About RCF

The Rose Craig Foundation was established in 1999 in honor of  Rosemarie Lillian Randazzo Craig. Rose battled a rare cancer for more than two years before she passed away in September 2000. Despite the difficulty of those years, Rose was able to enjoy much of what she'd always enjoyed in life -- spending happy times with her family and friends.  The quality of her life was greatly enhanced because of a portable infusion pump that provided her with a steady dose of pain-reducing medication without limiting her mobility or activity.  Without that piece of equipment, her last year of life would have been considerably more restricted and certainly more painful.  

To the surprise of her family, and the chagrin of her doctors and nurses, obtaining a portable infusion pump for Rose’s use was challenging due to shortages of these pumps and other medical equipment in Ontario hospitals. No government funds are currently available in Ontario to provide hospitals and patients with sufficient and up-to-date medical equipment.  Healthcare providers rely on donations from the community and public support to ensure patient access to necessary medical equipment.  

The Rose Craig Foundation was established to help ensure that other people facing serious illness could have access to medical equipment that minimizes their pain and maximizes the quality of their lives.

While much work remains to be done to ensure that persons with serious illnesses have access to medical equipment that can enhance their quality of life, the Rose Craig Foundation has begun to make progress toward that goal in Canada and in the United States as well.  Because of the tremendous outpouring of support for the Rose Craig Foundation in its inaugural year, the foundation was able to provide in excess of $10,000 in funds and equipment to the Hotel Dieu Hospital in St. Catharines, Ontario during 2000.  


Our thanks to all who supported RCF's mission to enhance end of life care!