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A Lifetime of Impact

You likely wouldn’t know Dr. Graham King is one of Canada’s most accomplished orthopaedic surgeons unless you heard it first from a patient, colleague or international specialist. Quietly modest, he isn’t apt to tell you the elbow implant he and his team developed is now one of the most widely used in the world. So, it’s not surprising he’d also be among the last to tell you the Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA) has made him a lifetime achievement award-winner for his considerable contributions to teaching, research and clinical care. “I’m very proud of the honour, of course, but you don...

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Pursuing excellence for patients

In 2022, Fereshteh Ghahremani left behind the familiar sights of Tehran to chase a dream across the globe. What she didn’t know then was that she wasn’t just embarking on a graduate degree in Canada—she was stepping into a research journey that would shape her future, and could change the lives of...

April’s Story: Recovery is a journey

My name is April, and I have bipolar disorder. I am also a recovering alcoholic. I would like to share a short version of my experience, including my strength and sense of hope that might help inspire others. This summer marks 29 years of sobriety for me and I am very proud of that. My friends and...

St. Joseph’s home team

It’s a phone call Ann and Bill Fleming never expected to receive. And the surprising news left them touched and humbled. On a rather cool afternoon in early April, St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation’s President & CEO, Michelle Campbell, called the Flemings with a special request: to recognize their...

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Rocking out

For more than a decade, the sounds of live rock music have echoed through the summer air at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute—not from a nearby festival, but from the hospital’s own patio. From 2009 to 2019, patients, residents, families, staff and volunteers gathered to enjoy Rock the Parkwood—a full...

Veterans explore the world from home

In his younger years, 95-year-old veteran John Kirkland traipsed the Bruce Trail, hiked the Rockies, paddled through Algonquin Park and sailed Canada’s east and west coasts. Unable to travel much these days, he believed Newfoundland would remain an unfulfilled wish on his list of cross-Canada...

FLOATing on air

As an Occupational and Physiotherapy Assistant at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute for 25 years, Dennis Argoso has seen countless patients with spinal cord injuries make incredible strides in their recovery. Today, patients aren’t just making strides – they’re floating forward. Thanks to generous...

Closing the gap in gender-based violence care

St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) is breaking new ground in Canada with the creation of a specialized primary care clinic for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and other forms of trauma. The Trauma and Violence Specialized Primary Care Clinic, with a key focus on care for...

The little things in life

Ron and Theresa Mikula have called London home for decades—and for just as long, they’ve been quietly giving back to the hospitals that care for this community. Their connection to St. Joseph’s Health Care London is personal, deep-rooted and ongoing. Theresa served as a member of St. Joseph’s Health...

Seeing the future of research

Bacteria don’t really sleep. And, on some nights, neither does Diksha Boora, an imaging researcher pursuing her PhD at Lawson Research Institute at St. Joseph’s Health Care London and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University. Depending on exactly when an experiment started...