Good News: Raising Money for A Good Cause

At a recent fundraiser for the Montreal Jewish General hospital, famed Hollywood actor Michael Douglas gave a special appearance as the spokesperson for the event.

Douglas, who recently recovered from his battle with throat cancer, was first diagnosed with the disease here in Montreal at the Jewish General. To show his gratitude, he felt that perhaps his stardom would help out at the fundraiser, where it is estimated that he helped raise over $1 million dollars over the course of the gala, to help fund the hospital and as a way to increase awareness for some of the less common and lesser known forms of cancer which, when left untreated, are just as dangerous as any other form of the disease.

The fundraiser will hopefully make quite a difference, being that our hospital system can use all the help it cane get. Perhaps some of us will find it amusing then, that the actor praised the efficiency of our health care system, despite the fact that the wait times can be atrocious.