{"id":11028,"date":"2026-10-09T14:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T18:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/?page_id=11028"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:36:14","slug":"act-faster","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/about\/the-foundation\/act-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"Act faster than disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer agir-espace-haut\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ee2332cf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-bottom-right-radius agir-hero is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:51%\">\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.bloc-titre h2 {\nfont-size: 83px;\nline-height: 100px;\n}\n.agir-ambition { overflow: hidden; }\n.wp-block-columns.is-style-stats.agir-ambition::before { font-size: 44rem; }\n.carte-patient figure.wp-block-image { margin-top: 0 !important; }\n.agir-intro-patients { margin-bottom: 60px !important; margin-top: 120px !important; }\n.agir-intro-precision { margin-bottom: 40px !important; margin-top: 110px !important; }\n.wp-block-columns.agir-precision { margin-top: 40px !important; }\n.agir-precision > .wp-block-column > .wp-block-columns { margin-top: 0; }\n.agir-precision figure.wp-block-image { margin: 0 !important; }\n@media (max-width: 781px) {\n.agir-hero > .wp-block-column:first-child {\npadding-left: 40px;\npadding-right: 40px;\ntext-align: center;\n}\n.bloc-titre h2 {\nfont-size: clamp(42px, 6vw, 60px);\nline-height: 1.15;\nmargin-top: 0;\n}\n.agir-espace-haut { height: 30px !important; }\n.wp-block-columns > .wp-block-column:empty { display: none; }\n}\n@media (max-width: 600px) {\n.agir-hero > .wp-block-column:first-child {\npadding-left: 20px;\npadding-right: 20px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"bloc-titre\"><h2>Act faster than disease.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">Because disease doesn&#8217;t wait.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cd251a10 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-bottom-right-radius wp-container-content-bc5f7b5b\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/524833-RET-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A group of healthcare professionals in medical attire looking down at the camera, representing the CHUM Foundation\u2019s mission: Act faster than disease.\" class=\"wp-image-10771\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/524833-RET-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/524833-RET-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/524833-RET-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/524833-RET-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/524833-RET-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-container-content-b0827016\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icone_coeur_RVB_jaune-e1770395256497.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1229\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1235602660466122;object-fit:cover;width:98px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-green-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-green-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Why must we act faster than disease?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Conventional medicine has made extraordinary progress. For generations, it has treated and saved countless lives\u2014and it continues to do so. It does not lack talent or compassion. But today, it faces a troubling reality: diseases are evolving and becoming more complex, while the population is growing and aging. Needs are greater than ever, and yesterday\u2019s solutions are no longer enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">To go further, the teams at the <a href=\"https:\/\/chumontreal.qc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHUM<\/a> must be able to rely on the discoveries, technologies and resources that will empower them to do things differently. To go further. To act faster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-stats agir-ambition has-light-yellow-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our ambition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-item-stats\">$<strong>200<\/strong>&nbsp;M<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our major campaign aims to raise $200 million to advance precision health and give patients a head start against disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Because when it comes to health, time saves lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Act faster than disease\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kmHVwSj9rTo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns agir-intro-precision is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Precision health: Care tailored to every individual<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">For decades, medicine has relied on approaches designed to work for the majority of patients. But every person is unique, and so is their disease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns agir-precision has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatments designed for each individual<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Precision health takes into account each individual\u2019s unique characteristics to better tailor their treatments and care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-green-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-green-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Science at the service of every patient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By combining scientific knowledge, medical expertise and cutting-edge technologies, this approach paves the way for more precise, more personalized care that better meets each person\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cd251a10 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-top-right-radius wp-container-content-bc5f7b5b\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7854-RET-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"CHUM teams and facilities\" class=\"wp-image-10638\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7854-RET-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7854-RET-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7854-RET-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7854-RET-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7854-RET-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default wp-container-content-a37929a5\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1120no2L_soft-RET-902x1024.jpg\" alt=\"CHUM teams and facilities\" class=\"wp-image-3385\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1120no2L_soft-RET-902x1024.jpg 902w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1120no2L_soft-RET-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1120no2L_soft-RET-768x871.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1120no2L_soft-RET-1354x1536.jpg 1354w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1120no2L_soft-RET-1805x2048.jpg 1805w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-bottom-right-radius wp-container-content-a37929a5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Capture-decran-2025-12-18-172139.png\" alt=\"CHUM teams and facilities\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns agir-intro-patients is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Meet the patients who inspire us to act<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Behind every discovery, every treatment and every breakthrough, there are people.