Neuro-oncologist, Dr. Chantel Cacciotti is pushing the boundaries of cancer care.
Grateful Dad Says “All Kids Deserve Care” His Son Received At Children’s
When Brad McDougall’s family needed specialized health care, they thought they might have to travel far from home to find it. But, thanks to years of careful forethought and investment by donors, Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre turned out to be the ideal spot.
Help Kids Like Marley With OHL Playoffs Ultimate 50/50
Between episodes of Paw Patrol and singing two-year-old Marley’s favourite silly songs, Marley’s parents noticed something different – Marley’s colour was changing – she seemed so much paler. Soon, Marley’s mood changed. She went from her happy, bubbly self to irritable. Something was wrong.
Choosing Children’s Made All the Difference
Robert Martinho came into the world in Ottawa in March 1994, and before he was even six months old, he was already on the transplant list. For his family, London became a second home.
Help Unlock Answers that Protect Kids’ Lives
When twins Amelia and Harper started needing frequent hospitalization for pneumonia, their worried parents started asking questions.
Transporting Waylon — The Lifesaving Drive
Children’s Neonatal Paediatric Transport Team share their incredible effort to safely transport Waylon to specialized paediatric critical care at Children’s Hospital.
Saving Waylon
When Waylon fell through an ice-covered pool at his babysitter’s house, it took an entire community to save him – including you.
The Next 100 Years of Children’s (CH, TVCC, CHRI): Dr. Victor Han and Olink Lab Technology
When someone like Dr. Victor Han calls a technology a “game-changer” for children’s health care, you pay attention.
5 Tips for Keeping Your Children Safe in Summer
Five tips to help keep your children safe in summer from Children’s Hospital’s Injury Prevention Team.
Expert Care Saved Baby Maia’s Life
Maia was born two months premature, with two holes in her heart. Expert care at Children’s Hospital saved her life.
Dr. Fred Possmayer’s Research Discovery Continues to Save Lives Over 40 Years Later
You may not know Dr. Fred Possmayer, but you may know someone because of Dr. Fred Possmayer. His research discovery has saved thousands of lives and reduced suffering around the world, and it’s often referred to in the same breath as insulin.
Transformational Donation Will Launch the Jahnke Family Paediatric Oncology Centre of Excellence at Children’s Hospital
Local London couple, Dieter and Lyse Jahnke, have made a transformational $5 million donation that will launch the Jahnke Family Paediatric Oncology Centre of Excellence at Children’s Hospital, enhancing and transforming care for children affected by cancer.
How the Churchill Family’s Generosity Is Changing the Lives of Our Tiniest Patients
Children’s Health Foundation is honoured that the Churchill Family has made this life-saving gift so that patients at Children’s Hospital can continue to receive the best possible care and most possible hope.
Curing Epilepsy with Expert Skills and Donor-funded Equipment
In 2021, Children’s Health Foundation donors fully funded the ROSA One Brain Robotic Arm, a state-of-the-art piece of equipment, made specifically for paediatric patients. The addition of the ROSA One Brain Robotic Arm for Children’s Hospital’s Paediatric Epilepsy Program – one of only two Regional Epilepsy Surgery Centres of Excellence in Ontario – has been transformational.
High School Students Transform Paediatric Inpatient Unit
In early 2022, John Paull II Catholic Secondary School art teacher Christine Mancini received a text from her friend Ashley Stephen, a nurse in the Paediatric Inpatient Unit at Children’s Hospital. Ashley had a question for Christine: would her students be interested in creating some fun murals for the unit?
How Two Kids’ Friendship Created Lasting Holiday Magic
Hunter’s Mom Sarah shares what this time of year means to her and her family.
Peer Support for Kids Changes Their Hospital Experience
At Children’s Hospital, Youth CoRE ensures our kids and teens have peers to talk to.
World Prematurity Day: Midwifery Helps New Parents Have an Unforgettable Moment
At Children’s Hospital, the Midwifery Department is finding the best ways to ensure parents can hold their newborns skin-to-skin as soon as possible – even after a cesarian section.
Getting Kids Closer to The Care They Need
This week, YOU can help kids like Hunter get closer to the care they need. Donate your Aeroplan points during Air Canada’s Aeroplan matching week October 2 to 8 and help ensure kids from all over Western Ontario have access to leading-edge care.
Leading-edge Cancer Care at Children’s Hospital
As our kids face cancer, they have expert clinicians and researchers working around the clock to provide the best possible care.
The Children’s Group LHSC Auxiliary Celebrates 100 Years
Leaders from across our health care community shared in the Children’s Group’s centennial and thanked them for their contributions.
A stay at Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can be a difficult start to motherhood
Motherhood can already be a lonely journey but then add on the uniqueness and difficulty of a NICU stay to the mix…
You Made It Possible for Lauren to Breathe
Today, Lauren is beyond proud to be using her storytelling skills to share how Children’s Health Foundation donors transform the lives of our kids. With your help, they can become adults like her!
You helped Juliana Embrace Her Story
She is overjoyed to be here and is so grateful for the expertise of Children’s Childhood Cancer program, Children’s life-enriching patient support programs and the chance to make a positive impact with her story.
Children’s Health Foundation receives the Children’s Miracle Network Award for Canada’s Hospital Foundation of the Year.
Children’s Health Foundation, fundraising partner to Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, TVCC and Children’s Health Research Institute, has been awarded Canada’s Hospital Foundation of the Year at this year’s Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Conference in Orlando, Florida. This honour is reserved for one children’s hospital foundation and recognizes their […]
ECG Machines help transform health care for kids like Tia
Performing life-saving tests and procedures on babies as small as Kayleigh requires specialized equipment like the NICU shuttle that allows infants to remain connected to IV pumps, isolettes, and more while on their way to CT scans, MRIs, or other treatments and procedures. Thank you Rona for helping us purchase this life-saving piece of equipment!
Meet our 2023 Children’s Miracle Network Champion Child
Kshitij was just five-years-old when his family noticed something wasn’t quite right – he was falling while walking. His family was stunned to find out his diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), which causes muscle weakness throughout the body. “When our little boy was suddenly diagnosed with DMD, we didn’t […]
The NICU Shuttle helps transform health care for kids like Kayleigh
Performing life-saving tests and procedures on babies as small as Kayleigh requires specialized equipment like the NICU shuttle that allows infants to remain connected to IV pumps, isolettes, and more while on their way to CT scans, MRIs, or other treatments and procedures. Thank you Rona for helping us purchase this life-saving piece of equipment!
Supporting Our Kids When Emergency Strikes
Grateful DiCecco Family and St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus (Nobleton, ON) Joseph DiCecco loved snowmobiling, hockey, boating and life at the cottage. From the time Joseph could walk, he enthusiastically worked right by his father’s side at the family business, Greenside, a very busy and well-known landscaping company. Joseph’s much-loved […]
Sandra Schmirler Foundation Helps Protect Babies in Crisis by Funding Leading-Edge Equipment
Sandra Schmirler Foundation Helps Protect Babies in Crisis by Funding Leading-Edge Equipment.