Rick Gaber (right) celebrated the end of his cancer journey and his 68th birthday on the same day. When it comes to your health, surprises often aren’t good. A shocking diagnosis can feel like a train speeding toward you out of thin air. Rick Gaber’s experience was a little different.…...
Making the Rounds
Welcome to Making the Rounds, Advocate Charitable Foundation’s blog focused on how philanthropy makes a difference across Advocate for our patients and their grateful families, our physicians and caregivers, hospitals and communities - and the donors themselves. Here you will also find news and stories of gifts at work made possible by the generous support of our donors and partners.
If you are a patient, donor or partner who would like to share your story to be possibly featured on our blog, please email us at advocategiving@advocatehealth.com.
Donor-supported research uncovers potential treatment for drug-resistant breast cancer
Jun Yin (right), research scientist, confers with Dr. Judy Tjoe, breast oncology surgeon, on a research project. A study recently published in Cancer Letters found that a known anticancer drug was effective in treating a common type of breast cancer that is often resistant to traditional treatment. The project, led by Aurora…...
U.S. record: 250K Illinois students screened for heart conditions; hundreds of students’ lives potentially saved
Dr. Marek reviews the ECG results of a student at Montini High School with volunteers Bill Christensen and Jeri Gosselin. We’ve all heard the tragic stories of a young adult collapsing and dying suddenly while participating in sports. In the United States, nearly 60 young adults die every week from…...
‘They’re the reason I’m still walking today’
Bill Schrimpl had a massive heart attack in 2015 and was hospitalized 11 times the following year. Experts with the Advocate Heart Institute gave him options other hospital systems couldn’t and saved his life. “They’re the reason I’m still walking today,” shared Bill. Not only is he feeling better…...
A routine exam revealed two cancer diagnoses and saved Sue’s life
When Sue Lee scheduled her annual gynecologic exam last year, she didn’t have a single worry in mind. She was working full time as a senior caregiver and exercised regularly. She never smoked or drank alcohol. What happened after the appointment, though, was a cascade of shocking news. Lee was devastated…...
Thank you for doubling the impact for heart patients like Jack
Because of the generosity of you and many other donors, we reached our Buschbach Match Challenge fundraising goal to benefit Advocate Children’s Heart Institute (ACHI). Longtime Advocate donors Joan and Jim Buschbach graciously agreed to match donations to ACHI dollar for dollar up to $30,000. That means we raised a grand…...
You can help families stay together during difficult times
Twins Collins and Delaney were born at 31-and-a-half weeks and spent 6 weeks in the NICU. Stephanie Warren started having spontaneous contractions when she was 31-and-a-half weeks pregnant with twin girls. She and her husband rushed to Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center in hopes of stopping her labor. But their…...