<br>People who have received a diagnosis. Who have faced uncertainty. Who have placed their trust in the teams at the CHUM. And who continue to hope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f58d4e61 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group carte-patient wp-container-content-9ecdb5e9 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d8bc3db1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-20e9176d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-bottom-right-radius\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/heart-attack-peter-chum\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1703\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FCHUM_photo_finale_Peter_Berson_sm-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Berson\" class=\"wp-image-10781\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FCHUM_photo_finale_Peter_Berson_sm-scaled.jpg 1703w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FCHUM_photo_finale_Peter_Berson_sm-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FCHUM_photo_finale_Peter_Berson_sm-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FCHUM_photo_finale_Peter_Berson_sm-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FCHUM_photo_finale_Peter_Berson_sm-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FCHUM_photo_finale_Peter_Berson_sm-1363x2048.jpg 1363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1703px) 100vw, 1703px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I had my heart attack, I\u2019m lucky the ambulance brought me to the CHUM. If I had gone to a different hospital, I might not be alive today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2014 Peter Berson, treated at the CHUM after a heart attack<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/heart-attack-peter-chum\/\">Read his story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group carte-patient wp-container-content-9ecdb5e9 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d8bc3db1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-20e9176d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-bottom-right-radius\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/pregnancy-disability-emmanuelle\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1704\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Emmanuelle_Champagne_150_dpi-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emmanuelle Champagne\" class=\"wp-image-10779\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Emmanuelle_Champagne_150_dpi-scaled.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Emmanuelle_Champagne_150_dpi-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Emmanuelle_Champagne_150_dpi-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Emmanuelle_Champagne_150_dpi-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Emmanuelle_Champagne_150_dpi-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Emmanuelle_Champagne_150_dpi-1363x2048.jpg 1363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1704px) 100vw, 1704px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe CHUM\u2019s teams helped me make my greatest dream come true: becoming a mother. People have no idea what I went through. They don\u2019t know that to become the mother I am today, I had and continue to have the support of so many incredible healthcare professionals, as well as donors like you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2014 Emmanuelle Champagne, gave birth to her children at the CHUM despite cauda equina syndrome<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/pregnancy-disability-emmanuelle\/\">Read her story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group carte-patient wp-container-content-9ecdb5e9 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d8bc3db1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-20e9176d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-bottom-right-radius\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/drug-resistant-epilepsy-neurosurgical-laser\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1650\" height=\"2195\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Matthieu_photo_150dpi_11x14.jpg\" alt=\"Mathieu Bergevin\" class=\"wp-image-10783\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Matthieu_photo_150dpi_11x14.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Matthieu_photo_150dpi_11x14-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Matthieu_photo_150dpi_11x14-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Matthieu_photo_150dpi_11x14-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Matthieu_photo_150dpi_11x14-1155x1536.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Matthieu_photo_150dpi_11x14-1539x2048.jpg 1539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe neurosurgical laser purchased with your donations is a source of hope for people like me who are living with treatment-resistant epilepsy. I used to have up to five seizures a day. I\u2019ve now recovered and can hold my newborn in my arms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2014 Mathieu Bergevin, treated at the CHUM for treatment-resistant epilepsy<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/drug-resistant-epilepsy-neurosurgical-laser\/\">Read his story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group carte-patient wp-container-content-9ecdb5e9 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d8bc3db1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-20e9176d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-bottom-right-radius\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/heart-attack-women-natasha\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1650\" height=\"2498\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Natasha_photo_150dpi_11x14.jpg\" alt=\"Natasha Joseph\" class=\"wp-image-10785\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Natasha_photo_150dpi_11x14.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Natasha_photo_150dpi_11x14-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Natasha_photo_150dpi_11x14-676x1024.jpg 676w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Natasha_photo_150dpi_11x14-768x1163.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Natasha_photo_150dpi_11x14-1015x1536.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Natasha_photo_150dpi_11x14-1353x2048.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a single mom, I put everyone ahead of myself and ignored the warning signs from my body. I never would have thought I could have a heart attack. You\u2019re providing all women with invaluable support to keep our hearts healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2014 Natasha Joseph, underwent open-heart surgery at the CHUM after a heart attack<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/heart-attack-women-natasha\/\">Read her story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group carte-patient wp-container-content-9ecdb5e9 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d8bc3db1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-20e9176d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-bottom-right-radius\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/transplant-kidney-hiv-denis\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1705\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Denis_photo_150dpi_11x14-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Denis Cormier-Pich\u00e9\" class=\"wp-image-10787\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Denis_photo_150dpi_11x14-scaled.jpg 1705w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Denis_photo_150dpi_11x14-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Denis_photo_150dpi_11x14-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Denis_photo_150dpi_11x14-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Denis_photo_150dpi_11x14-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Denis_photo_150dpi_11x14-1364x2048.jpg 1364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1705px) 100vw, 1705px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThanks to the CHUM and its decades of research, I received some of the most advanced care out there\u2014and a transplant that has restored my quality of life. 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Thanks to your generosity, new mental health therapies and treatments are being developed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2014 Gabriel Julien, treated at the CHUM for psychotic episodes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/mental-illness-psychotic-episodes-gabriel\/\">Read his story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group carte-patient wp-container-content-9ecdb5e9 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d8bc3db1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-20e9176d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-bottom-right-radius\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/cancer-research-hope-lynda\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1650\" height=\"2181\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lynda_photo_150dpi_11x14.jpg\" alt=\"Lynda Pich\u00e9\" class=\"wp-image-10791\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lynda_photo_150dpi_11x14.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lynda_photo_150dpi_11x14-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lynda_photo_150dpi_11x14-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lynda_photo_150dpi_11x14-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lynda_photo_150dpi_11x14-1162x1536.jpg 1162w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lynda_photo_150dpi_11x14-1549x2048.jpg 1549w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCancer is a truly terrifying experience, and I hope everyone going through it will be able to have even more options for treatment. 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