My Story…
As many of you know, I was diagnosed with CLL 5 years ago. I just found out this week that I have officially reached minimal residual disease negative or remission. This means I will officially be able to stop treatment, hopefully start feeling amazing again, and move on with my life! My family and I are doing this Around the Bay Run as a celebration.
Additionally, St. Joe's has a special spot in my heart as it is where my dad received amazing care in ICU, and was a patient under the phenomenal 3 Wish Project prior to leaving this world. We are forever grateful for the kind and compassionate care he received and the support we received in his final days.
Any donation for this amazing hospital, big or small would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you!!
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Welcome to my fundraising page!
This year, I’m taking on the Around the Bay Road Race (ATB) and raising funds to support St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation. St. Joe’s is in many ways the heart of Hamilton – nearly everyone in our community has been touched by the incredible patient care they provide.
Your donation to my run will support the robotic surgery revolution underway at St. Joe’s. Over the past 12 years, more than 4,500 people have received robotic surgery and dozens of research studies have shown they’re experiencing smaller incisions that heal faster, with less scarring, and reduce the chance of infection, too. But what’s more, is that robotic surgery patients are going home sooner, with fewer post-operative complications and a quicker return to their lives and families.
Here’s the challenge: Robotic surgery is so new that only 3 of the 10 types of robotic surgery performed at St. Joe’s are funded by the province. For surgeries to help those needing a hip or knee replacement, and to treat those living with oral, esophageal, lung and bladder cancers, the Hospital relies on donations to events like the Bay Race. Let’s bring the power of robotic surgery to every patient who would benefit from it.
Thank you for donating to my run and for fueling the future of care at St. Joe’s.
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Mar 14 | Bordan & Ann Tchegus | CA$27.80 |
Mar 14 | Ricki Vansteelandt | CA$54.63 |
Mar 14 | Kendra Heil | CA$54.63 |
Mar 13 | Carol & Allan Skoblenick | CA$54.63 |
Mar 13 | Sara Soligo | CA$27.80 |
Mar 13 | Anonymous | CA$269.32 |
Mar 13 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
Mar 13 | Liz DePauw | CA$27.80 |
Mar 13 | Janet Magee | CA$50.00 |
Mar 12 | Jill Skoblenick | CA$27.80 |