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End of training year dinner for the peds emerg team at the Montreal Children's Hospital...likely 2002. We were all fellows together.
Samina Ali
April 23, 2019
Running for Helen
Katherine Karounis
October 27, 2018
We miss you
Katherine Karounis
October 27, 2018
Coolest cats
Katherine Karounis
October 27, 2018
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You are forever smiling with us
Katherine Karounis
October 27, 2018
Forever together
Katherine Karounis
October 27, 2018
Best friends forever
Katherine Karounis
October 27, 2018
We love you and you will on in our memories, thoughts and words
Katherine Karounis
October 27, 2018
Our amazing Helen
Katherine Karounis
October 27, 2018
Samina Ali
July 25, 2018
thinking of you, dear friend. think of you often. i received the dr. helen karounis award for professionalism in emergency medicine, this year. it was so bittersweet. you would have been proud, i know. and told me to enjoy it. love you. you continue to inspire me to be a better doctor, a better person. mina
circle of fairies...love is eternal
Katherine Karounis
December 24, 2015
katherine karounis
December 24, 2015
December 24, 2015
Sofia Karounis Dancea July 21, 2012
I will always love you . You are the best mom ever You ment the world to me???? Your daughter Sofia
Angie Papamoniodis
November 4, 2008
I am deeply shocked and saddened by this horrible news which I have only now come to know of. I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to Helen’s parents, sisters and dear husband. Although we had lost touch over the years, I have very vivid memories of Helen, her energy and kindness, her sense of humour and radiant smile. During our tender high school years, she was always the one to console and counsel and never gave up until she got a smile back on your face. Later, our paths crossed again at the MCH, and I admired her bedside manner, how caring and giving she was as a physician. May God give the family strength and courage to carry on and may her little girls be forever blessed. Our sweet beloved friend Helen, we will never forget you.
Rosy Khurana
September 25, 2008
Dear Helen's family,
I was a student under Helen during medical school. She was a wonderful teacher and a dedicated physician. I learned a great deal from her. I am so sorry for your loss. She touched so many lives, and left each one better for it.
peter callas
September 7, 2008
panagiotis callas SEPT 7 2008.MY condolences go out to the KAROUNIS family . I never met you but my mother always spoke about you in the highest matter.NOW HEAVEN AWAITS . MY MOTHER VOULA CALLAS IS WAITING.
Tom Lacroix
August 26, 2008
Dear Adrian and the Karounis family,
I was shocked and saddened to hear that Helen, my good friend throughout medical school and pediatrics residency, had passed away. I will hug my children tighter tonight while thinking fondly of our shared memories. I know that she would have liked that...
Marla Eichenbaum-Jagermann
July 31, 2008
Dr. Dancea,
We have smiled and said hello to you in the hallways of the children's over the years, never forgetting how you helped our son Joshua Jagermann over 10 years ago. It was therefore with great sadness that we learned of the loss of your beloved wife, Helen. Katherine, we were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of your sister and great friend. Please accept our deepest sympathies and know that our thoughts are with you and your family at this time.
Marla Eichenbaum and Etan Jagermann
Dean Soulellis
July 27, 2008
Dear Adrian,
My sincerest condolences. I have fond memories of being a medical student in Pediatrics under Dr. Karounis' careful and gentle supervision. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.
Maria Gavriil
July 24, 2008
I would like to extend my sincere condolences to the family.
Diana Kontolemos
July 21, 2008
To Adrian, Chrissa, Sophia & the Karounis family,
It is with profound sadness that I offer my condolences to you all. I cannot express how very sorry I am at your abrupt loss. May Helen's legacy live forever and may her grace & beauty follow you all for eternity. I'm sure she will always be kept near your hearts and through this her memory will be kept alive.
My most sincere condolences.
Helene Pelletier
July 12, 2008
Au Dr. Dancea et à toute la famille. J'ai mis quelque temps avant de faire parvenir ce message. Le décès de Helen m'a profondément touchée. Elle était une personne vraiment exceptionnelle. Travailler avec elle a été un honneur, Je la revois encore toujours si chaleureuse, et moi, lui disant à chaque fois qu'elle n'avait aucune idée à quel point elle était une excellente médecin et une personne encore plus extraordinaire. Son sourire, sa simplicité et son charisme me manquent. Mes plus profondes sympathies à vous tous.
