Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) has just received its largest single donation ever.
Local philanthropist Tom Budd has donated $1 million to KGH, specifically to the Payton & Dillon Budd Brain Health Medical Fund, named after Budd害羞草研究所檚 sons, who both died after struggling with mental health issues.
害羞草研究所淚t is time to take action,害羞草研究所 said Budd. 害羞草研究所淚 am trying to live a life that my sons would be proud of.害羞草研究所
The Payton & Dillon Budd Brain Health Medical Fund is dedicated to advancing brain health care in Kelowna.
害羞草研究所淢y boys were deeply loved,害羞草研究所 said Budd. 害羞草研究所淭his gift, and every philanthropic commitment I have made or will ever make, is an expression of my enduring love for them, and the compassion I feel for all others who have lost a child or loved one to mental health challenges or neurological brain disorder.害羞草研究所
The decision to donate also stems from Budd害羞草研究所檚 mother, who has Parkinson害羞草研究所檚 disease and dementia.
害羞草研究所淚t is an area of health care that is vitally important,害羞草研究所 said Allison Young, CEO of the KGH Foundation. 害羞草研究所淢ental illness and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson害羞草研究所檚, ALS, Alzheimer害羞草研究所檚 and dementia are devastating to those who are suffering, and their families.害羞草研究所
According to Young, the Payton & Dillon Budd Brain Health Medical Fund will provide awards and grants enabling neurologists to engage in projects and studies that aim to provide a greater understanding of how the brain works to advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the brain.
Since the KGH Foundation launched its $40 million 害羞草研究所楥loser to home than you think害羞草研究所 campaign, they included a $5 million commitment to establish a Centre of Excellence for Brain Health 害羞草研究所 a hub for training, research, innovation, and leadership development in the clinical neurosciences at KGH.
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