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Barbara Sutherland was just 41 years old with a family of back to life three young children when she had her first heart attack. She had bent down to fix the chain on Barbara began to have a second heart luck; she was born with a weakness in the lin- Thanks to the experienced her eldest son’s bike when she experi- attack before she would get the answer, and ing of her arteries.” medical team and enced extreme chest pains and a tingling was rushed to the RCH Catheterization Lab During the angiogram, the unthinkable specialized equipment Ssensation in her arms. She went into the house for an angiogram. Using the Intravascular happened: her main coronary artery com- available at RCH, Barbara to lie down on the floor while her middle son Ultrasound (IVUS) machine (funded by donors pletely blocked off. Dr. Simkus administered is alive and well today. dialed 911. It was a small episode, lasting about in 2006) to see the inside of Barbara’s arteries, medication to help relieve the heart spasms, three minutes, and then she felt fine. the angiogram revealed that she was suffering but it didn’t work. Her blood pressure dropped Following standard procedure, paramedics from a spontaneous coronary dissection. The to 60 (normal blood pressure is 120), and her took Barbara to her local hospital for test- fine lining of her main coronary artery was heart rate slowed down to 50 beats per minute. ing, which indicated she had suffered a heart peeling apart, and the flap was impeding the Barbara was dying on the table. attack. flow of blood to the main pumping chamber of In his 25-year career as a cardiologist, Dr. How is that possible, asked Barbara, as she the heart. Simkus was astounded by what he saw. “Heart had no family history of heart disease, didn’t “Heart disease can happen to anyone,” says attacks are usually caused by plaque build-up smoke, exercised regularly and watched every- Dr. Gerald Simkus, RCH’s Chief of Cardiac in the coronary arteries. Spontaneous coronary thing she ate? Services. “In Barbara’s case, it was just bad dissections are fairly rare; we see about 12 cases continued on page 2

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hen times are tough, we take care of to continue to serve as a key specialized hospital what matters most to us: our loved for residents in the Fraser Health region, the ones and our health. Lower Mainland and from across . WI am proud to say that despite current As an RCH Foundation donor, you become economic challenges, not only did we receive part of the care team at RCH. It helps to support for our recent provide the resources Gala from many new needed on the front sponsors; 90 per cent of lines to deliver the our sponsors returned best in health care. coming from the heart this year to help us Your support also Handcrafted pillows are made and distributed by the RCH raise $1.6 million for inspires the RCH Auxiliary to more than 700 open-heart surgery patients annually. RCH. medical team, as it lets Providing chest support, each pillow is autographed by the patient’s These donors, and them know that their cardiac team, and displays a drawing of the patient’s cardiac the many others that community values procedure. support us throughout their work and their Heart pillows are just one example of the handcrafted items the the year, have stepped commitment to always auxiliary team provides to patients each year, free of charge, as part up because they believe do their best for the of their patient comfort program. In addition to donating thousands that supporting RCH “Donating to RCH is an investment in your own good health,” people they serve. of hours sewing, volunteers also provide emotional support to is a wise investment, in says RCH Foundation President and CEO Adrienne Bakker. We are pleased to patients. For more information about volunteering with the RCH their own health and report that we have Auxiliary, please call 604.526.9041. the health of their loved ones. reached our goal of $1.6 million for the Urgent RCH has a bold and exciting future ahead Needs campaign to provide vital equipment as its partners – RCH Foundation, donors, needed throughout the hospital. Thank you for Fraser Health, the Ministry of Health Services, your support now and in helping us build for and the care teams at RCH – work on crafting the future. a roadmap for the future that will enable RCH (signature) Adrienne Bakker did you know? Royal Columbia Hospital is... • A provincially designated heart, trauma and neuro care cen- tre providing the highest level of care for the most critically ill patients • One of B.C.’s busiest hospitals serving 1.5 million people, with 52,000 emergency visits and 29,000 admissions annually • Home to one of the three busiest Cardiac Catheterization Labs in the country, providing 24/7 minimally invasive heart diagno- ses and treatment • The site that receives more trauma patients by Air Ambulance than any other hospital in B.C. • A UBC teaching hospital