Kelly Timmons
July 7, 2008
Adrian,
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your wife. I will always remember her fighting spirit, such a courageous woman. Godbless you and your children, know always that Helen will be an angel watching over you all.
Despina Agapitos
July 6, 2008
It is with great saddness and disbelief that I hear about Helen's untimely passing. Please accept my sincere condolences. She was a much admired high school friend of mine and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Shubhayan Sanatani
July 6, 2008
Adrian
I just heard your news from Mina Matsuda-Abedini. I am so sorry to hear this. I am thinking of you and wishing you strength but know that the healing will take a long time.
Shu
Pat Leroux
July 5, 2008
Dear Adrian,
Once again, my sincerest condolences on your loss. That Helen left such an indelible impression on so many of her friends and colleagues is a wonderful testiment to who she was and how she interacted with people. I will remember her for her vivaciousness and for the respect she always accorded me as a colleague. For me, her legacy is of a wonderful and caring physician/human being who gave unfailingly of her talent/time. Her greatest legacy, though, lives on in your two little girls and in all the memories you made together. In the short term, those memories may be difficult and painful for you...allow yourself to feel the gamut of emotions they evoke. In time, you will slowly begin to remember the wonderful moments you shared with Helen with a smile on your face and a song in your heart. I wish you courage and eventual peace as you walk this lonely road that only you can walk.
Sincerely,
Pat Leroux, 9C
Nanor Antaby (old high school friend)
July 4, 2008
Dear Dr. Dancea,
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Our sincere condolences to you and your family.
Nanor, Yervant & Alec Kyle Aredjian
Lucia Carpineta
July 3, 2008
Dear Adrian,
It is with shock and great sadness that I learned of Helen's passing. It is very difficult to make sense of something tragic like this, and there are really no words for it.
Try, though, to take solace in knowing that many including myself have been holding you and your family in our thoughts and prayers. Helen left an indelible mark on all of us fortunate enough to cross her path. She lives on in the hearts of all who knew her, and in the eyes of her 2 little princesses -- mommy' still watching over you...
George Grafos
July 2, 2008
My thoughts are with you through this difficult time in your lives
George Grafos
Benjamin Burko
July 2, 2008
Dear Adrian,
It has been two days since I have learned of this tragic news. Two days that I have been searching for the right words to express my sentiments to you. I cannot even begin to imagine what you and your family must be going through. If you can take any measure of comfort in the fact that Helen left a legion of colleagues and patients who deeply admired her and will forever remember for all that she was... I count myself and my patients amongst the lucky ones who were influenced by her during her all too brief time with us on this earth. Please accept my sincerest sympathies.
Zoe Prahalis
June 29, 2008
Please accept my deepest sympathies.
Christos & Stavroula Manolakakis
June 29, 2008
Please accept our deepest sympathies.
George Stamatakos
June 29, 2008
Cathy, Maria, Mr. & Mrs. Karounis,
I just learned of Helen's passing this morning. I am so, so sorry. I wish I would have known sooner to be at the service. I cannot find the words. Helen was one of the most passionate people I knew. Whether she was telling a joke or talking about the weather, she was someone so full of life that I think that's what makes this news so surreal. I cannot picture Helen without a smile, her hands waving, her voice bursting with with life, her heart dancing. She breathed life into everything and everyone around her.
Cathy and Maria, I never knew anyone with so much pride and love for her sisters and her family.
I am lucky to have known her and regret having lost touch over the years. She will live in our hearts for ever and will never be forgotten.
I can see why God would need her. I just cannot understand why now...
Dr. Lajos Kovacs
June 28, 2008
Dear Adrian and family,
I am very saddened by your loss and admire your strength. I first met Helen at the JGH when she was a medical student, and later as a resident. She was smart, witty, and had a heart of gold. I remember coaching her through her first procedures, and giving her pep-talks when she was frustrated; I even remember the patients we took care of together. She had an amazing singing voice, and was a star attraction during resident skit-nites at MCH. It gave me such pleasure to watch her blossom into a confident, dynamic staff physician, wife, and mother. Difficult to make sense of her passing. Please accept my heartfelt condolances.
