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A move in the right direction
At just 39-years-old, Beth Miller experienced a hemorrhagic stroke in early January – losing significant mobility in the right-side of her body. A devastating reality for a natural athlete and mother of three. After spending three weeks as an inpatient at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute, Beth was...
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A prestigious award for Dr. Bruce Nichols
The Ivey Eye Institute is world-renowned for being a leader in eye care with a very distinguished history of service. Over the years the American Academy of Ophthalmology has recognized the outstanding contributions of the Ivey Eye Institute and its surgeons, and now Dr. Bruce Nichols has added a...
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Know your status
You can’t rely on symptoms to know if you have HIV. Tremendous progress has been made in the response to AIDS/HIV since the virus infection first emerged in the 1980s, but not enough. While HIV treatment now allows people to live much longer, healthier lives and is highly effective in preventing HIV...
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Their best shot
Breast cancer is a journey that affects 1 in 8 people in Canada every year. But new imaging equipment at St. Joseph’s is now able to detect hard-to-find tumours in breast tissue – giving patients their best shot at a good outcome. And these technologies are only possible through the generosity of...
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Amanda’s journey
A joyous Christmas night with family turned into tragedy, when Amanda K was thrown from the horse drawn carriage she was riding in. St. Joseph’s exceptional care team gave her the care and tools she needed to return to the warm embrace of her family and community and live a full life. Amanda K. is...
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Listening to what matters most
After sharing his rehabilitation story with a room full of Western University students, local filmmaker Jason Gray quoted post-apocalyptic television show, The Last of Us. “Paying attention to things; it’s how we show love.” The words struck a chord with fourth-year undergraduate student, Vaishnavii...
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Changing our MINDS
The words and images are both heartbreaking and hopeful. “Nobody likes you if you are sad.” you are enough. stay strong. let life surprise you. “Please don’t leave like everyone else.” 1 year sober. 1 year of school. 1 year building a safe home. 1 year loving myself. Zine-writing, a personal and...
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Changing the course of breast care
“Your generous gift is an investment in the future of countless people…the patients of the Breast Care Centre and in the lives of all the people who care about them, people you do not know personally, but people whose lives will forever be positively affected by your gift.” Upon hearing this...
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Reducing our impact on the planet through partnership
Celebrating Earth Day on Apr. 22 serves as a conscious reminder of how fragile our planet is and how important it is to protect it. St. Joseph’s Environmental Services and Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) recently partnered with Kevron Recycling to enhance our organics recycling program at Parkwood...
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