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Kenal Cushman

The great great great granny connection

Not many people can say they share a workplace with their great great great grandmother. But Kendal Cushman can. Kendal, a personal support worker (PSW) at Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care for the past 15 years “and counting”, was long preceded at St. Joseph’s by his triple G grandmother...
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an elderly Veteran creating an art piece at a weaving loom

The art of paying tribute 

Nestled within St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute lies three art studios full of paints, canvases, fabrics, and other textiles just waiting to be transformed into visual pieces of art. The men and women behind the paintbrushes and crafty creations are Veterans who reside at Parkwood Institute as part...
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Elderly man and woman are seated beside each other and are are kissing with their faces away from the camera

Together again

After more than three decades as husband and wife, Adam and Suzanne Jessburger were separated due to illness. Almost a year ago, during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, both were hospitalized at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). Now the lovebirds are grateful to be together at St...
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staff donating socks

Sock donations for the homeless

Socks are the most needed, but often the least donated items at homeless shelters. A pair of socks can make a big difference to someone who needs them—especially as the weather gets colder. This year, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario’s (RNAO) Middlesex-Elgin Chapter partnered with...
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Mail clerk Betty Snider

Behind the mask I am busy but grateful

Mail clerk Betty watched the bustling hallway where she works become very quiet when the pandemic hit. “I miss seeing some of the regular faces and having conversations with people.” Many of the staff around her had changes to their schedule or role, but her function remained constant. “I feel very...
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Rock the Parkwood rocks it out of the park

On a sunny afternoon in September, dozens of patients and residents from across St. Joseph’s Health Care London came together for the 10th annual “Rock the Parkwood” concert. Fan-favourite RBC/DC donated their time and musical talent to entertain the crowd with rock tunes from the past decades...
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Major Ronald Miller's story

How research can strengthen understanding and treatment of PTSD. “I just wasn’t myself,” says Major Ronald Miller when reflecting on his experience with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). “I could see a significant change in my personality that just wasn’t me.” Major Miller first joined the...
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The lasting touch of kindness

You never really know whose life you are impacting, or how. Just ask Martha Scott. As a child, Martha spent a lot of time in and out hospital with childhood leukemia. Naturally, she remembers her oncologist, but over the past 30 years there is someone else Martha has often thought about – the “snack...
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