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Andrew Fuller was one of the first people to use a new Senaptec Sensory System for brain injury recovery. In 2024, he had a large benign tumour removed from his cerebellum, leaving him with some lingering issues. “My sensory intake is off and it affects my internal balance, particularly when walking...

Colonoscopies aren’t exactly pleasant, but they can be vital for someone’s future. They’re a common occurrence in St. Joseph’s Endoscopy Clinic and play a key role in diagnosing, treating and preventing many diseases. With the support of donors, the care team now has additional equipment on hand to...

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...

Lisa Mercer had tried just about everything to regulate the ups and downs of her blood sugars, from a strict diet to medication to four-a-day-day insulin shots. But her busy life with type 2 diabetes finally started to feel better when she enrolled in a clinical trial at St. Joseph’s Health Care...

Vikkie Gibson, a long-time St. Joseph’s volunteer, care partner and donor, knows her way around the health care system – and around the halls of Parkwood. She spent her career as a nurse in various clinical roles, including caring for patients receiving hemodialysis and cancer care. Her favourite...

Dr. Kara Nadeau represents the next generation of surgeons. As St. Joseph’s current Breast Surgical Oncology and Oncoplastic Surgery fellow, she’s learning new skills in the operating room, participating in leading-edge research and providing patient-centered care to people from across the region...

A well-known family physician in the London area, the late Dr. Joseph Rea, is being recognized with a 2022 Lawson Community Partner of the Year Award for his advocacy and passion to improve mental health outcomes. “My brother in his life experienced mental illness and for him it was very important...

Alexis remembers sitting on her bed thinking “why am I even here? I don’t want to be.” At only 12 years old, while most young girls are envisioning and wading into the freedoms that lie ahead, Alexis couldn’t see a future for herself. Nor could she understand this overwhelming feeling of...