Staying True To My Heart - Andrea's Story

Your support today gives hope to thousands living with heart disease.

Over 50,000 people in Canada are being treated for advanced heart failure annually.

We can save lives, but we can't do it without you.

Andrea Clegg is living proof.

She was in the middle of her speech at her own wedding, when she collapsed in the arms of her groom. Andrea wouldn't get to dance with her new husband that night. She wouldn't even get to say goodbye to her friends and family.

She was only 25 and her heart had stopped.

Thankfully, because of the generosity of caring people like you, Andrea received the expert care she needed that day, at Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital. Andrea would go on to have two major surgeries at our hospitals; a mechanical heart implanted, and eventually, a full heart transplant.

Andrea is now healthy and living life to the fullest, doing her part to raise awareness for organ donation and helping our hospitals raise the funds required to help others in their time of need.

For the thousands of patients with life threatening illness, your online gift today is so vital. Together we can change the outcomes for these patients. When you give today, you are helping more people who are seriously ill - just like Andrea was - with the chance for a healthier life.

With your support, we will continue our tradition of world-first discoveries and build on our long history of groundbreaking achievements -- tackling the most complex medical problems, pioneering the latest surgical and imaging advancements and expanding the possibilities for future care.

Visit www.tgwhf.ca/true-to-my-heart to make a gift today.

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