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Caring for Kids Radiothon 2010 Raised $1,883,379.00!!

Posted 2/5/2010 6:36:00 PM
THANK YOU!
 
Thank you, thank you to everyone who helped and supported us in reaching our goal.
 
Thank you to all our great staff and volunteers who worked so hard to make 2010 a HUGE success.
 
Most of all thank you to our AMAZING kids and families for making this event so very special.
 
To see more photos and hear all of the family montages we've been playing over the past 3 days head over the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation site at www.childrenshospital.ab.ca
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Meet Michael and Family

Posted 2/5/2010 6:03:00 PM
You can become a Miracle Maker and help kids like Michael by calling 403-802-2700 or donating online at www.childrenshospital.ab.ca  

As Lisa and Kirk waited on the unit for their two-year old son, Michael to return from what was thought to be a simple bowel obstruction surgery, they were surprised with the surgeon, Dr. Sigalet arrived and said he had difficult news. Michael's abdomen was filled with cancer...both his kidneys and his aorta were encased in tumors. The diagnosis of stage 4 Neuroblastoma. With the short sentence "We've found tumors", the world as Lisa and Kirk knew it would change forever.
What followed were several weeks of chemotherapy and other drugs in an attempt to shrink the tumors. Michael then had surgery to remove what was left of the tumors followed by a stem cell rescue. This procedure involves removing Michael's blood, separating out the stem cells and putting the ...
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Meet Max

Posted 2/5/2010 5:41:00 PM
In April of this past year, Max and his dad Barry were on a father/son ski trip to Lake Louise. They were on the 1st run of the day and Barry skied down ahead of his son who was scoping out the terrain park and all the jumps. Barry watched his son take a jump and noticed something go terribly wrong in the air. His son’s femur snapped and the back of ski hit his helmet. The boy crashed to the ground, convulsing in a heap.

Barry took his skis off and ran uphill to his son - trying to stabilize him and call for help. He was transported to a waiting ambulance and Barry followed in his car - frantically calling his wife. Traffic was at a standstill on the TransCanada and Barry thought he saw a crash up ahead - until he noticed that it was STARS landing ...
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Trey

Posted 2/5/2010 5:22:00 PM
For a few weeks, Trey had been complaining of a bruise/bump on his leg…but since he’s an active football player on his Airdrie high school team, his parents chalked it up to a minor injury and assumed it would heal with time.

After winning MVP in an important playoff game, Trey confessed to his mom that the pain was getting worse, and the bump seemed larger. A nurse herself, Kim knew this wasn’t good and took him immediately for x-rays at the rural hospital in which she worked. The radiologist there took one look and said they should get to the Alberta Children’s Hospital immediately. Kim’s concern deepened and it took all her will power not to panic on the drive into Calgary.
Unfortunately, her worst fears were realized when the results of the MRI came back – her son had a malignant tumor growing in his femur…it was osteosarcoma ...
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