When Bethany staff member Cora found out how much Bethany Cochrane resident George loved the Calgary Flames, she knew she had to do something. George is a huge Flames fan, his room is decorated with Flames attire and he was featured on People of Bethany wearing his Flames hat and speaking about his favourite player. Cora just had to figure out a way to get George to a game, and recently she was able to make the special surprise possible.
Being a season ticket holder to the Calgary Flames, Cora noticed all of the wheelchair accessible seating at the Saddledome. Cora began brainstorming how she could get George to a hockey game as he is in a wheelchair himself. After contacting her ticket representative, Cora was able to switch her seats to wheelchair accessible seats for a Flames game on April 2, Calgary Flames versus the Anaheim Ducks. Next, Cora contacted Knight Paramedical, one of Bethany’s transportation partners to make sure George had a safe ride to the game.
The night before the game, Cora said staff heard George cheering on the Flames in his sleep, shouting, “Go Flames Go!”. The day of the game, Cora, her husband and another staff member brought George to the Saddledome for the game, a chance for George to see his favourite team play live again. George had an excellent time at the game, thanks to Cora going above and beyond to help make a resident’s wish possible.
Thanks to our amazing staff like Cora, our residents are able to experience events they otherwise would be limited to. George was able to make a lasting memory out of this act of kindness.
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