The Cottage! - Children`s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation

Teddy Bear
Times
Spring 2008
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation
CHEO is a proud member of
The Ottawa Hospital
and CHEO Invite You To
The Cottage!
Table of Contents
Ottawa Hospital and CHEO Lottery 2
President’s Message
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TD – A friend of CHEO
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Tour Nortel
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Cancer Research
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From the Hospital
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Young Fundraisers
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Planned Giving
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CHEO Message Hits the Airwaves 8
Mark Your Calendars
David Poupore, President of Guildcrest Homes, Harrison Brown, CHEO and Ottawa Hospital
patient, Dr. Jack Kitts, CEO of The Ottawa Hospital and Michel Bilodeau, CEO of CHEO, cut
the ribbon at the grand opening of the Guildcrest Grand Prize Cottage which is part of the
$1.4 Million Grand Prize in the new Ottawa Hospital and CHEO Lottery.
On Monday, March 3rd, 2008, the region’s two main health care
providers for both children and adults announced their first ever joint
fundraising endeavor and The Ottawa Hospital & CHEO Lottery
was born!
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Ottawa Hospital & CHEO Lottery
We All Win! is the official
slogan for this exciting new
mega-lottery because not only
will the new lottery change the
lives of many winners with it’s
incredible prize line-up, it will
also provide necessary funds to
improve health care for people
in all stages of life.
The Ottawa Hospital & CHEO
Lottery showcases a grand prize
package that includes $1 million
cash, a completely furnished
grand prize cottage by
Guildcrest Homes, your choice
of one of five vehicles from the
Palladium Auto Park Dealers, a
boat from John’s Marina and
more. If the winner prefers,
he/she can take more cash
instead of the cottage, car or
boat. The Guildcrest Grand Prize
Cottage is located at the
Palladium Auto Park beside
Scotiabank Place and is open
for viewing from 10 a.m. to 8
p.m. Monday to Friday and
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends
and holidays.
In total there are 4,215 prizes to
be won with the top five prize
packages worth over $140,000
each and a $88,989 Early Bird
prize package. Other prizes
include cars, trips, shopping
sprees and gift cards. It is the
most unique and amazing
lottery prize line-up the region
has ever seen! Complete details
are available at
www.weallwin.ca.
For the first time, ticket buyers
can purchase a lottery ticket
knowing that they will be
improving health care for
everyone from infants to seniors.
Combined, The Ottawa Hospital
and The Children’s Hospital of
Eastern Ontario have over one
million patient visits each year,
and as our communities
continue to grow, our health
care facilities will have to grow
right along with them.
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Tickets are $100 each or three
for $250 and can be purchased
at any major bank, the
Guildcrest Homes Grand Prize
Cottage, by mail or by phone.
Also available at Ottawa
Hospital kiosks located at the
General, Riverside, and Civic
campuses and all Palladium
Auto Park Dealers.
To order your tickets today
simply call (613) 730-I-WIN
(4946) or 1-877-730-I-WIN
(4946). For more information
call The CHEO Foundation at
(613) 737-2780 or
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
at (613) 761-4295.
Never have the words “we all
win” meant so much and we
hope that you will support
The Ottawa Hospital & CHEO
Lottery by purchasing your
ticket today.
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President’s Message
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Photo by Michelle Valberg
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Each day my journey to
work includes a short walk
from the parking lot to the
CHEO Foundation office. It
is a walk that takes me
along the East side of the
hospital where
construction has recently
begun on the Garry
Cardiff Wing that will
house an expanded
Emergency Department, a
new state of the art Critical
Care Unit, Medical Day Unit, clinic space for
neurology and more.
The other day I stopped to watch the construction
workers as they were digging the massive hole for
the foundation, and preparing the site for the
upcoming barrage of bricks, steel and mortar that
will become this incredible new addition to CHEO.
As I envisioned how the new wing will alter the
hospital landscape, my thoughts turned to how
much change I have seen since my arrival in 1995.
The CHEO Research Institute has added a second
building, the Max Keeping Wing was constructed
and Rogers House was born. Now the view from
Smyth Road will change once again with the
construction of the Garry Cardiff Wing, an amazing,
and very welcome addition.
Your children’s hospital is growing right along with
the needs of the growing family population in
eastern Ontario, western Quebec and beyond.
