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Erica's Story
My leukemia proved quickly to be very aggressive in nature but I now stand as the very blessed, humbled and honoured recipient of both a bone marrow transplant and a double lung transplant.
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Philanthropy powers Renal Program expansion
The project — a vision of the VGH Renal Program — included increasing the inpatient capacity from 30 to 43 beds, as well as increasing the number of Independent Dialysis beds from 8 to 15.
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A gift from the heart, for the heart
Thomas Kinloch lived life large. An avid world traveller, accomplished pianist and suave ballroom dancer, he knew how to have fun. In 2002, Thomas was diagnosed with heart disease.
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The Impact of Workplace Giving
Lakhwir Boparan has lived through every mom’s worst nightmare. In 2008, her 28-year-old son was involved in a terrible car accident. On life support and suffering from a traumatic brain injury, doctors thought he might not ever walk again, let alone recover.
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Lifesaving Spinal Surgery Inspires Donation to Research
When he first met Dr. John Street at Vancouver General Hospital in July 2015, Bob Saunders was in excruciating back pain. He knew he was very ill. What he didn’t know was that by that evening he would be undergoing emergency lifesaving surgery.
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Mother and daughter battle the same cancer
At 91, nothing surprises me much. When my daughter Isabel was diagnosed with endometrial cancer…
