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A Tribute To St. Paul's Hospital Cardiac Unit. Vancouver, B.C.

A Catholic hospital built at the beginning

of the last century, has it's fame marked

in North America for it's excellent doctors

in the field of heart related skill and wisdom.

 

 

Our adventure in discovering this special

hospital, came with the grave prognosis

of a blood related rare disease that attacks

the organs of the body..

 

 

With the diagnosis of this disease brought

an air ambulance trip to this hospital for

my precious young brother. For over

a month my brother's life was in the hands

of God,  prayer and the careful expertise

of these specialists and nurses.

 

 

Numerous times before the operation,

and during an emergency one of the same,

the Doctor's had to save him from death.

 

 

They have installed one of their sixteen

ventricular aiding devices into my brother's

heart to keep him alive.

 

 

As we have taken note of their care

and love, other hospitals elsewhere

ask for these specialists to speak

on the care they give and techniques

on their special aid to patients

with such cardiac problems.

 

 

Giving tribute to all the many doctors,

specialists, nurses and their chaplain,

who have participated in my brother's

fight for life, their willingness to have

his daughter's wedding in their chapel

I thank you.

 

 

No one could have been better to

our family, more kind and caring,

more expert than you, and I

thank you so much!

 

 

 

 

Author notes

A hospital of name, becomes a hospital of hope..Our discovery in our time of trauma with my brother, has given us a hospital in our minds that is second to none...Gratitude and praise are in our hearts as I penned this.The VAD machine mentioned here pumps blood at 9400 rpms..no idling with this ingenious invention!

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  • penman gold member
    October 7
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    Excellent

    What a very moving write. And so very well written. Congrats on the honorable mention


  • Tania M Camargo
    October 7

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    Um hospital católico construído no início

    do século passado, tem a sua fama marcada

    na América do Norte é excelentes médicos

    no campo do coração relacionadas com habilidade e sabedoria.





    Nossa aventura na descoberta deste especiais

    hospital, veio com o prognóstico grave

    de uma doença relacionada com sangue raro que os ataques

    os órgãos do corpo ..





    Com o diagnóstico desta doença trouxe

    uma viagem de ambulância aérea a este hospital para

    meu irmão precioso jovens. Por mais

    um mês de vida do meu irmão estava nas mãos

    de Deus, a oração ea perícia cuidadosa

    destes especialistas e enfermeiros.



    Um hospital católico construído no início

    do século passado, tem a sua fama marcada

    na América do Norte é excelentes médicos

    no campo do coração relacionadas com habilidade e sabedoria.





    Nossa aventura na descoberta deste especiais

    hospital, veio com o prognóstico grave

    de uma doença relacionada com sangue raro que os ataques

    os órgãos do corpo ..





    Com o diagnóstico desta doença trouxe

    uma viagem de ambulância aérea a este hospital para

    meu irmão precioso jovens. Por mais

    um mês de vida do meu irmão estava nas mãos

    de Deus, a oração ea perícia cuidadosa

    destes especialistas e enfermeiros.





    Inúmeras vezes antes da operação,

    e durante um uma emergência do mesmo,

    o médico tinha de salvá-lo da morte.





    Eles instalaram um de seus dezesseis

    ventricular dispositivos para ajudar meu irmão

    coração para mantê-lo vivo.





    Como nós temos tomado conhecimento de seus cuidados

    e amor, outros hospitais em outro lugar

    pedir estes especialistas para falar

    sobre os cuidados que dão e técnicas

    em seu auxílio especial aos pacientes

    com tais problemas cardíacos.





    Dando homenagem a todos os muitos médicos,

    especialistas, enfermeiros e seu capelão,

    que participaram do meu irmão

    luta pela vida, a sua vontade de ter

    casamento de sua filha em sua capela

    Eu lhe agradeço.





    Ninguém poderia ter sido melhor

    nossa família, mais gentil e atencioso,

    mais especialista do que você, e eu

    thank you so much!




    There are still hospitals where
    public health is respected.
    Here in Brazil suffer much
    for I am suffering from ankylosing
    Spondylitis. It's not just my illness, are all diseases,
    failure of the Government.
    Congratulations to the Hospital and to you!


  • little-hug
    September 28

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    Such a heartfelt tribute. I can feel how much St. Paul's Hospital Cardiac Unit means to you and your family and I am so glad they were able to help your brother. It's also very touching about the wedding. Thank you so much for entering my contest! Lots of luck now and always!

  • Just4u
    September 27
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    Hugs...Eddy


  • Puppydog gold member
    September 27

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    DEEPLY MOVING!!!!!!

    I have found many such places in my life, places where people do what they must because they want to. We all complain about our health care system and me more than most but I give my undying praise to those in that profession which do their job and much more without thought to themselves. I am proud to say still in this country, in this world there are real people, ones who will do above and beyond what they are expected to because the love in their hearts tell them to. 's


  • awannabepoet
    September 27

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    And would there be a better tribute, could one ever give more praise as this would to say Thank You to God, Thank you to the caring multitudes, there are those we never will see who have thier hands deep in faith and caring for thier fellow men.

    May God grant your dear brother with many more years and give him the strength to pay this forward to all those who would need the hope, the knowledge that where there is a will, there is a way.

    I like it, I like it so!
    awannabepoet


  • Denerica silver member
    September 27

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    Oh my sis...wonderful tribute...they sound like something, since I am around this field of expertice I love hearing praise reports of a facility that is deserving of the honor you want to bestow on them...to allow the wedding in their chapel, that is beyond the hearts that they help repair. Excellent. Blessings.

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