Your Impact

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Your donation lets us explore new ways to provide care to those experiencing mental health challenges

From a young age, Alec Cook wrestled with social anxiety. At 12 he began seeing a therapist. But when he started high school, his panic attacks were so encompassing that he would miss days of school. Instead of allowing his anxiety to take control of his life, he took control of the situation and...

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Your donation helps us create new treatments to tackle health issues facing our community

A farmer. A hard worker. An independent man. This would describe Chris MacGregor, even after he experienced a stroke at age 50. “The stroke took everything on his right side. It took his speech. He could do nothing,” says Connie, his wife of 23 years. To regain movement, Chris received therapy in...

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Your donation enables unique dementia care at Mount Hope

“What kind of pie should we bake?” It’s a question that might seem out of place to some health care providers. But not to Therapeutic Recreation Assistant Lisa Roselli. In the Memory Care Unit at Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, Lisa helps 36 residents living with dementia remain active and...

You are making a difference against COVID-19

As the number of new cases continue to rise worldwide, the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) here in London and across Canada is more urgent than ever. But your support is helping St. Joseph's respond. Your donation means funding for COVID-19-related research, patient equipment and comfort...

Local COVID-19 research supported by St. Joseph's Health Crisis Fund

St. Joseph’s Health Care London and Lawson Health Research Institute have announced plans to move forward with clinical trials testing a drug that could potentially be used to prevent and treat COVID-19. St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation will accelerate the creation of the studies by providing...

Mobilizing hospital-based research in the battle against COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be one of the most pressing health challenges of our time. With a rising number of cases and deaths worldwide, there’s a global urgency to finding a solution. As the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London, Lawson...

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A meaningful life

Mr. Ivey was known for many things — including a successful career in law and business — but it was his compassion and strong community values that left the greatest mark on London and beyond.

Home is where you make it

As an adventurous young woman who moved to the other side of the world, Anne Downs has an easy-going attitude to where she makes her home. Born and raised in Toronto, Anne began her career as a nurse. Curious about her distant relatives in Australia she decided to try living down under. While...

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Golden opportunities

When Bob Armstrong packed up his belongings and moved to St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute, he put away his paints and canvases and bid farewell to his life’s passion. He assumed he would never paint again. Though happy to be living in Veterans Care at Parkwood, Bob needed gentle persuading from Kim...