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Publishing date: Apr 07, 2021  â¢Â 4 days ago  â¢Â 1 minute read  â¢Â Dawson Mumby raised $15,040 for the Oncology Department at Belleville General Hospital in memory of his grandfather, Grant Mumby who passed away from esophageal cancer in June 2020. Dawson also grew his hair long and donated it to Angel Hair for Kids to make wigs for children battling cancer. SUBMITTED PHOTO jpg, BI
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When Grant Mumby started his battle with esophageal cancer, he began to lose his hair. His grandson, Dawson Mumby, said he would grow his hair long for his grandfather, âGrandpa had really nice hair, I told Grandpa that I would grow my hair and he could have mine so he wouldnât have to worry about missing his full head of white hair if it fell out during chemo.â
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The Belleville General Hospital Foundation received a gift of $75,000 Thursday donated by the late Lisa Martha Simpkins.
She left the donation in her will to the Oncology Department at BGH, as she had a long battle with cancer. Mrs. Simpkins passed away in June 2020 of cancer, having battled it on three occasions, notably breast and lung cancer – she was 91.
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Mrs. Simpkins came to Canada in 1952 from Germany, looking for a better life following World War II. She was very grateful for the standard of life she had here, making her way as a nanny before turning to fashion. Her appreciation for quality healthcare lead her to making a will four years ago, where wanted to leave a legacy that would also help others to receive the same care she did. She was particularly impressed with her oncologists at B