In our work at the Foundation we develop close
relationships with CHEO families, and the staff who
take care of them. It’s so touching to see that even
with rapid growth and frequent advances in medical
technology, one constant remains; the deep
compassion and caring warmth delivered by CHEO
staff when treating a sick child, and helping the
family members through their ordeal. It’s caring that
comes from the heart, and it truly is what CHEO is
all about.
We thank the community for the incredible support
that helps us ensure that our growing hospital has
the trained staff, and up-to-date equipment needed
to care for our children.
Sincerely,
Frederick M. Bartlett
President and CEO
Playin’ Ball for the Kids at CHEO
On Saturday, May 10th, 2008, TD Canada Trust will
hold its Annual Greater Ottawa Area Classic Charity
Ball Tournament. Last year, over 500 employees
from 45 TD Canada Trust branches came together to
play ball for the children and youth at CHEO,
ultimately donating most of the monies raised to
Youth Net – a bilingual, regional mental health
promotion and intervention program run by youth,
for youth. The tournament has raised over $800,000
in eight years and continues to grow. As one of
Children’s Miracle Network’s top sponsors, TD
Canada Trust’s commitment to children’s hospitals
across Canada is admirable. Their time and
dedication can be seen throughout the year as the
branches lead the way in supporting community
events at a grassroots level by having barbeques,
selling CHEO bears, collecting pledges from
customers, conducting live and silent auctions,
participating in CHEO’s two major lotteries, actively
participating at our Telethon in June, as well as
successfully growing their December monthly-giving
campaign – TD truly does make a difference!
Tour Nortel
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painters, Your Independent Grocer Family BBQ, Fire
Safety House, Little Ray’s Reptiles, Circus Delights’
Magic Show, giant and junior slides and moon
bouncers. There really is something for everyone so
join us that day and help support a wonderful cause.
Collect pledges and earn Bayshore Shopping Centre
Gift Cards and chances to win fabulous prizes
from our sponsors. One lucky participant will
be awarded a 2008 Saturn Astra XE from
Turpin Saturn Saab. For every $200 raised
you get a ballot for the draw. Be among
our top 10 fundraisers and you might
win airfare for two from Air Canada.
Once again McDonald’s will be sponsoring our
Dream Team – three courageous cancer patients
who will be coming out to cheer on the thousands
of participants. This year we are proud to have
Charles Veilleux, 5, Hannayah Germain, 10, and
Kayla Whiteduck, 13, who are all very excited about
raising money for other CHEO patients fighting their
cancer battles.
Kayla
No one suspected that the pain in Kayla's knee
could be anything but an injury from one of her
many sporting events. Kayla Whiteduck, an
Algonquin from Kitigan-Zibi First Nation, who
played hockey and soccer amongst other sports,
began to complain of an intermittent low-grade pain
in her left leg.
For a great day of
family fun mark
Sunday, May 4th on
your calendars! Come
alone, bring friends and family or enter a team of
co-workers in the Tour Nortel Ottawa Citizen
Corporate Challenge and show your dedication to
our kids. There will be the Turpin Saturn Saab 2K
and GoodLife Fitness Clubs 5K walks, the Esso 12K
rollerblade and cycling tour, and the Sun
Microsystems 35K and Accenture 80K cycling tours
available (all beginning and ending at the Nortel
Campus, 3500 Carling Avenue).
After you finish your tour, there will be lots to see
and do on the scenic grounds of the Nortel Carling
Campus. Planned activities to date include:
complimentary massages, Cowguys Comedy Show,
Craz-E-Crew Extreme Sports Thrill Show, face
After Christmas of 2005, x-rays and a biopsy
confirmed the family’s worst fears. "I don't quite
remember those first few weeks, as much of it was a
blur. I recall crying a lot in private while searching
and praying for answers and hope," says Kayla’s
mom Gina.
Kayla went through 10 months of consistent and
intensive chemotherapy. She was hospitalized with a
fever and mouth sores on several occasions in
between rounds. Kayla also underwent an 11-hour
surgery to have her tumour, femur, knee and part of
her lower leg bone removed and replaced with a
prosthesis inside her leg.
Throughout this difficult period of 2006, Kayla
stayed exceptionally positive. She re-entered the
hospital on each occasion with a warrior-like
courage prepared to take on another round of
chemo. She completed her last round of chemo just
before her 12th birthday in October of 2006. Kayla
Tour Nortel
is very pleased to be involved in
Tour Nortel as it promotes fitness
while helping CHEO, Candlelighters
and Ronald McDonald House.
