Charles Schuyler was an avid athlete who worked out regularly, so at age 54, he didn’t think he was at risk for having a heart attack. But as he was going about his routine of lifting weights one day, he started to feel a weird sensation throughout his chest. He…...
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.
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…...
A holiday tradition of giving
For the eleventh year in a row, Jessie Tendayi, a cafeteria worker from Advocate Trinity Hospital in Chicago, turned a waiting room at Advocate Children’s Hospital into a real-life toy store. Jessie donates thousands of dollars’ worth of toys to the young hospitalized patients to lift their spirits and spread…...
Man treated for breast cancer speaks out to raise awareness for others
Luis Lopez was one of the estimated 2,200 men diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Each year, nearly 250,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. Early detection is key to treatment and survival, awareness is key. However a percentage of those diagnosed with breast cancer may…...