Jennie Rhee
June 28, 2008
Dear Adrian, Sofia, Chrissa and both Karounis and Dancea families,
There are no words that I could possibly offer to comfort you during this most difficult and painful time. I hope as time helps heal your sorrow, that you will be able to read these messages and smile. I like many others met Helen at the hospital when she was a young resident and what was so remarkable about her was that she was so very kind to everyone. She treated everyone with respect and kindness and she was so very generous. She would share her knowlege as easily as she would share her lunch. She did not have a huge ego even though she certainly had earned it. She was gorgeous and brilliant and had the sweetest soul. I will never forget our talks into the night about her wonderful parents and how very grateful she was to them as well as her immense love for her two sisters. I remember her blushing and giggling as she showed us her engagement ring and how delighted she was to have found you, Adrian. I remember her excitment about becoming a Momma and how proudly she would show off pictures of her beautiful girls. I could not possibly imagine what these past few months have been like for your families but please know that Helen touched many of us in very special ways and will be with us forever. I am so very sorry for your profound loss and send you my deepest condolences.
Lucrezia Salvemini
June 28, 2008
Dr.Dancea,
We are saddened to hear of your loss.Please accept our heartfelt condolences and know that our prayers are with you during this time of sorrow.May God bless you.
Lucrezia & Mark Sanschagrin (family of Justin Sanschagrin)
Sylvie Nicholson (a ER colleague)
June 27, 2008
Adrian, I just learn the awful news. I am so, so terribly sorry… Helen had a beautiful heart and soul. Being out of the country at the moment, I wish I could have paid my respects to you and your family at the service. My words may be so little comfort to you but know that yesterday, I went to Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral and I light up a candle while thinking how much I enjoy her laugh and the way she would blush when doing so. She was a great passionate paediatrician and a wonderful woman to be close by. From Paris, my deepest sympathies. Sincerely,
Franca Palermo
June 27, 2008
Dr. Dancea,
We are deeply saddened for your loss, and would like to give you our profound sympathies.
Franca & Luigi Palermo
(Olivia Palermo's family)
Andrea Marrin (Sue-A-Quan)
June 26, 2008
Dear Adrian,
My deepest sympathies to you and your family. Helen was an exceptional teacher. It was truly a privilege to work with her.
Trish Caron
June 26, 2008
Dr. Dancea
My deepest condolences to you and your family during this time. I had the honor of having your wife treat my son in the ER last fall for a severe asthma attack and her compassion was unforgetable. My son threw up all over me and she offered me her clothes so I could spend the night in dry clothing. I was so touched at her amazing bedside manner. I met her again a few months later at a moms and tot class and she remembered my son. You and your family have a beautiful angel looking over you.
Valérie gagné
June 26, 2008
Dr.Dancea,
Mes condoléances à vous et votre famille. J'ai eu la chance de travailler avec Dr.Karounis pendant une année aux services d'urgences et mon souvenir d'elle est et restera toujours une personne rayonnante prête à aider tous le monde autour d'elle. Elle va beaucoup nous manquer. Je vous souhaite la plus grande des forces à vous et vos petites filles. Mes pensées sont avec vous.
June 25, 2008
Dear Adrian,
We are so sorry to hear of your tragic loss. We have fond memories of working with Helen. With deepest sympathies,
Mina Matsuda-Abedini & Steven Miller
Tina Cinelli
June 25, 2008
I was deeply saddened to learn of Helen's passing. I worked with Helen when she was a resident and I a new nursing grad. We shared some laughs and tears together. I will always remember her warm smile, skilled competence and great compassion. My heartfelt condolences to her family.
Christine Meyers
June 25, 2008
I met Helen fifteen years ago as a clinical clerk when she was my junior resident on the wards. Even so early in her career, I found her to be an outstanding teacher and clinician -- and incredibly kind and patient with the awkward, bumbling medical students in her charge. Years later, working alongside her in the ER, I continued to learn from her and always admired the seemingly endless energy she brought to work with her every day. I will always remember her radiant smile, sparkling eyes and fiery spirit, which will never be extinguished.
My deepest condolences to Helen's family and many, many friends.
Evelyn Constantin
June 25, 2008
Dear Adrian, and Karounis and Dancea families,
I am so sorry for your loss. Helen was a genuine and vibrant woman. Her compassion and empathy towards her patients was truly one of her many admirable attributes. I have great memories of Helen – we had such wonderful conversations – she gave me caring and sound advice about career, family and life in general. These conversations will remain etched in my memories forever. Helen, you are dearly missed -- I will always remember and will continue to follow your sound advice.
