Imagine being told your child has a 30 per cent chance of survival?
That’s the reality parents Katherine and David faced when doctors at The Hospital for Sick Children diagnosed their son Hugh with a rare, cancerous brain tumour.
The following weeks after Hugh’s diagnosis were a whirlwind of tests and procedures, including a five-hour surgery where 98 per cent of his brain tumour was removed. The surgery was followed by radiation to “clean up” the remainder of the cancer.
Today, Hugh, 5, comes to SickKids monthly for chemotherapy and checkups. He started senior kindergarten in the fall and enjoys playing with his friends.
His mom couldn’t be happier. “All he ever longed for in Hospital was to go back to being a kid,” she said. “SickKids gave that to him.”
Childhood is a unique and special stage of life. And while most children get through their childhood with nothing more than a minor illness, for those children with more serious conditions, like Hugh’s, there is SickKids.
Help support the critical work of SickKids and brave patients like Hugh by purchasing your tickets in the Dreams & Discoveries Winter Lottery. It’s your chance to win our Grand Prize of $1.5 million cash,* one of seven Dream Pack Prizes, as well as cars, trips and thousands of other prizes.
Most importantly, your lottery ticket purchase will continue to make a difference for sick children in Canada and around the world.
Visit the SickKids Lottery website for more information and to watch Hugh’s video.
*See rules and regulations at www.sickkidslottery.ca. LL#4485
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So get your tickets now for the Dreams & Discoveries Lottery from SickKids. Take advantage of our cost-effective ticket pricing before it’s too late. Your cost per ticket can be as low as $20 for a pack of 25! The proceeds from every ticket you order help keep SickKids as a global leader in child health care, learning and research. Together we will change their future.
To learn more about the lottery or to purchase your tickets, please visit the lottery website.
*See rules and regulations at www.sickkidslottery.ca. LL #4095.
The fall SickKids Lottery, Dreams & Discoveries, is underway and tickets are selling fast. Buy your tickets online or by calling 1-888-356-KIDS (5437). Maybe your dreams will come true.
Up for grabs is more than 26,000 prizes including the Grand Prize of $1.5 Million cash*, our biggest grand prize to date, and 10 Dream Pack prizes! If you purchase your tickets before midnight on Friday, October 14, you will be entered to win a 2011 Land Rover Range Rover HSE!
Your ticket purchase is helping kids like Iona, who was immediately rushed to SickKids for an intestinal condition after birth. Through support from programs like the Lottery, SickKids is helping to achieve a healthier tomorrow for our young patients so they can grow up and accomplish their hopes and dreams.
Don’t miss your opportunity! Buy your tickets now. More chances for you. More hope for sick children.
*See rules and regulations at www.sickkidslottery.ca. LL #4095.