set up to try and raise $70,000 to pay for medical and living expenses. Photo by Dave Stewart /Dave Stewart • The GuardianP.E.I.’s Shayna Conway is fighting for her life again, 13 years after a roadside shooting in Alberta left her partially paralyzed.A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise funds for the Charlottetown woman’s medical care. The goal is to raise $70,000.According to the GoFundMe post, on April 1, Conway was rushed by ambulance to Red Deer Hospital in Alberta, after what was believed to be a stroke. A series of urgent tests revealed that Conway was suffering from a rare blood disorder called thrombotic thromboctopenic purpura (TTP) – a condition so uncommon it affects only one in one million people.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle content Shayna Conway was working at the Prince County Hospital in Summerside after completing her nursing degree in 2020. Now, Conway is being treated for a rare blood disorder in a Alberta hospital and is unable to work. A GoFundMe page has been set up. Photo by File /The GuardianDue to the severity of the illness, Conway was transferred to Calgary’s Foothills Hospital, where she began daily treatments. Her condition has been complicated by small clots affecting organs, including her spleen, kidney, brain and heart.Conway was the lone survivor of a Dec. 15, 2011, shooting outside Claresholm, Alta., where a gunmen shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, Tabitha Steeple, as well as Tanner Craswell and Mitch MacLean, two promising baseball players who were on the way to the airport to fly home to P.E.I. for Christmas.Conway was shot four times and experienced a long and gruelling road to recovery. Over the years, her health progress continued as she studied to become a nurse.Read More ‘Here to do God’s work:’ Nursing career begins for P.E.I. woman who survived 2011 Alberta shooting that claimed three lives Shayna Conway is learning to live again Alberta roadside shooting still haunts police officer Now, says the post, Conway faces a long road of recovery, physically, emotionally and financially. Being unable to work, the daily expenses of medications and living continue to build.Article contentHer close friend Seth Hood, who lives in Charlottetown, has organized the GoFundMe, which is 79 per cent towards its goal. The page has raised $55,221 as of April 30. Anyone who is unable to contribute financially is being asked to donate blood. Conway requires approximately 28 units of plasma each day.The Guardian has been in contact with Hood during the past few weeks since the page went active, but he has declined an interview until Conway or her sister, who is at Conway’s Alberta bedside, are able to take part.Dave Stewart is a reporter for The Guardian in Prince Edward Island. He can be reached at dstewart@postmedia.com and followed on X at @DveStewart.Article content
Shayna Conway of P.E.I. fighting life-threatening illness in Alberta