Adrian, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Evelyn
Brian Beauchamp
June 25, 2008
Even though I had lost contact with Helen over the years, I thought about her frequently. She touched so many lives including my own very profoundly. Helen was an incredible person, a star with one of the sharpest minds and kindest hearts one could have. Helen was blessed as we were for having had the opportunity to have known her.
Helen will be in our thoughts and in our hearts forever. I will never forget Helen and her passing is a tragedy that our human minds cannot comprehend. Perhaps we could seek comfort in knowing that we will get to meet Helen again in a special place where pain and sorrow do not exist.
My deepest condolences to the family and numerous friends of Helen. I share your pain and pray for the Lord to give you strength in these difficult times.
Theo & Christiana Giannoulakis
June 25, 2008
To the whole family,
Please accept our deepest sympathies at this extremely sad and difficult time. Our thoughts are with you!!!
Tia Nymark
June 25, 2008
Having left work at the MCH two years ago, I was unaware of Helen's illness until last week. It is with profound sadness that I saw that Helen had passed away on Thursday.
Over the weekend I found my thoughts frequently drifting back to memories of Helen through her years as a resident, when I was a nurse on the medical floors. Our middle of the night chats about the patients, about life's pleasures and the challenges, her inevitable smile and positive outlook, her genuine caring about all she came across, both patients, families and colleagues was inspirational.
As Helen moved into her role in the ER and I moved on to nursing superviser we continued to chat on a regular basis.
I recall my daughter being ill last year. Upon discharging us from ER, Helen included her pager number and told me to call if anything came up. Her gentle offer of availability and willingness to help spoke volumes to the integrity she held both personally and professionally. The reassurance it provided me was enormous.
Working with Helen over the many years has been a priviledge and a pleasure.
I can not begin to imagine your loss Adrian, but I sincerely wish you strength and courage. Both you and your family will remain in my thoughts and prayers.
Tia Nymark
samina ali
June 24, 2008
adrian,
there are no words that could do helen justice. i won't even try. even in death, helen taught me something. she taught me that this world does honour a person who gives freely and wholly. as she did.
i know that you see that spirit in your girls. cherish it.
all of our love,
samina ali and tim graham
Samantha, Nick & Milton Moukas
June 24, 2008
To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you."
It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man."
God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.
When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.
I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.
There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.
If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......"My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.
So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.
And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.
Ruth Ann Mahaffey (author)
©Copyright 1998-2008
Linda and Michael Christmann
June 24, 2008
Adrian,
I was so saddened to hear of your loss of your lovely wife Helen. I know it is hard right now to take comfort from friends and family, but with time I wish our words to be like a healing balm on your pain. Remember all her smiles, and the moments you shared. Our condolences.
Suzanne Vaillancourt
June 24, 2008
Adrian, Sofia and Chrissa
What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us. I know that Helen will be greatly missed as she has meant so much to all the people whose life she has touched. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Suzanne
Antonella DiLella
June 24, 2008
Dear Dr. Dancea
We were very saddened to hear of your loss. No words could help with your pain and feelings of emptiness. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your precious girls.
Our sincere condolences.
Antonella DiLella, Alex Banousis and
Demi Banousis.
Micha Huynh
June 24, 2008
"We know separation so well because we've tasted the union" Rumi
Helen's kindness and grace will live on. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Ellen Mitchell
June 24, 2008
Dearest Adrian,
I cannot think of any words that could possibly make you feel better at this time. I am so sad for you and your little girls!! It seems like yesterday I met you and Helen as residents and I felt a special bond with you both ever since! My very deepest sympathies! my thoughts are with you.
Sincerely,
Andrew Mackie
June 24, 2008
Dear Adrian,
We were very saddened to hear of your loss. Helen was an inspiring and generous person and always full of wonderful charm. Our thoughts are with you and your beautiful girls.
Andrew and Jennifer
Jean-Philippe Pelletier
June 23, 2008
Adrian,
My sincere condolences to you and your family. May the memories of countless precious moments help guide you all through these difficult days.
Rony Atoui
June 23, 2008
Dear Dr. Dancea,
Please accept my sincere condolences in this extremely diffcult time.
