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By Ashley Legassic

PATIENT CARE TOWER

Room in Patient Care Tower at RIH to be dedicated to Kamloops father Darrin Yusishen

Oct 1, 2019 | 3:50 AM

KAMLOOPS — The provincial health minister is in Kamloops today, to dedicate a room in the new Patient Care Tower at Royal Inland Hospital to the memory of a Kamloops man.

Darrin Yusishen passed away in 2018 after a fight with glioblastoma.

“It’s a great honour to recognize and respect Darrin Yusishen and to know his memory will live on at Royal Inland Hospital with our government’s commitment to have a room in the new patient care tower named in his memory,” said BC Health Minister Adrian Dix. “Darrin cared deeply for his family and friends who were at his side as he battled, and for his wife Tammy, daughter Bella and son Kellen. This room will be a beacon of their love for each other.”

Yusishen was diagnosed with the aggressive form of brain cancer in 2017, and he passed away on Jan. 23, 2018 at 40 years old.

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“Patient care is a priority for our government. I have met with Darrin’s sister, Crystal Maloney, and understand the work that needs to continue to be done together to improve the healthcare system,” Dix said. “The new tower being built at Royal Inland Hospital is a great step in that direction, offering enhanced care to people with more patient rooms offering privacy as well as more operating rooms, complementing space available at the hospital.”

Maloney said today is a day to memorialize and pay tribute to Yusishen.

“We love you, we miss you every minute of every day. But we know that you live on in hope, in inspiration, in change, in dignity and respect. On behalf of Darrin and our family, I thank everyone who has worked to create change and we look forward to the opening of the new patient tower in the years to come.”

The room location will be determined after the tower opens, which is expected to be in 2022.