Generosity has often been understood as healing for the recipient, but
we also know it is equally, if not more so, healing for the
giver. Whether we are giving time by sitting with a cancer patient, forming
a team to fundraise for kids in our community, or providing personal resources
to help build a new hospital, we are connecting with something larger
than ourselves.
At Altru Health Foundation, we envision a community that heals one another
through generosity. As we open our eyes and our hearts to those around
us, we begin to realize the collective power within us to lead the way
toward healthy individuals, healthy families, healthy communities, and
a healthy region.
“I’m not taking every day for granted anymore,” says
Eric. “I think that, without being morbid or silly about this, it
is a blessing that this happened at this age. We can still recover from
the unhealthy lifestyle that we had. I have some stuff I want to do yet
in my life.”
When Eric started his day one Sunday, he never thought he was going to
have a heart attack, but heart attacks don’t wait for when you’re ready.
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