Martin Pusic
June 23, 2008
Adrian and family,
I was a colleague of Helen's in the Emergency Dept starting in 1998 and had the privilege of writing a letter of reference for her. It was the easiest one I have ever written. It included this passage: "Helen is an outstanding physician. ... She is famous in the emergency department for giving her beeper number to any patient who might even remotely need it. She has her own cadre of patients who just keep calling but she cheerfully helps them out."
She may be gone, but I suspect, even from my brief time with her, that each time you see in your daughters some unique combination of caring and spunk, Helen will be there.
Please accept our deepest sympathy, Andrea & Martin Pusic
Ioana Bogdan
June 23, 2008
Dear Adrian , Sofia, Chrissa
Dear Karounis family,
Tears and words can not express our sadness at Helen's abrupt passing into eternity. We had the privilege to meet her only for a short while but she impacted us deeply with her beauty, vivacious character and passionate love for those around her. Helen’s love legacy will remain ever present.
Perhaps the words of St John (Revelations) may bring comfort in knowing that
“God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former struggles are passed away. Behold, He shall make all things new.”
Our hearts and prayers are with you at this difficult time
Ioana, Daniel, Christiana and Marian (Wellington ,New Zealand)
Sandy Weber
June 23, 2008
Please accept my deepest sympathies. Although we last crossed paths in high school, I am truly saddened by Helen's passing.
Martine Claveau
June 23, 2008
Lorsque je pense à Helen, elle est synonyme d'une fleur que je peux décrire comme suit:
Bien que les fleurs se fanent, meurent et disparaissent,
leurs précieux parfums demeurent toujours.
Tout comme ces fleurs éclatantes, ceux que nous aimons ne meurent jamais;
ils demeurent avec nous à jamais, empreints dans nos souvenirs précieux.
Il n'y a pas de mots pour exprimer à quel point je suis affligée par la dure perte que vous vivez.
J'espère simplement que toute ma sympathie vous apportera un certain apaisement.
Bon courage à toi, Adrian et à tes 2 belles filles ainsi qu'à toute votre famille.
D'une consœur de travail au NICU
George & Vicky Honos
June 23, 2008
Adrien
Please accept our deepest sympathies at this extremely sad and difficult time. Our thoughts are with you and your family.
PATRICIA ROSE-TREMBLAY
June 23, 2008
TO THE KAROUNIS AND DANCEA FAMILYS. I AM MOST DEEPLY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU.
Mona and Nadine Zalatan
June 23, 2008
We always knew she was an angel...she's touched the heart of so many people, she's been the source of hope and inspiration of so many and mostly she's been the source of love for many more. I keep the angel they gave us at the funeral home on my bag and love to think she's a guardian angel now. If you need anything at all, please consider us like your sisters-in-law and don't hesitate.
Lots of love
Mona and Nadine Zalatan
Kapil Sharma
June 23, 2008
Dear Adrian, Maria and family.
I was deeply saddened when I heard of your loss. Helen was a kind and gentle person. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
Nicholetta Demetelin
June 23, 2008
Mr. and Mrs. Karounia, Dr. Adrian Dancea and your little angels
My deepest sympathy on the loss of your beloved Helen. She was an exceptional person. A great loss to all.
Dhiraj Sharma
June 23, 2008
Dear Maria, Mike and the Karounis & Dancea families,
I will always remember Helen as a warm and inviting person. It was a priviledge to have known her.
Ilana and I would like to express our sincere condolences. You are all in our prayers.
Love, Dhiraj and Ilana
Nick Papadakis
June 23, 2008
Dancea and Karounis families,
There are no words to express the sadness upon hearing this terrible news. May you find strength from one another in this time of need.
Zoi se sas.
shayna zelcer
June 23, 2008
Dear Adrian
I was deeply saddened to hear of Helen's passing. I am thinking of you and your family, and remembering Helen as a great teacher mentor and friend
shayna zelcer and gil schreier
Dominique Panet-Raymond
June 23, 2008
Dear Adrian and family,
my thoughts are with you and Sofia and Chrissa. Although, I had not seen Helen in a while, I always enjoyed her company.
Christine & Samir Barsoum
June 23, 2008
Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you. Our condolences to the whole family.
Christine (Daisy Zalatan's sister)
Mona and Mamdouh Saad
June 23, 2008
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Nouf ALBacker
June 23, 2008
Dear Dr. Dancea:
we all lost a great person.
she was a great teacher for me,
I learnt a lot from her.
