THE SIAN BRADWELL FUND
MONTREAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
About the Sian Bradwell Fund
The Sian Bradwell Fund was started in 1986, to help children with cancer and their families by purchasing medical equipment for diagnosis, treatment and research. While Oncology is the main recipient of funds raised, equipment may also be purchased for departments which support Oncology, e.g. Pathology, Neurosurgery.
EVENTS for 2026:
* Sian Bradwell-West Island Lakers Basketball All-Star Weekend – March T.B.A.
* SB Golf Classic: June 25th, Windmill Heights Golf Club
* Sian Bradwell Softball Tournament: Aug. 6th-9th (SB-KMSPL Division starts Aug. 4th)
* Cedar Park Men’s Softball League Tournament: August 20th-23rd
* Dine For Hope: September – Ole Tapas Bistro – Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
* Electronic recyclables collection: September 18th – Pointe-Claire Plaza
LATEST NEWS:
Inaugural Dine For Hope at Ole Tapas Bistro raises $6,000 for the Children’s!
42nd Cedar Park softball tournament raises $14,000 for the Lakeshore General Hospital
35th Sian Bradwell Softball Tournament: 4 IV pumps paid for with $21,756 raised
2nd Sian Bradwell Golf Tournament: a hole-in-one, with $14,010 raised!
Basketball All-Star Weekend raises $10,543.05 for the Sian Bradwell Fund
Anthony Metrakos (president), Graeme Maag, Harrison Maag, Anita Robidoux, Sharon Bradwell, Teresa Jones, Timothy Thomas (Mayor of Pointe-Claire), Tina Jones (Event Co-Ordinator) Ryan Tobin, Nancy Tallman, Akeel Salim, Terry Skindilias, Mike Hickey.
Nov. 3rd, 2024 – Kirkland Deputy Mayor Nancy Kokinasidis with members of the Board of Directors of the Becket Players, who presented a cheque for $3,500 to the Sian Bradwell Fund. L to R: Nancy Kokinasidis, Taillie-Ann Neill, Deenie Plotkin, Joey Savattiere, Johnny Iacovino
SB-WILBA Event Director (2024) Samantha Sinnott with Hall of Fame athletes Otis Grant and Anthony Calvillo
Nov. 3rd, 2023 – MCH Request for “smart pumps“
The Montreal Children’s Hospital is in need of some 200 smart pumps (see description below), which cost $5,000 each. The Sian Bradwell Fund has been asked to finance 40 pumps at a total cost of $200,000.
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Dr. Michael Whitehead — Head of Oncology and Sian’s primary doctor, with Sharon Bradwell
Each year, the Hospital prepares a priority medical equipment list, from which the Advisory Board [“Board of Directors”] selects items to be purchased. In addition to funding such items as intravenous infusion pumps, pain control pumps, wheelchairs and equipment required for daily treatment and regular checkups, the Fund has purchased items such as:
ITEM COST
40 Intravenous smart pumps $200,000
Diagnostic Microscrope For Pathology $ 55,000
2 Clinitek Status+ Analysers $ 30,000
Cavitron (Ultrasonic Aspirator) $135,000
Alphamaquet operating table $ 90,000
Microwave tissue processor $ 40,000
Intra-operative MRI: SBF contributed $ 10,000
(MRI.pdf 1) (MRI.pdf 2)
Cell counter $115,000
3 Physiologic monitors $ 60,000
and many small ($5,000+) pieces of equipment. A weighing scale can be critical to cancer treatment because chemotherapy doses are based on the weight of a child. Medical equipment is enormously expensive because of the degree of precision required for effective treatment.
Each piece of medical equipment paid for by the Sian Bradwell Fund bears a small plaque with the words: “A gift from the family and friends of Sian Bradwell”. THANK YOU to Sian’s family members and all our friends!
