My house needs a new pavilion, and I need a grand or so for cattle futures.
Plus, if the taxpayers could throw in 5 bucks for Powerball, I would appreciate it. TIA!
I find it unfortunate the total ignorance you see expressed on some of these threads.
The Pavilian is describe about here and I will add a little history as well. That proposed center would treat 1/3 more patients and be devoted to complex specialty care, with a focus on cancer and advanced surgical programs. These top hospitals in the country are used by patients from all over the country and other parts of the world. This is not, as I explained above another bridge to nowhere. We are tops in the world for research, new discoveries in medicine because of centers like the University of Chicago Hospitals. Their Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology is one of the top in the world, where they doctors have written books used by Medical students in that field.
Many types of cancers are now curable, because of research centers like the one in discussion. There are approximately a dozen Cooperative Groups conducting over 5,000 clinical trials in the US. These Groups publish their cancer research results nationally and internationally. The Cooperative Groups, like at the University of Chicago Hospitals are part of a network of organizations comprised of leading academic medical facilities and cancer research physicians throughout the United States who collaborate on developing new cancer treatment strategies and conduct clinical trials.
The Comer Children's Hospital Comer-University of Chicago is a state-of-the-art children's hospital. Remember the Ronald McDonald's House for those visiting their children, etc? Well in 2007 they opened a grand new addition. A 22-bedroom, 30,000-square-foot House brought the end to the charity's three-year period of temporary residence while the University of Chicago Medical Center and the charity undertook expansion projects to enhance their ability to serve families and patients (neurology, oncology/hematology, cardiology, neonatology, transplantation..) with more complicated medical needs and long term hospital stays. Chidren heal better in environments such as this.
No more preaching. I hoped you learned something. Causes that I feel strongly about. Our children should have everything available so they can live a long healthy life.
But you would rather make jokes about a pavilion for your home and 5 bucks for Powerball. haaha..great joke.
I hope you have never lost a loved one to cancer. That is why I am sensitive on this point specifically. I hope all will donate when they can to projects such as these. Barbara Bush has a Children's cancer wing in Portland, Maine and Actor, Patrick Dempsey has just very generously supported another cancer wing in Lewiston, Maine with "time and money". Private donations through "experienced fund raising" professional individuals, appeals to the government is just part of the hope for help process. Whether the donations be 50 million from well known secured benefactors or just $1 in change from a little child, they all keep all these projects moving forward.
Hope you win at Powerball,(really) "life is good". Sadly, life will never be as good for others.