I will never forget her.
Liviu Dancea
June 23, 2008
A mon grand frere,
Je refuse de croire que Helen s'est etteint si vite. Elle est une merveilleuse personne et restera dans mon coeur une grande soeur, une pediatre accomplie, une femme dediee a sa famille et une ame rayonnante autour de ceux qu'elle a cotoyee.
Elle te laisse 2 princesses. Dans des moments difficiles, tu n'auras qu'a les regarder dans les yeux pour retrouver la joie de vivre de Helen.
Ton petit frere qui t'aime beaucoup.
Liviu
Giuseppe Ficara and family
June 23, 2008
Dear Adrian,
We will always remember Helen as a wonderful mentor and teacher, a caring and compassionate physician. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Constantin and Yanna Polychronakos
June 23, 2008
In her short life Helan made a difference in the lives of countless patients, students, residents and colleagues at the Children's. Her caring, sunny disposition and quiet efficiency was an inspiration to all and a comfort to families with sick children. Helen, we will never forget you.
Jodi Miller
June 23, 2008
Dear Mr& Mrs Karounis, Katherine, Mary & Michael,
Though we have not met I feel as though I know you as Helen so often talked about you all at work. Her family was such a driving force in her life. She shared many of her family recipes with me- even though she said she couldn't cook! I wish to extend to you all my deepest condolences at this time. I know how hard you all fought and prayed for Helen's recovery, and how much peace it must have given her to know her girls were loved and cared for by you and that you were always by her side. Her spirit surely lives on in her most beautiful legacy... Sophia & Chrissa, and of course in your hearts. May she rest in peace and may you you all find the strength and courage to go on.
Maria G. Pietrangelo
June 23, 2008
It has been many years since I last saw Helen. I will always remember her kind and gentle heart. We shared so much laughter together in med school!
My prayers are with you , Helen, and your entire family.
My sincere condolences,
Violaine Vastel
June 23, 2008
Chère Adrian, les filles, et la famille Karounis;
Je voudrais prendre un moment pour vous partager mes plus sincères condoléences; il m'est difficile de trouver les mots appropriés, il n'y en a tout simplement pas.
Depuis quelques jours, je ferme les yeux et revoie Helen, le sourire au lèvres, pleine de joie de vivre et d'énergie. Je l'entends encore nous raconter des histoires de ses filles, en premier Sofia, et ensuite la joie d'en avoir une autre, Chrissa.
Elle était toujours engagé pleinement dans tout ce qu'elle entreprennait; travaille, patient, amies, familles, et co-équipiers.
Bien que je ne sois "qu'une infirmière" (ce qu'elle contredisait tout le temps), elle avait toujours le temps pour répondre à mes questions et m'aider à parfaire mes connaissances.
Voilà la personne dont je me souviendrai tout le temps et dont j'espère que les filles connaîtront à travers toi, Adrian, et la famille Karounis. Que tu trouve le courage et le support dont tu as besoin.
Sache qu'Helen sera grandement manqué, ici à l'urgence et partout ailleurs.
Mes prières sont avec vous tous.
Anwar Hasan
June 23, 2008
I am deeply sorry for the loss of Helen.
Helen was a great teacher for me, she helped me a lot during my residency training. I still remember her landmark study that we discussed in a journal club meeting.
She is a big loss and hope that god will give patience to her family.
Angie Legakis
June 23, 2008
I was so sorry to hear of your loss. Please accept my deepest sympathies.
Kayvan & Katy Khiabani & Barin
June 22, 2008
We wish to express our deepest sympathy in these difficuult times. She will be missed.
Niki and George Karounis
June 22, 2008
Our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Helen's family. We were so saddened to hear of her passing away. She was such a great person and a dedicated doctor. We were so lucky to have known her. She will forever remain in our hearts.
Charles Rohlicek and Sandra Safulko
June 22, 2008
Dear Adrian,
Helen was a wonderful person. We will always remember Helen as a devoted mother and wife, a caring and concerned physician and a great teacher. The only solace we can find in her death is that we were blessed to have had her as a friend. We cannot begin to understand the depths of your grief. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your girls.
