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Christine Kearney’s Halloween Raffle for Breast Cancer services in St. Vincent’s
Leave a CommentHalloween in St. Vincent’s would not be complete without Christine Kearney’s famous raffle and, as importantly, the costumes and presentation of Christine and her friends Catherine & Katie.
For a week or so beforehand, the wonderful array of prizes, 49 in all, made for a spectacular display at main reception in the hospital.
The important objective of Christine’s effort as always is support of Breast Cancer patients and this year has been one of her best ever raising €2,793. This means that over the years, Christine and her friends have enabled almost €40,000 investment in Breast Cancer Care and Research. We are really grateful on behalf of our patients.
The photographs below give a sense of the atmosphere at the raffle.
We are grateful to all who made this happen by donating prizes and selling tickets. We want to particularly thank the staff of the main reception in St. Vincent’s who contributed enormously to the sales beforehand.
A particularly big Thank You to Christine.
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Tom Kennedy Memorial Vintage Car Show 2018
Leave a CommentThe Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Club again held it’s annual Tom Kennedy Memorial Vintage Car Show in Ashford, Co. Wicklow this summer.
As usual this was a most enjoyable event, with many attractions for the huge attendance and raised €2,300 for St. Anne’s Cancer Care in St. Vincent’s University Hospital.
Over the years, the Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Club have raised in excess of €14,000 for this vital medical area. On behalf of our patients, we express our deep gratitude.
Finally, we want to thank Tom’s family and friends for this unstinting support.
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Noreen Armstrong Memorial Ladies Lunch Sat 3rd Nov 2018
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Noreen Armstrong Memorial Ladies LunchSaturday 3rd November 2018
Radisson Blu St. Helen’s
Sponsored by Kildare Village
Raising funds for Cold Caps (Scalp Cooling Therapy Units)
for St. Vincent’s Hospital
The first Noreen Armstrong Memorial Ladies Lunch was held in 2016 and raised an amazing €10,000 for Breast Cancer Care & Research here in St. Vincent’s.
Two years on, the family and friends of Noreen Armstrong are again organising a memorial lunch. This year they are supporting a project to purchase Scalp Cooling Units for chemotherapy patients.
For further details and bookings please see:
www.facebook.com/rememberingnoreenarmstrong
#rememberingnoreenarmstrong
www.gofundme.com/rememberingnoreenarmstrong
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Funding for Pancreatic Cancer Research Project
Leave a CommentEnabled by kind donations and fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer, SVF were delighted to fund the completion of a pancreatic research project at St. Vincent’s, co-ordinated by Ms. Oonagh Griffin, Pancreatic Dietician, who is currently on secondment from the clinical service, running a HRB sponsored study involving the care of patient’s undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for pancreatic cancer.
The study is an important component of the clinical research programme at St. Vincent’s and is being run through the Department of Surgery at TCD under the supervision of Prof. Kevin Conlon & Mr. Justin Geoghegan. The funding will allow completion of recruitment of patients for this study. Oonagh gives an outline of the study as follows:
“Pancreatic cancer is the 11th most common cancer in Ireland, but the 5th most common cause of cancer related death. Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most difficult cancers to treat – diagnosis is often difficult, surgical treatment is often followed by disease relapse and these cancers are resistant to chemotherapy compared to other tumours. However, there have been important recent developments in surgical and medical treatments that, coupled with major advances in the understanding of the basic tumour biology of the disease, are beginning to offer real hope of improvements in the outcome of this difficult disease.
From our previous research, we know that patients with pancreatic cancer often lose weight and strength during their chemotherapy. This can make it more difficult for patients to tolerate and complete their treatment, meaning some patients need to delay treatment or receive less than their planned dose. Recovery after surgery is also prolonged.
We are carrying out a study to see if an active intervention delivered over 12 weeks, which includes regular assessment and support by a dietitian, taking enzyme tablets with meals, drinking a specialized nutritional supplement drink, and having a daily walking or step target will enable the patient better withstand their treatment. As part of the study we are also carrying out a detailed nutritional assessment before the start of chemotherapy to try and gain a better understanding of how and why patients lose weight. This information will give us a better understanding of the nutritional problems people with pancreatic cancer experience, and how best to address them. It is hoped that this work will help people with pancreatic cancer tolerate their treatment better, and reduce un-necessary suffering by recognising and treating common symptoms.”
Oonagh Griffin won Best Oral Presentation for her work, at the UCD SVHG Translational Medicine Symposium. This Symposium, which took place in June 2018, celebrates research achievements of hospital staff.
The symposium provided an opportunity for established and emerging investigators to present their work to colleagues from across the hospital community.
Projects such as this can be enhanced by additional funding. Patient and family financial support is always welcome.
Oonagh Griffin pictured below on the right, receiving her Best Oral prize from Ms. Kay Connolly, C.E.O. St. Vincent’s University Hospital
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Dublin City Marathon Sun 28th October 2018
Leave a CommentOver the years, we have seen an increasing number of people using this event, to fundraise for different causes in St. Vincent’s.
We would like to thank all those people who have supported St. Vincent’s in this event over many years.
If you are taking part this year, why not fundraise for St. Vincent’s Hospital to assist patient care.
You can select the medical cause within the hospital that you want to support.
Contact us for a sponsorship pack.
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Lorraine’s Great North Run
Leave a CommentIn memory of her beloved grandmother, Lorraine Jensen from County Louth (pictured below) took part in the Great North Run in Newcastle on the 9th September last.
She successfully completed the Great North Run – the world’s largest half marathon – in 2 hours 36 minutes. Congratulations to Lorraine on this great achievement and with the wonderful support of family and friends, she raised €739.36 for patient care here in St. Vincent’s.
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Mark O’Brien’s Tough Mudder Obstacle Course July 2018 for patient care
Leave a CommentIn memory of his dear mother, Mark O’Brien from Blackrock, Co. Dublin along with his friends Daniel, Gary, Ian, Sam, Ross & Anne Marie took part in the Tough Mudder Obstacle Course in Loughcrew, County Meath on 21st July last (see before and after photos).
We are really grateful to Mark and his friends for taking part in this gruelling event and for raising €2,263.35 for patient care in St. Vincent’s. We should add that just weeks before the event Mark had surgery on an injured shoulder, but undaunted, he still took part.
Sincere thanks to all.
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Hospital Saturday Fund (HSF) grant allocation for Palliative Care project
Leave a CommentHospital Saturday Fund (HSF), one of the outstanding providers of medical and related insurance, is a not for profit company, distributing its’ surplus to charitable causes.
For the second year running, HSF has kindly given a grant of €2,700 for the support of Palliative Care research in St. Vincent’s. We are really grateful for this generosity.
Mia Shepherd from HSF recently called in to present the funds and is pictured below with Karen Dennehy, Brendan Corkery & Angela Moffett from the Palliative Care Team along with John Hickey, St. Vincent’s Foundation
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Fundraising event in Shankill for Liver Unit
Leave a CommentThank you to liver transplant recipient Andy O’Shaughnessy, his wife Erica and friends Seamus & Noreen Lynam, who recently presented €3,120 to the Liver Unit here in St. Vincent’s.
The donation resulted from a fundraising event held in Shankill on 23rd June 2018. As well as a fundraiser, the event was organised to promote the value of organ donation and carrying of an organ donor card; and most importantly the need for people to discuss and express their donation wishes to next of kin and family members.
We are really grateful for the wonderful contribution to our patient care.
Pictured presenting their proceeds to Mr. Diarmaid Houlihan & Alan O’Rourke, Liver Unit are Seamus & Noreen Lynam and Andy & Erica O’Shaughnessy.
