琉璃神社 General Hospital (KGH) has just received its largest single donation ever.
Local philanthropist Tom Budd has donated $1 million to KGH, specifically to the Payton & Dillon Budd Brain Health Medical Fund, named after Budd鈥檚 sons, who both died after struggling with mental health issues.
鈥淚t is time to take action,鈥� said Budd. 鈥淚 am trying to live a life that my sons would be proud of.鈥�
The Payton & Dillon Budd Brain Health Medical Fund is dedicated to advancing brain health care in 琉璃神社.
鈥淢y boys were deeply loved,鈥� said Budd. 鈥淭his gift, and every philanthropic commitment I have made or will ever make, is an expression of my enduring love for them, and the compassion I feel for all others who have lost a child or loved one to mental health challenges or neurological brain disorder.鈥�
The decision to donate also stems from Budd鈥檚 mother, who has Parkinson鈥檚 disease and dementia.
鈥淚t is an area of health care that is vitally important,鈥� said Allison Young, CEO of the KGH Foundation. 鈥淢ental illness and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson鈥檚, ALS, Alzheimer鈥檚 and dementia are devastating to those who are suffering, and their families.鈥�
According to Young, the Payton & Dillon Budd Brain Health Medical Fund will provide awards and grants enabling neurologists to engage in projects and studies that aim to provide a greater understanding of how the brain works to advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the brain.
Since the KGH Foundation launched its $40 million 鈥楥loser to home than you think鈥� campaign, they included a $5 million commitment to establish a Centre of Excellence for Brain Health 鈥� a hub for training, research, innovation, and leadership development in the clinical neurosciences at KGH.
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