Renewal Campaign

“After going through an experience like this, we realized how vital community support is. As we all know, government funding doesn’t cover everything, and so without generous donations, the exceptional care we received, the kind that truly makes a difference, would not have been possible. These contributions help ensure families, just like ours, have access to the resources, equipment, and specialized care that is needed during critical moments.”

- James Cook, Max’s father

When she received the call from the neurologist, Michelle cried.

But they weren’t tears of sadness or fear. They were tears of joy.

That’s because the neurologist from Windsor Regional Hospital was phoning to update Michelle and her husband on their baby’s latest test results.

“Perfectly normal.”

Michelle and James had lived through every parent’s worst nightmare. A beloved child who suddenly, out of nowhere, becomes seriously, critically ill.

Do you know the reason the neurologist was able to make that reassuring call?

It was the amazing, highly skilled medical and staff teams here at Windsor Regional Hospital – and the dedicated friends and neighbours like you who support them. You’re helping ensure that our families, friends, and community members receive the help they need close to home, when it matters most.

While I tell you about Michelle and James and their little guy, Max, will you consider renewing your support for the Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation by making a donation today?

If you want to know how important your support is just look at the photos of Max on this letter.

This is an energetic, thriving little boy of two years, who loves balls, cars, hockey sticks and books. A little boy who’s getting the chance to live life to the fullest because people like you cared.

In 2025, your donations helped purchase life-saving medical equipment like an intubating videoscope, which helps secure an airway quickly in a severe trauma or cardiac arrest. You also helped us purchase an intubation scope for the NICU – so the medical team can safely navigate the tiny, delicate airway of young infants. And a vein locator – to find veins faster, meaning less pain and anxiety for our patients.

This is the kind of specialized medical equipment that our medical teams use each and every day to save the lives of the people we love.

Including newborn babies like Max. Let me tell you his story…

At Max’s six-month check-up he was developing perfectly well, with no concerns. Everything seemed perfect.

But just ten days later, something seemed wrong. Very wrong. He began making strange movements with his arms and his head would drop repeatedly. Then his eyes began rolling back.

Trusting their instincts, Michelle and James rushed him to our Emergency Department. He was admitted immediately and within a few days he was diagnosed with a rare and serious condition called Infantile Spasms.

Max was placed on an intense treatment program and monitored closely for the next two weeks.

That’s when the call came that his whole family will always remember. The treatment had worked. The results were normal. The spasms had stopped!

“From the moment we walked into the Emergency Department, throughout the entire process, the staff were compassionate, attentive, and made us feel supported during an incredibly stressful time,” Michelle remembers.

That’s the kind of care you deserve if something happens to you or your family. And that’s exactly the care we will continue to deliver here at Windsor Regional Hospital – with your help.

Right now, we are fundraising for an MRI Room Alert system which acts as a lifeline for staff or patients during an emergency. Our teams have also requested, a Ureteroscope used to help diagnose issues in the urethra and kidneys without incisions. And a HemaTrax CT system used to fight cancer.

You can help us arm our nurses and doctors with these tools by renewing your support for 2026 today. Whatever amount you can donate, you really do make a difference when you give.

With sincere appreciation for your past support and your commitment to providing compassionate, world-class healthcare to the people we love.

Sincerely,

Cristina Naccarato
Executive Director
Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation

P.S. You may like to renew your support by making a modest monthly donation, to help our patients throughout the year. It’s easy to set up, easy to cancel if you need to, and lots of our supporters are choosing to give this way. Please see our online donation form for details. But however you give, thank you once again.