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The beat goes on
Therapeutic recreation team keeps the music flowing for residents at Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care There is nothing like the experience of hearing live music, but for residents at Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care (Mount Hope) watching one of their favourite live performers via Skype –...
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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.
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Because learning matters... we're helping students with brain injuries return to school
Students with brain injuries have an opportunity to learn the skills needed to successfully return to school after a brain injury. Learn more about the Return to School Program. View videos about how the Return to School Program is helping students resume their studies “During the Return to School...
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Hand-decorated for the holidays
Once again, members of St. Joseph’s Mental Health Care Patient’s Council teamed up with individuals from the Canadian Mental Health Association - Middlesex (CMHA) to help spread a little Christmas cheer to inpatients. In what’s now become an annual, seasonal tradition, a group from CMHA has put...
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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...
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What do a donkey rider, decoder and pilot have in common?
They are part of the 2020 Vision of Veterans calendar. John Brownell parachuted from his plane when it was hit by gunfire. Bill Martin rode a military motorcycle through Western Europe. Iris Thomson worked at Bletchley Park as a decoder. Tom Allen hopped on a donkey to get where he needed to go in...
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St. Joseph's Director of Professional Practice recognized for her role in adapting care to best serve patients
Congratulations to Amanda Thibeault, St. Joseph’s director of Professional Practice for receiving the Iota Omicron Chapter’s 2019 Excellence Award in Nursing Leadership, an Honour Society of Nursing connected with Western University. “Amanda is an enthusiastic visionary for nursing,” says Karen...
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Running for your someone
When Theresa Carriere laced up for the first ONERUN in 2010, she was taking the first step of a movement that has impacted thousands of people in our region touched by cancer. A breast cancer survivor herself, Theresa was inspired to make a difference by running 100km from London to Sarnia in a...
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Hand therapist wins lifetime achievement award
With only three Canadians nominated, St. Joseph’s own Shrikant Chinchalkar has taken home a prestigious award recognizing his many contributions in the field of hand therapy. The International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT) Lifetime Achievement Award is granted to any person who...
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