gerryan, Author at St. Vincent's Foundation

Remembrance Run Sunday 11th November 2018

November 8, 2018 10:11 am Leave a Comment

The Remembrance Run is a unique event that encourages people of all levels of fitness to walk, jog or run together over 5km in the Phoenix Park on a November Sunday morning, while remembering and dedicating their participation in the event to family or friends. This year’s event takes place on Sunday 11^th November.

A sincere thank you to all who have previously taken part in this event, fundraising for different causes in St. Vincent’s.

If you are taking part in this year’s event, why not fundraise for St. Vincent’s.

Contact us for a sponsorship pack.

Hazel Brack’s Pink Day Fundraising for Breast Cancer Care & Research

November 5, 2018 10:37 am Leave a Comment

For many years, Hazel Brack has gone to huge efforts to raise funds for this important medical area. She has organised many varied events with great success. The outstanding occasion each year is her Pink Day in Dunnes Stores in Cornelscourt where she works. With the store and staff appropriately turned out in pink, it makes for a great spectacle. More importantly it raises very significant funds each time for Breast cancer.

The 2018 event took place on October 26^th and raised €3,935. This means that, to date, Hazel has contributed almost €33,000 to care and research in Breast Cancer. On behalf of so many patients we want to say a big Thank You.

We recognise also this this couldn’t happen without the unstinting support of Management in Dunnes Stores and we thank each and every one of them also.

See photos below of the event and cheque presentation

McGonigle Family Fundraising for St Anne’s Cancer Care

November 1, 2018 3:05 pm Leave a Comment

In memory of his wife Sinead, Martin McGonigle and his family organised fundraising for St Anne’s Cancer Care in St Vincent’s. Sinead’s son, Liam, came to the Hospital and presented a cheque for the fantastic total of €2,100.

We are really appreciative of this generous donation for patient care and research and for all the effort that was involved.

Pictured below are some of the staff from St Anne’s receiving the cheque from Liam.

Sincere thanks to all.

John Cullen Memorial Fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer Care & Research

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In what has now become an annual event, Michelle Cullen, her family and friends, particularly Barry Spillane, organised a series of golf related events to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer care and research. These are in memory of Michelle’s late husband John.

Adding an international dimension the activity was conducted in Scotland as well as Ireland.

The enormously successful programme which included a raffle and social events, raised €3,247.83 which was donated to St. Vincent’s Hospital. In addition, the £2,000 raised in Scotland was contributed to pancreatic care there.

In total this group of supporters has now raised over €10,000 for Pancreatic Cancer in St. Vincent’s.

We are delighted to quote Michelle’s own comments in relation to this activity:

“A huge thanks to everyone who donated and supported John Cullen Memorial Golf Classic. This year we raised a total of €3,247.83 in Ireland and in Calderbraes Golf Classic where the golf classic took place, they raised £2000 with brilliant spot prizes and raffle on the night. We had a great day and night, plenty dancing and laughter.

As everyone knows your generosity means so much to me and my family and funds are put towards Pancreatic Cancer Research, in particular research to help in early detection so as to stop so many people dying from this awful cancer……”

Pictured below presenting their proceeds are Michelle Cullen & her daughter Faye, John Hickey, Barry Spillane, Michelle’s dad Don McNeill & John Cullen’s niece Beth McHugh

Christine Kearney’s Halloween Raffle for Breast Cancer services in St. Vincent’s

October 24, 2018 12:12 pm Leave a Comment

Halloween 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.

Tom Kennedy Memorial Vintage Car Show 2018

October 18, 2018 10:37 am Leave a Comment

The 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.

Noreen Armstrong Memorial Ladies Lunch Sat 3rd Nov 2018

October 11, 2018 11:41 am Leave a Comment

Noreen Armstrong Memorial Ladies Lunch

Saturday 3rd November 2018

Radisson Blu St. Helen’s

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

Funding for Pancreatic Cancer Research Project

October 2, 2018 11:54 am Leave a Comment

Enabled 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 11^th most common cancer in Ireland, but the 5^th 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

Dublin City Marathon Sun 28th October 2018

September 20, 2018 10:10 am Leave a Comment

Over 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.

Lorraine’s Great North Run

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In memory of her beloved grandmother, Lorraine Jensen from County Louth (pictured below) took part in the Great North Run in Newcastle on the 9^th 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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A sincere thank you to all who have previously taken part in this event, fundraising for different causes in St. Vincent’s.

If you are taking part in this year’s event, why not fundraise for St. Vincent’s.

Contact us for a sponsorship pack.

The 2018 event took place on October 26th and raised €3,935. This means that, to date, Hazel has contributed almost €33,000 to care and research in Breast Cancer. On behalf of so many patients we want to say a big Thank You.

We recognise also this this couldn’t happen without the unstinting support of Management in Dunnes Stores and we thank each and every one of them also.

See photos below of the event and cheque presentation

In memory of his wife Sinead, Martin McGonigle and his family organised fundraising for St Anne’s Cancer Care in St Vincent’s. Sinead’s son, Liam, came to the Hospital and presented a cheque for the fantastic total of €2,100.

We are really appreciative of this generous donation for patient care and research and for all the effort that was involved.

Pictured below are some of the staff from St Anne’s receiving the cheque from Liam.

Sincere thanks to all.

In what has now become an annual event, Michelle Cullen, her family and friends, particularly Barry Spillane, organised a series of golf related events to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer care and research. These are in memory of Michelle’s late husband John.

Adding an international dimension the activity was conducted in Scotland as well as Ireland.

The enormously successful programme which included a raffle and social events, raised €3,247.83 which was donated to St. Vincent’s Hospital. In addition, the £2,000 raised in Scotland was contributed to pancreatic care there.

In total this group of supporters has now raised over €10,000 for Pancreatic Cancer in St. Vincent’s.

We are delighted to quote Michelle’s own comments in relation to this activity:

As everyone knows your generosity means so much to me and my family and funds are put towards Pancreatic Cancer Research, in particular research to help in early detection so as to stop so many people dying from this awful cancer……”

Pictured below presenting their proceeds are Michelle Cullen & her daughter Faye, John Hickey, Barry Spillane, Michelle’s dad Don McNeill & John Cullen’s niece Beth McHugh

Halloween 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 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.

The 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.

Noreen Armstrong Memorial Ladies Lunch

Saturday 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

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.

Over 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.

In 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.

The 2018 event took place on October 26^th and raised €3,935. This means that, to date, Hazel has contributed almost €33,000 to care and research in Breast Cancer. On behalf of so many patients we want to say a big Thank You.

In memory of her beloved grandmother, Lorraine Jensen from County Louth (pictured below) took part in the Great North Run in Newcastle on the 9^th September last.