2007: Ian Slater’s life was a rocky road since his birth. His mother, Kendall Slater, went into premature labor after learning his older brother, Spike Lavery, was in a car accident. Kendall felt torn between being by Spike’s or Ian’s side.His grandmother, Erica Kane, implored Dr. Joe Martin to do whatever he could to save him and his mother. Ian remained in the hospital until Thanksgiving, when the doctors gave him a clean bill of health to go home.

2008: The Slaters happy ending came to an abrupt end when a tornado came crashing through Pine Valley. Ian was the Slater beach house with Spike, his aunt Bianca Montgomery, and his mother. Though the kids came out of the ordeal unscathed, Kendall was not so lucky. After the ceiling collapsed on her, Kendall ended up in a coma. Bianca and her fiancée, Reese Williams, helped Zach care for the kids as he sought treatment for Kendall’s condition.