Charles
Charles' parents had no idea what
was ahead of them when they
went to his yearly medical
appointment in June 2006.
Charles' paediatrician diagnosed
an abnormal physical growth and
had him sent to CHEO the
following day for more tests. A
CT scan confirmed the presence of
a cancerous brain tumour in the
pineal gland region.
From that time on, things
happened quite rapidly. Charles
underwent a total of six series of
chemotherapy treatments, three
weeks apart. Unfortunately, the
tumour didn’t shrink enough so a
13.5 hour surgery was performed
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which was a great success. Just
nine days later he was home and
although he initially had vision
and balance problems, he was
playing at the park within a
couple weeks of his return. He is
now officially off treatment but is
still being followed in CHEO’s
outpatient clinics.
Charles is thrilled to have been
selected to represent Tour Nortel
this year and looks forward to
helping raise more funds for his
friends as well as to honour the
people who made his journey so
successful.
Hannayah
What appeared to be a nasty flu
became a diagnosis no parent is
ever ready to hear. At the
beginning of the school year in
September 2005 Hannayah was
presenting symptoms of a cold or
flu with vomiting and fever but
became worse with pains in her
legs and heart palpitations. A trip
to CHEO changed everything.
Blood work and a bone marrow
aspiration confirmed she had
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
(ALL).
Her troubles were far from over.
During her first week of treatment
Hannayah lost her speech, the
ability to walk, was vomiting and
had hallucinations, all due to a
severe allergic reaction to her
medication. With her medication
altered Hannayah was back to
being the smiling little girl her
parents know and love.
Hannayah is only 10 years old but
she has quickly learned how
important CHEO is which is why
she’s delighted to be a part of the
Dream Team this year.
Cancer Research
Money raised from Tour Nortel will make a
difference for years to come. Research is a vital
component in the battle against cancer. Just
50 years ago leukemia had a shockingly low
survival rate—just 10 per cent. Today, thanks to
research, that survival rate is 80 per cent. Without
the funds generated from events such as Tour
Nortel to support the critical research, many cancer
survivors would not be celebrating that victory.
While the advances in ALL (acute lymphoblastic
leukemia) have been impressive, the reality remains
that the survival rate for other types of cancer are
still far too low. As well, although more cancer
patients are winning their battles, there exist long
term effects of chemotherapy including, ironically,
an increase in adult cancer rates. Scientists are now
looking for ways to combat these long term
toxicities.
CHEO’s Research Institute is leading the globe in
investigating two of the newest and most promising
cancer therapies – treatments that utilize molecular
genetics to develop more effective and less toxic
cancer treatment including a virus therapy that kills
cancer cells while leaving healthy cells untouched.
The CHEO Research Institute workers have also
formulated a “cell suicide” treatment that is far less
toxic than chemotherapy and is now being clinically
tested in Canada, the US and the UK. These are just
two examples of the types of discoveries and
solutions that can be tested with a focused team of
talented individuals. This team is now turning its
attention to one of the most difficult cancers to
treat – brain tumours – with the hope of finding an
effective therapy to battle this too frequently fatal
cancer.
With help from events such as Tour Nortel and
other generous donations throughout the year,
CHEO and its researchers are making headway,
proving to our children and youth that beating
paediatric cancer is a priority. By investing in
research we let our children know we are making a
difference, today, tomorrow and for years to come.
From the Hospital
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CHEO Partners With Community Hospitals
to Provide Emergency Care to Children Closer
to Home
A special project funded by
Ontario’s Ministry of Health has
made it possible for CHEO to
partner with community hospitals
in eastern Ontario to establish a
standard way of treating children
in Emergency Departments.
Cornwall, Winchester, Pembroke,
Arnprior, Carleton Place, Renfrew
and St. Francis hospitals are
participating in the initiative.
Vomiting, diarrhea, croup and
bronchiolitis were selected as
starting points, largely because
they are so common in children
and youth seeking emergency
treatment. “These illnesses are
common to all children, regardless
of where they live. By sharing the
way in which we treat such
illnesses with our partner hospitals,
parents can rest assured that their
local hospitals have all the
knowledge and necessary tools to
provide quality paediatric care,”
says Stephanie Poirier, nursing lead
educator for CHEO’s Emergency
Outreach Project.