“I have a new normal, but I’m back to doing almost everything I was doing a year ago.” Barbara Sutherland, former RCH cardiac patient per year, but this is by “They are so good at what they do because they far the most dramatic do so many procedures every day.” case I’ve ever seen.” Sutherland accepts that her body is still Dr. Simkus needed to quickly rebuild healing, so she takes a gentle approach to exer- Barbara’s artery, so he performed an angio- cise and going about her daily routine. “I have Dr. Gerald Simkus , Barbara’s cardiologist and RCH Chief of Cardiac Services, compares plasty, inserting stents into the torn blood ves- a new normal, but I’m back to doing almost a tiny stent (fitted onto a catheter) with a spring from an average ball point pen.During an sel. It would take about an hour of tricky work everything I was doing a year ago.” angioplasty, a catheter is inserted into the groin and threaded through to the blood vessels of to deploy six stents to restructure her main the heart. A balloon attached to the end of the catheter is inflated and opens upthe blocked coronary artery. “Essentially, I owe my life to ONLINE: Read Barbara’s personal account vessel. Before the catheter is removed, one or more stents are left at the site of the blockage to Dr. Simkus and his team,” says Sutherland. keep blood flowing through the newly opened passage.

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Shangri-Laoyal Columbian Hospital Foundation supporters embarked visited on and achieved a very special Journey through Shangri-La on March 5th. It was an adventure that raised more than $200,000 for the $1.6 million thank you for the RUrgent Needs Campaign to fund critical equipment needs at RCH. Recognizing the need to support critical care at RCH is why Gloria Macarenko chose to co-host the gala with CBC News: Vancouver at Six Journey co-anchor, Ian Hanomansing. “What I find exciting about supporting RCH Foundation is that the Presenting Sponsors money raised directly benefits patients at the hospital, and that, in turn, supports the entire well-being of the province,” said Macarenko. Angie Osachoff hangs words of inspiration on the Wishing Tree. Speaking from reporting experience, Hanomansing noted that Platinum Sponsors people in the Lower Mainland are “extremely passionate” about hav- ing access to the best in health care. “What is remarkable is that, despite economic challenges, more and more people in the Lower Mainland are stepping up to join us in helping RCH provide that care.” Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsors

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The Honourable George Adrienne and Dr. Nigel Abbott, Minister of Health Murray, CEO for Fraser Services, and RCH’s Head of Health Authority. Photo by Laboratory Services, Dr. Arun Malcolm Parry, Garg, toast the gala’s success. THE .

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Gala co-chairs John Ashbridge and Sharon Co-presenting sponsors and RCH neighbours: Stan Weismiller, Domaas pull the winning Winvan Paving Ltd. President and Ted Carlson, Mainland Sand raffle tickets. and Gravel Ltd. president. celebrity chef supports critical care at RCH to support a cause that was important to her: Whitecap Books, to RCH Foundation. The the hospital. proceeds will help fund equipment in the The idea came to her one day last summer, Emergency Department and throughout the while her four-year-old son was being treated rest of the hospital. at RCH by the Emergency Department team, “I wanted my book to be full of life because including Dr. Jason Exner and Registered that’s the way I am, and now I can use it to help Nurse Jeneen Rankin-Bayer. RCH save lives,” says Arneson. “I cannot tell “All the while that I was in [the ED] with you what an absolute privilege it is to be able Aaron, I kept thinking, what can I do for to give something back to the hospital that has RCH?“ Arneson says. always been there for me and my family.” Equipped with the knowledge imparted to her by her mother and elders in India, Bal has worked as a private caterer to many prominent business, sports and celebrity clientele, and as a ONLINE: Bal and son Aaron roll out fter years of relying on Royal Colum- frequent guest chef on City TV Cooks. Recipe from Everyday some rotis for an afternoon bian Hospital whenever her family Now she has taken that passion for healthy Indian for Bal’s Healthy snack. Bal is using her needed medical attention, celebrity cooking and is putting it to work for RCH. Rotis. passion for healthy cooking Achef Bal Arneson realized her cooking talent Arneson is donating partial proceeds from the to help RCH deliver the best could be used to help more than just those who sale of her newly released cookbook, Everyday in health care. wanted to learn her recipes – it could be used Indian, from celebrity cookbook publisher,