Charles and Sandra
Robbie Shear and Gary Silverman
June 22, 2008
Dear Adrian and family,
We are so profoundly saddened and shocked about the tragic loss of Helen. There are no words that could adequately express how sorry we feel. I fondly remember our med school days together and it makes me smile. Helen was a shining star, like no other, who was passionate, genuine and caring. She has impacted the lives of so many. We will miss her greatly.
Barbara (Arena) Solomon
June 22, 2008
Helen was an inspiration to all of us who had the privilege to learn from her and work with her. Her intelligence, passion, and kindness were unsurpassed. I am stunned by her loss and my thoughts and prayers are with all who loved her.
Elaine Medoff
June 22, 2008
Please accept my most sincere condoleances. Helen will be truly missed.
Nick Raspa
June 22, 2008
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Sasha Dubrovsky
June 22, 2008
My deepest condolences - there are truly no words ... Dr Karounis will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Robby Stein
June 22, 2008
Our deepest condolences. Helen was an amazing mentor and friend. She will be missed
Robby Stein & Joy Mangel
Clementine Tang
June 22, 2008
To Adrian, the Karounis and Dancea families: My heartfelt sympathies for your loss. She was a great inspiration and role model and we all miss her dearly.
Sia Perahoritis (high school friend)
June 22, 2008
Please accept my deepest sympathies.
Helen Bui
June 22, 2008
My deepest condolences to the Karounis and Dancea families. Although I did not have the privilege to know Helen very well, I'll always remember these few memories of her: as a trainee working with her, she always made the time for each person, whether a resident, colleague, or patient/parent, to make them feel like the most important person for her in that moment; I remember her being presented the Outstanding Teacher Award, she looked so astonished yet it was so clear what an exceptional teacher she was. I will always remember Helen for her generosity, beauty, and humanity.
Bianca Baican
June 22, 2008
Dear Adrian, Sofia and Chrissa,
Dear Mrs. and Mr. Karounis, Kathreen, Mary and Michael
There are no words to express the great sadness we all feel about the tragic loss of such a warm, hearty and special person - Helen.
Our thoughts, hearts and tears are with you all.
Helen will be next to you for every second of your further life. You will feel her presence like a warm breeze behind you, without seeing her.
Helen's legacy are Sofia and Chrissa and the enormous love she gave them. She will continue to live beside you all in her beloved girls, Sofia and Chrissa.
May she rest in peace.
Our love is with you,
Bianca, Livia&Kilian, Elvira&Robert
reg kennedy
June 22, 2008
we were very sadden to hear about
Helen...she will be missed....
Christo I. Tchervenkov
June 22, 2008
Dear Adrian,
Helen was a wonderful person that I had the privilege to know as a friend and colleague. Please accept my sincere sympathies to you and your family during these most difficult times.
Sincerely,
Christos Calaritis
June 22, 2008
I am deeply saddened to learn about Helen's passing away. She will be missed by the entire MCH community.
Sincerely,
Christos Calaritis and the Perfusion Team (Cardiovascular Surgery) of the Montreal Children's Hospital
samir shaheen-hussain
June 22, 2008
dear Adrian,
i was filled with an overwhelming sense of sorrow upon learning that Helen had passed away on thursday.
i will always remember working as nightfloat on the wards at the Children's, when i got a call from Helen at almost 4am for an admission: she wanted to admit a child with a chronic illness, who had recently arrived from south asia, for no other reason aside for giving the child's mother (and full-time caregiver) a break because Helen felt that she needed it. i was supportive of the admission, but was worried that the staff pediatrician would get upset at me during morning sign-over for having admitted the child for no "medical" reason given that we were tight on beds. i expressed this to Helen, and she very calmly and sincerely responded by saying that i should tell the staff pediatrician to call her if they had a problem with the admission, and that she would deal with it. as it turned out, i was never made aware of anyone having any problems with the admission.
although i regrettably did not get a chance to work with Helen as much as i would have liked throughout my residency and fellowship, i have always regarded her as an excellent clinician who cared immensely for all the kids she was involved with in our ER. clearly, i am not alone in holding this perspective. she will be missed.
i wish you, your daughters, Helen's family and all of her loved ones strength and courage in this most difficult time.
warm regards,
Stacey Bélanger
June 22, 2008
To the Karounis and Dancea families,
Our prayers are with you as we mourn the passing of our colleague and friend.
Stacey A. Bélanger
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