For parents of children who suffer
from any one of these common
illnesses, this partnership will go a
long way in providing paediatric
standards of care as close to home
as possible. While in the past many
families may have chosen to drive
to CHEO in Ottawa, they now have
the assurance that their community
hospital is the right place for their
child given that their hospital has
the same treatment and guidelines
for these illnesses as CHEO.
“With this exceptional partnership
between CHEO and these
community hospitals in eastern
Ontario, CHEO’s standard of care is
available to all children and their
families. This development of this
collaborative relationship is
wonderful,” says Michel Bilodeau,
President of CHEO.
CHEO is a strong proponent of
delivering care as close to home as
possible. This initiative is in
keeping with the hospital’s
mandate to provide leadership and
to share paediatric excellence with
its community partners.
Young Fundraisers
A special teacher can have a magical affect
on students of any age. This is especially true
for grade 5 student Jenna May and her
Kindergarten teacher Ms. Kennedy who had
lost her son Mitchell to cancer. Jenna May
wanted to do something to remember
Mitchell and asked her friends to bring
donations to her birthday party instead of
gifts. She generously donated these funds
in Mitchell’s honour to CHEO because she
“wanted to help families with sick kids.”
Ms. Kennedy was so touched by this warm
and generous act, she gave Jenna May one
of Mitchell’s teddy bears. One tiny act of
kindness made a huge difference in the lives
of many. We thank Jenna May and all her
friends for thinking of the kids at CHEO!
Planned Giving
Crédit photographique : Michelle Valberg
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CHEO patient Morgan MacIntyre
Leave a Legacy To the Kids at CHEO
A Bequest in Your Will
A Trust
Remember the kids at CHEO in your will by leaving a
gift of cash, stocks or bonds, a gift in kind, or the
proceeds of a life insurance policy. The tax receipt can
help reduce your estate taxes.
A trust fund can provide you with guaranteed income
for life, a significant tax benefit, and the chance to
make a generous donation to CHEO.
Life Insurance
Make CHEO the beneficiary of a new or existing life
insurance policy. You can choose to use the tax receipt
now or defer it to lower your estate taxes.
Securities
Securities always make great gifts to help the kids at
CHEO and you’ll pay no capital gains tax when you
donate appreciated stocks or bonds.
A Gift in Kind
Equipment or other items required by CHEO may be
donated. You or your estate will receive a charitable
tax receipt for the fair market value.
Please send me information about:
o using life insurance as a charitable gift
o making a gift to CHEO in my will
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Mail or contact:
Fran Ward, CHEO Foundation,
415 Smyth Rd., Ottawa ON K1H 8M8
Tel: (613) 738-3694
[email protected]
CHEO Message Hits the Airwaves
Spring is a wonderful time at
CHEO as staff prepares for some
of our most exciting events. First
up is 106.9 The Bear’s Have a
Heart for CHEO Radiothon
which will broadcast live from
the CHEO cafeteria from
April 9–11. The Y101 Country
Cares Challenge for CHEO will
have a bit of a new spin as they
take up residence in Place
D’Orleans shopping plaza for
their radiothon from May 28–30.
We hope you will tune in and
enjoy some heartwarming
moments as patients, families and
staff share their experiences.
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The most exciting weekend for
CHEO is on May 31 and June 1
when we broadcast the CHEO
Telethon on CTV from Nortel’s
Carling campus. Over the 24
hour telethon many families
share their hardships and
victories and you repay them
with such tremendous support.
Your donation tells our patients
that you care and for that we are
so grateful. It’s an emotional
weekend for everyone but when
the grand total lights up the
board it tells our CHEO kids and
youth that we care about their
health and their future.
A great big CHEO bear hug to
The Bear, Y101, and CTV
Telethon volunteers. A special
thank you to all the families who
let us into their lives throughout
these events. Sharing your stories
really does make a difference.
Mark Your Calendars
Tour Nortel
Teddy Bears’ Picnic
Sunday, May 4
Saturday, July 7
CHEO Telethon
Radiothons
Saturday, May 31 and
Sunday, June 1
Many thanks to all those who have
volunteered, attended, donated,
or participated in any of our events.
Your devotion to our children’s health
is greatly appreciated. We look
forward to seeing you at our
upcoming events.
Special thanks to Smiling Cat
Productions, whose support of CHEO
Foundation projects throughout the
year helps make this beautiful
newsletter possible.
106.9 The Bear: April 9–11
Y101: May 28–30
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supporters and friends, published by the Children’s Hospital of
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comments please contact the CHEO Foundation or
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