YOU ARE A SHINING LIGHT.
WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT A NEED IN OUR HOSPITAL, YOU JUMP INTO ACTION. AND YOUR THOUGHTFUL ACTIONS MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO THE HEALTH AND HAPPINESS OF ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL PATIENTS.
BECAUSE OF YOU, DOCTORS CAN SAVE A YOUNG ATHLETE’S SIGHT AFTER A TRAUMATIC EYE INJURY. BECAUSE YOU CARE, A RETIREE WILL SPEND LESS TIME WAITING FOR A HIP REPLACEMENT AND MORE TIME DANCING WITH HIS GRANDDAUGHTER. AND BECAUSE OF YOUR COMPASSION, A TEACHER RECOVERING FROM BREAST CANCER SURGERY WILL HAVE A CARING SUPPORT TEAM TO HELP HER GET HER CONFIDENCE BACK.
YOUR DONATIONS ARE A SHINING LIGHT OF HOPE FOR ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL PATIENTS, AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW JUST HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO HAVE YOU BY OUR SIDE.
SO THIS YEAR, AS AN EXPRESSION OF OUR GRATITUDE, WE’RE INTRODUCING A NEW TRADITION AT ST. JOSEPH’S CALLED LIGHTS OF HOPE.
THIS CHRISTMAS, IN CELEBRATION OF YOU AND YOUR KIND SUPPORT, FOR EVERY $250 RAISED BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEW YEAR, WE WILL LIGHT A CANDLE IN ONE OF OUR HOSPITAL’S WINDOWS. OUR GOAL IS TO LIGHT 200 CANDLES, BRINGING SOME MUCH-NEEDED CHRISTMAS CHEER TO OUR WORLD WHILE RAISING CRITICAL FUNDS FOR OUR HOSPITAL’S MOST URGENT NEEDS.
ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BEACON OF HOPE AND A PLACE OF CARE, SUPPORT, AND REFUGE. AND THROUGH LIGHTS OF HOPE, EVERYONE IN THE AREA WILL SEE, AND BENEFIT FROM, YOUR KIND AND CARING GIFTS.
AS A ST. JOSEPH’S SUPPORTER, YOU KNOW OUR HOSPITAL HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SERVICE. AND THANKS TO YOUR DONATIONS TO ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, OUR TRUSTED HOSPITAL HAS CONSTANTLY ADAPTED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. YOUR SUPPORT ALLOWS OUR HOSPITAL TO CONTINUE TO OFFER NEW AND INNOVATIVE HEALTH-SAVING SERVICES TO PATIENTS.
ONE SUCH EXAMPLE IS THE NEW CORNEAL TRANSPLANT PROGRAM THAT HELPS PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM SCARRING OF THE CORNEA OR KERATOCONUS (A BULGING OF THE CORNEA). BOTH CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO BLURRED VISION AND THREATEN A PERSON’S QUALITY OF LIFE. BUT THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT, THESE PATIENTS CAN AVOID A LIFETIME OF DISCOMFORT.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS ST. JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTRE, WHERE WOMEN OF ALL AGES CAN ACCESS THE BEST HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE, TAILORED TO THEIR NEEDS. SPECIFICALLY, THE 3D MAMMOGRAPHY MACHINE YOU HELPED PURCHASE LAST YEAR PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, DETAILED IMAGES THAT ALLOW DOCTORS TO DETECT BREAST CANCER MORE ACCURATELY.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, PATIENTS AND MEDICAL STAFF ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
IN FACT, WE OFTEN HEAR FROM DOCTORS AND PATIENTS JUST HOW MUCH YOUR GENEROSITY MEANS TO THEM, AND I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE A FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT WE RECEIVED FROM A ST. JOSEPH’S PATIENT AND DONOR TO THE FOUNDATION. I THINK YOU’LL AGREE IT’S ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE POSITIVE IMPACT THE CARING MEDICAL TEAM AT ST. JOSEPH’S HAS ON PATIENTS. PLUS, THIS PATIENT’S STORY REALLY HITS HOME THE IMPORTANCE OF A QUICK AND CONCISE DIAGNOSIS WHEN CANCER IS SUSPECTED.
(PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PATIENT OFFERED TO SHARE HER STORY BUT HAS ASKED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.)
HELLO, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH YOU ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE AT ST. JOE’S HOSPITAL THIS PAST JUNE.
I AM A 55-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROPONENT OF PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING PROPER DIET, NUTRITION AND EXERCISE, AND CULTIVATING HEALTHY MENTAL WELL-BEING.
ONE NIGHT IN JUNE, I FOUND A LUMP IN MY LEFT BREAST. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I SPENT A SLEEPLESS NIGHT. I SPOKE TO MY FAMILY PHYSICIAN THE NEXT MORNING AND SAW HER THE FOLLOWING WEEK FOR ASSESSMENT. I DO NOT HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER, AND I CERTAINLY DIDN’T WANT TO BE THE FIRST.
MY FAMILY PHYSICIAN FELT POSITIVE THAT THIS WAS A BENIGN SITUATION BUT UNDERSTOOD MY NEED FOR MORE PRECISE TESTING. WITHIN THE WEEK, I WAS REFERRED TO ST. JOE’S BREAST HEALTH CENTRE. I WAS TOLD BY A VERY KIND MAMMOGRAPHY TECHNICIAN THAT IF FURTHER ANALYSIS WAS REQUIRED, I WOULD BE CALLED BACK FOR AN ULTRASOUND.
THE RADIOLOGIST, DR. MACDONALD, VERY QUICKLY ASSESSED MY RESULTS AND – YOU GOT IT – I WAS CALLED BACK IN FOR AN ULTRASOUND. I’M PRETTY SURE MY BLOOD PRESSURE WAS ELEVATED, BUT I TRIED TO STAY CALM UNTIL WE KNEW MORE. DR. MACDONALD WAS SO VERY KIND TO HELP ME RELAX AS HE READ IMAGES. THANKFULLY, THOSE IMAGES WERE, IN FACT, BENIGN RESULTS. HOW RELIEVED I WAS. AND HOW BLESSED I AM.
I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE TO HAVE THE BREAST HEALTH CENTRE AT ST. JOE’S. THE TEAM APPROACH IS INCREDIBLE AND EXTREMELY EFFICIENT, ALLOWING FAST AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS SO WHICHEVER TREATMENT APPROACH IS NECESSARY CAN BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. I APPLAUD THE TEAM AND THANK THEM FOR DOING WHAT THEY DO FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH DAY AFTER DAY.
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED PERSONALLY AND CORPORATELY IN FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR ST. JOE’S BREAST HEALTH CENTRE, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. I ENCOURAGE YOU, IF POSSIBLE, TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE ST. JOE’S LIGHTS OF HOPE CAMPAIGN.
LET’S HELP LIGHT UP EACH WINDOW OF ST. JOE’S THIS CHRISTMAS. WHAT A SIGHT THAT WILL BE!
INDEED! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT IT WILL BE!
I DO HOPE YOU WILL SEND IN YOUR DONATION QUICKLY SO WE CAN PUT ANOTHER CANDLE IN ONE OF OUR HOSPITAL’S WINDOWS. IN THIS TIME OF CHALLENGES AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CRISES, WE NEED YOUR DONATIONS MORE THAN EVER. YOUR SHINING LIGHT WILL BRING PEACE AND JOY TO SO MANY.
ANY GIFT YOU CAN SEND TODAY WILL HELP ENSURE INNOVATIVE NEW TREATMENT BREAKTHROUGHS CONTINUE HERE AT ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL. PLUS, YOUR LIGHT OF HOPE IN THE WINDOW HAS THE POWER TO RESTORE FAITH AND HEALTH.
ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE AT ST. JOSEPH’S, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO HELP. WE WISH YOU AND YOURS A HAPPY AND JOY-FILLED CHRISTMAS SEASON.
WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT A NEED IN OUR HOSPITAL, YOU JUMP INTO ACTION. AND YOUR THOUGHTFUL ACTIONS MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO THE HEALTH AND HAPPINESS OF ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL PATIENTS.
BECAUSE OF YOU, DOCTORS CAN SAVE A YOUNG ATHLETE’S SIGHT AFTER A TRAUMATIC EYE INJURY. BECAUSE YOU CARE, A RETIREE WILL SPEND LESS TIME WAITING FOR A HIP REPLACEMENT AND MORE TIME DANCING WITH HIS GRANDDAUGHTER. AND BECAUSE OF YOUR COMPASSION, A TEACHER RECOVERING FROM BREAST CANCER SURGERY WILL HAVE A CARING SUPPORT TEAM TO HELP HER GET HER CONFIDENCE BACK.
YOUR DONATIONS ARE A SHINING LIGHT OF HOPE FOR ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL PATIENTS, AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW JUST HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO HAVE YOU BY OUR SIDE.
SO THIS YEAR, AS AN EXPRESSION OF OUR GRATITUDE, WE’RE INTRODUCING A NEW TRADITION AT ST. JOSEPH’S CALLED LIGHTS OF HOPE.
THIS CHRISTMAS, IN CELEBRATION OF YOU AND YOUR KIND SUPPORT, FOR EVERY $250 RAISED BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEW YEAR, WE WILL LIGHT A CANDLE IN ONE OF OUR HOSPITAL’S WINDOWS. OUR GOAL IS TO LIGHT 200 CANDLES, BRINGING SOME MUCH-NEEDED CHRISTMAS CHEER TO OUR WORLD WHILE RAISING CRITICAL FUNDS FOR OUR HOSPITAL’S MOST URGENT NEEDS.
ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BEACON OF HOPE AND A PLACE OF CARE, SUPPORT, AND REFUGE. AND THROUGH LIGHTS OF HOPE, EVERYONE IN THE AREA WILL SEE, AND BENEFIT FROM, YOUR KIND AND CARING GIFTS.
AS A ST. JOSEPH’S SUPPORTER, YOU KNOW OUR HOSPITAL HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SERVICE. AND THANKS TO YOUR DONATIONS TO ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, OUR TRUSTED HOSPITAL HAS CONSTANTLY ADAPTED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. YOUR SUPPORT ALLOWS OUR HOSPITAL TO CONTINUE TO OFFER NEW AND INNOVATIVE HEALTH-SAVING SERVICES TO PATIENTS.
ONE SUCH EXAMPLE IS THE NEW CORNEAL TRANSPLANT PROGRAM THAT HELPS PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM SCARRING OF THE CORNEA OR KERATOCONUS (A BULGING OF THE CORNEA). BOTH CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO BLURRED VISION AND THREATEN A PERSON’S QUALITY OF LIFE. BUT THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT, THESE PATIENTS CAN AVOID A LIFETIME OF DISCOMFORT.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS ST. JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTRE, WHERE WOMEN OF ALL AGES CAN ACCESS THE BEST HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE, TAILORED TO THEIR NEEDS. SPECIFICALLY, THE 3D MAMMOGRAPHY MACHINE YOU HELPED PURCHASE LAST YEAR PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, DETAILED IMAGES THAT ALLOW DOCTORS TO DETECT BREAST CANCER MORE ACCURATELY.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, PATIENTS AND MEDICAL STAFF ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
IN FACT, WE OFTEN HEAR FROM DOCTORS AND PATIENTS JUST HOW MUCH YOUR GENEROSITY MEANS TO THEM, AND I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE A FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT WE RECEIVED FROM A ST. JOSEPH’S PATIENT AND DONOR TO THE FOUNDATION. I THINK YOU’LL AGREE IT’S ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE POSITIVE IMPACT THE CARING MEDICAL TEAM AT ST. JOSEPH’S HAS ON PATIENTS. PLUS, THIS PATIENT’S STORY REALLY HITS HOME THE IMPORTANCE OF A QUICK AND CONCISE DIAGNOSIS WHEN CANCER IS SUSPECTED.
(PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PATIENT OFFERED TO SHARE HER STORY BUT HAS ASKED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.)
HELLO, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH YOU ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE AT ST. JOE’S HOSPITAL THIS PAST JUNE.
I AM A 55-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROPONENT OF PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING PROPER DIET, NUTRITION AND EXERCISE, AND CULTIVATING HEALTHY MENTAL WELL-BEING.
ONE NIGHT IN JUNE, I FOUND A LUMP IN MY LEFT BREAST. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I SPENT A SLEEPLESS NIGHT. I SPOKE TO MY FAMILY PHYSICIAN THE NEXT MORNING AND SAW HER THE FOLLOWING WEEK FOR ASSESSMENT. I DO NOT HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER, AND I CERTAINLY DIDN’T WANT TO BE THE FIRST.
MY FAMILY PHYSICIAN FELT POSITIVE THAT THIS WAS A BENIGN SITUATION BUT UNDERSTOOD MY NEED FOR MORE PRECISE TESTING. WITHIN THE WEEK, I WAS REFERRED TO ST. JOE’S BREAST HEALTH CENTRE. I WAS TOLD BY A VERY KIND MAMMOGRAPHY TECHNICIAN THAT IF FURTHER ANALYSIS WAS REQUIRED, I WOULD BE CALLED BACK FOR AN ULTRASOUND.
THE RADIOLOGIST, DR. MACDONALD, VERY QUICKLY ASSESSED MY RESULTS AND – YOU GOT IT – I WAS CALLED BACK IN FOR AN ULTRASOUND. I’M PRETTY SURE MY BLOOD PRESSURE WAS ELEVATED, BUT I TRIED TO STAY CALM UNTIL WE KNEW MORE. DR. MACDONALD WAS SO VERY KIND TO HELP ME RELAX AS HE READ IMAGES. THANKFULLY, THOSE IMAGES WERE, IN FACT, BENIGN RESULTS. HOW RELIEVED I WAS. AND HOW BLESSED I AM.
I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE TO HAVE THE BREAST HEALTH CENTRE AT ST. JOE’S. THE TEAM APPROACH IS INCREDIBLE AND EXTREMELY EFFICIENT, ALLOWING FAST AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS SO WHICHEVER TREATMENT APPROACH IS NECESSARY CAN BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. I APPLAUD THE TEAM AND THANK THEM FOR DOING WHAT THEY DO FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH DAY AFTER DAY.
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED PERSONALLY AND CORPORATELY IN FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR ST. JOE’S BREAST HEALTH CENTRE, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. I ENCOURAGE YOU, IF POSSIBLE, TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE ST. JOE’S LIGHTS OF HOPE CAMPAIGN.
LET’S HELP LIGHT UP EACH WINDOW OF ST. JOE’S THIS CHRISTMAS. WHAT A SIGHT THAT WILL BE!
INDEED! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT IT WILL BE!
I DO HOPE YOU WILL SEND IN YOUR DONATION QUICKLY SO WE CAN PUT ANOTHER CANDLE IN ONE OF OUR HOSPITAL’S WINDOWS. IN THIS TIME OF CHALLENGES AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CRISES, WE NEED YOUR DONATIONS MORE THAN EVER. YOUR SHINING LIGHT WILL BRING PEACE AND JOY TO SO MANY.
ANY GIFT YOU CAN SEND TODAY WILL HELP ENSURE INNOVATIVE NEW TREATMENT BREAKTHROUGHS CONTINUE HERE AT ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL. PLUS, YOUR LIGHT OF HOPE IN THE WINDOW HAS THE POWER TO RESTORE FAITH AND HEALTH.
ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE AT ST. JOSEPH’S, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO HELP. WE WISH YOU AND YOURS A HAPPY AND JOY-FILLED CHRISTMAS SEASON.
