Jyotika Prasad’s Story
Jyotika Prasad and her husband were painting their home the weekend before a planned trip to Mexico when she started feeling uncomfortable. The 41-year old Vancouver resident woke up the next day with sore muscles, a lethargic feeling and a deep pain in her upper back. “I thought I pulled some muscles and was sore from doing so much,” she recalls.
As the symptoms persisted, Jyotika made her way to Burnaby General Hospital. There, she received shocking news: she had suffered a heart attack and was a type 2 diabetic. After being sent for further testing at Royal Columbian Hospital – the region’s cardiac care centre – she learned more troubling information. She would need quadruple bypass surgery.
Paving the way for healthy babies
A road building contractor with a history of supporting Royal Columbian Hospital will help monitor, diagnose and treat newborns with its latest donation.
Winvan Paving has made a $15,000 contribution towards an ultrasound machine for the neonatal intensive care unit.
Harriet Fowler’s Story
Harriet Fowler was an 18-year old South Surrey resident who loved ballet, had graduated high school and was preparing for college when her world changed. She was left hospitalized for months at Royal Columbian Hospital with a significant brain injury after a severe collision with a dump truck. Her recovery, still ongoing years later, has nevertheless been remarkable so far, and she hopes her story offers hope to others who face the same kind of adversity.
Shoppers Drug Mart Tree of Life campaign results
Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation is a grateful recipient of funding from the 2014 Shoppers Drug Mart Tree of Life campaign.
Tzu Chi donation supports cancer prevention
The Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation of Canada has made a $29,000 contribution towards the purchase of a colonoscope for the hospital’s ambulatory care unit.
Canuck Alumni turn springtime dollars into year-round health care
Members of the Vancouver Canuck Alumni gathered in the Rogers Arena Alumni Suite prior to the December 22nd game with Arizona to hand over some holiday cash to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.
Police provide for pediatrics at Royal Columbian
Internal fundraising within the New Westminster Police Department has resulted in a $1,700 donation to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.
Rose Aviado’s Story
Rose Aviado had not been feeling well the night before. Despite that, as she woke up this October morning, the Surrey resident decided she would not call in sick.
Instead, Rose headed off to work with her husband Cesar, as usual, walking part of the route to the office where they both worked. It was on their way there that the seriousness of her condition started to become clear. Rose complained of dizziness then stumbled to the ground. She would suffer the first of several cardiac arrests that day and in the process would become the first patient at Royal Columbian Hospital to have her life saved with the help of a new donor-funded piece of equipment that had arrived just the day before.
Developer builds here, gives here
A real estate developer with an interest in giving back to the community in which it does business has made a $10,000 contribution to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.
Royal Columbian scores touchdown-inspired $120,000 gift from CP
A high scoring Canadian Football League (CFL) postseason has added up to a sizeable donation for Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation thanks to Canadian Pacific (CP).
CP, through its community investment program CP Has Heart, will make a total contribution of $120,000 to cardiac care at Royal Columbian. CP pledged $5,000 for every home team touchdown during the first two CFL playoff rounds and an extra $10,000 per touchdown by either team during the Grey Cup game in Vancouver.
