Welcome to Logan's Fundraising Page
On a cold February night in 2015, Kathryn McBurney wondered why her husband and youngest son had not returned from dance class. The phone rang, and a parent’s worst fear was about to be realized.
Just blocks from home Kathryn’s husband Nik and son Logan were trapped inside their vehicle, having been T-boned by a semi-trailer truck.
In those first critical hours, an array of life savers, from firefighters and paramedics to emergency room doctors and nurses would play a role in the 11 year old’s survival.
Logan had contusions on both sides of his head and showed signs of swelling of the brain. A CT scan located the swelling, a hole was drilled in Logan’s skull and a probe to monitor pressure was surgically implanted in his brain. Logan was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), where the comatose child remained, in critical condition, for the next 12 days.
Over the months that followed, Logan’s ‘miracle’ recovery came at the hands of brain surgeons, nurses, residents, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, dietitians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, child life specialists, social workers, even classroom teachers at Children’s Hospital.
Finally going home marked the beginning of Logan’s extensive rehabilitation that continues to this day.
Logan is the 2016-2017 Champion Child, presented by Walmart. Over the next 12 months, Logan will be an ambassador for the 120,000 kids and families helped by Children’s Hospital each year. He will share his story as he travels across Manitoba. In February, Logan will travel to Toronto to meet other Champions from across the country and then on to Disney World to celebrate not only his achievement, but also to meet with International Media, to showcase what an amazing place we have here in Manitoba.
Over this next year, Logan is raising money to support the unit that saved his life. Please make a donation by clicking the orange "Donate Now" button!
About The Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba
Whether you have children or not, chances are you have been touched by the joy that a child can bring. As a supporter of the Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba, you are making an investment in the future of over 120,000 children that are treated here each year.
The Mission of the Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba is to be an independent agency whose puspose is to raise and distribute funds for the advancement of knowledge and care in the fields of child health research and, thereby, contribute to the improved health of children everywhere.
Established in 1971, the Children's Hospital Foundation works to support the special healthcare needs of children through reliable and consistent funding of pediatric medical research, as well as equipment and programs at Children's Hospital of Winnipeg.
Through the generosity of our donors and corporate supporters, we are able to commit millions of dollars each year to purchase equipment, support programs and fund important medical research which provides children and their families with hope for the one thing they need the most - a cure.
Participant: Quinn Quatember
Fundraising Goal: $30,000.00
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