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Winton & Barbara Derby Tanya Slingsby Benefactor $10,000+ Port Metro Vancouver Sharon & Allen Domaas Richard Smith Baxter Corporation Robert Dunlop Helen & Fred Sparkes Best Western Chelsea Inn Sapperton Business Dr. Michael & Mrs. Katherine Jennifer Sutherland Bio Syntech Canada Inc. Association Epstein Dr. Laurence & Mrs. Bev Turner Burnaby Fire Fighters 1 Anonymous Donor specialWe acknowledge these individuals, thanksestates, corporate and community Thomas & Joyce Fisher Bruno & Jane Wall Charitable Society organizations (and those who prefer to remain anonymous) for their Jake & Doris Frizzell William & Rosalyn Walls CN Partner $2,500 - $4,999 generous donations, received in 2008, which have helped us raise $1.6 Dr. Arun & Mrs. Lori Garg James & Lillian White Hospitality Network Aldonaz Financial Planning Dorothy Graham Peggy White Peter Legge Charity Golf Classic BelPacific Excavating & million in this year to support exceptional care at RCH. Our sincerest Edward Graham David & Donna Worthington Loyal Protestant Association Shoring apologies for any errors or omissions. Gillian Harwood & John Lucas 2 Anonymous Donors D.I. McDonald Holdings Ltd. Best Buy Canada Ltd. Lothar Heinrich McLean Foundation B.C. Biomedical Laboratories Ltd. CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Tom & Claire Manion Anne Stradiotti Adelma Hudson ESTATES Larry Osachoff Investment Burnaby Now Life Member & Benefactor Steve & Karen McDonald Katie Wall Gareth & Mareese Keane Benefactor $10,000+ Team - RBC Dominion Cassady & Company $10,000+ Mollie McDonald Anna Wassermann Dr. Sean Keenan Alice Mathilda Airth Securities Inc. - New The HYDRECS Fund David & Joanne McDonald Rick & Leona Mudie Jeune Williams Frank & Lynne Kemp Margaret Elizabeth Brennan Westminster Investors Group Gerald & Johanne Voogd Joan & John Kochan Louise Violet Cooper Pacific Newspaper Group Janssen-Ortho Inc. Benefactor $10,000+ Dr. Grover & Mrs. Adele Wong Leader $1,500 - $2,499 Howard & Bessie Lord John Gordon Davis Rennie Marketing Systems Lundbeck Canada Inc. Beverley de La Mothe 1 Anonymous Donor Sandra Aarvold Loretta Lucas & Mike Ablitt Mary Agnes Gorringe RBC Foundation MCL Motor Cars (1992) Inc. Thomas & Elaine Godwin Bob & Elizabeth-Anne Spencer & Jessie Mac- Marjorie Jean Jack Saint Mary’s Health Foundation McQuarrie Hunter John & Rebecca Mackay Partner $2,500 - $4,999 Armstrong Cosham Victor John Pead of New Westminster McRae Electric Ltd. Robert & Martha McDonald Karen Baker-MacGrotty & John Ashbridge & Yvonne Eamor Violet & Bruce Macdonald Sanofi-Aventis Inc. Michitsch Systems Inc. Erica Ritchie David MacGrotty Adrienne & Gary Bakker Dennis Magrega Patron $5,000 - $9,999 Shrine Club-New Westmister #8 The Now (Coquitlam, Port Lillian Rutledge Dr. Joelle Bradley & Mr. Brad Paul & Elizabeth Beckmann Ian & Debbie Matheson Raymond W. 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Chan Larry & Sherril Osachoff University of Medicine and Simon Fraser University Winifred Fan Christine Sammartino Dr. Victor Chan Belle Puri Leader $1,500 - $2,499 Dentistry of New Jersey TELUS Dollars for Dollars Dr. Robert & Mrs. Elaine Dr. Mark & Mrs. Fran Henderson Fred & Norma Chapman Dr. Robert Rothwell Mary Fisher Van Manen Variety - The Children’s Charity Team Member Charitable Hayden Fraser & Michelle Jefferson Lorne & Eileen Clare Marilyn & Ray Rousseau of BC Giving Program John & Jennie Hik Walter & Shirley MacDonald Yvonne Cocke Dr. Dennis Rupka DISTINGUISHED CORPORATE Wesgroup Properties LP Les & Marilyn Jourdain Arleen Mott Christopher & Elaine Cooper Marian Selkirk AND COMMUNITY Whitearn Foundation Leader $1,500 - $2,499 Charlotte Kiehn Manjit Mund Russel & Yvonne Cooper Grover & Carol Sinclair ORGANIZATIONS Winvan Paving Ltd. Alaska Airlines G. Ron & Lynda Kincade Edward & Wendy Probyn Cathy & Paul Daminato Stanley Skothnski (begins next column) Mr. and Mrs. P.A. 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