Every donation – no matter the size – makes an impact on the lives of those who give and those who receive. Here are some inspiring stories of hope from our donors and those who have been impacted by their generosity.

  • Rita's Story

    Rita’s Story: Thinking Positive

    For Rita, life after beating an aggressive form of breast cancer is all about helping others find joy and empowerment at Canopy Cancer Survivorship Center at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center.

    For Rita, life after beating an aggressive form of breast cancer is all about helping others find joy and empowerment at Canopy Cancer Survivorship Center at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center.

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  • Ed's Story

    Ed’s Story: Healing From Heart to Soul

    A heart attack and personal trauma lead to a metal health crisis for Ed. Now he uplifts others with his story.

    A heart attack and personal trauma lead to a metal health crisis for Ed. Now he uplifts others with his story.

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  • Major's Story

    Major’s Story: Making a Game of Serious Rehabilitation

    After a stroke, 7-year-old Major was transferred to TIRR Memorial Hermann’s pediatric inpatient unit to begin rehabilitation. To restore him to his active self, they took a creative approach.

    After a stroke, 7-year-old Major was transferred to TIRR Memorial Hermann’s pediatric inpatient unit to begin rehabilitation. To restore him to his active self, they took a creative approach.

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  • Gray's Story

    Gray’s Story: Every Minute Counted

    When a typical evening turned into a life-threatening situation for the Guice family, first responders, Memorial Hermann Life Flight® and the Memorial Hermann trauma team made every minute count.

    When a typical evening turned into a life-threatening situation for the Guice family, first responders, Memorial Hermann Life Flight® and the Memorial Hermann trauma team made every minute count.

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  • Lifting Houston

    Susan and Fayez Sarofim: Lifting Houston

    Nearly seven million people. That’s the population of the Houston metropolitan area Memorial Hermann serves. Experts say that number could more than double, to 14 million, by 2050. So how does a hospital system that provides an elite level of critical care keep pace? Part of the answer lies in finding a way to condense time and space, to deliver care without a single wasted motion. It’s no easy task. But, due in great part to an unwavering commitment from generous donors, Memorial Hermann is on the verge of opening a facility that will do exactly that.

    Susan and Fayez Sarofim’s unprecedented gift paved the way for Memorial Hermann’s new home of the legendary Red Duke Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.

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  • Buzz and Safi at MH

    Buzz and Safi

    For one grateful patient, a chance meeting long ago has sparked a special friendship and inspired annual gifts to support the heart and vascular program Dr. Safi helped build.

    For one grateful patient, a chance meeting long ago has sparked a special friendship and inspired annual gifts to support the heart and vascular program Dr. Safi helped build. It began on what was a typical Sunday for oilman and cattle rancher James R. “Buzz” Hurt, until it wasn’t. One minute he was saddling up his horse, the next, they were both sprawled out flat on the ground, his horse struggling to get up off Buzz’s left leg. In the process, the horse knocked into him, splitting his hearing aid in two and cutting him badly.

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