A Toronto cancer hospital has received a $50 million donation to support research into the disease.
"I was like stunned. I really was," she told CTV National News."I was very lucky with Stage 1 and had radiation for five-and-a-half weeks," said Gattuso.
On Tuesday, Gattuso along with the family of her late husband -- Canadian broadcast mogul and philanthropist Allan Slaight -- announced that the charitable foundations they manage are giving $50 million to support cancer research at the facility.The gift to The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation is being made in memory of Slaight. He died last year at the age of 90.
The donation will be used to bring in top researchers and encourage innovative and "unconventional" research.
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