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Coping with holiday and winter blues
Christmas is traditionally associated with joy, happiness and spending quality time with family. However, for those who are coping with loneliness, anxiety and in some cases depression, the holiday season can be an extremely difficult time of year. For individuals who are dealing with a season of...
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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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An online approach to care
With an aging population, neurological conditions like stroke, brain injury and multiple sclerosis (MS) are on the rise in Canada. Those living with neurological conditions face many long-term challenges that can affect both their physical and cognitive functioning. They are also at an increased...
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The gift of caring
Twelve years ago, registered nurse Lyndsey Wintle, wondered what she could do to help bring a little extra holiday cheer to the older adult patient population she worked with in the mental health care program at St. Joseph’s. While brainstorming with colleagues around a table, little did she know...
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A stroke of gratitude
Allan Campbell shares his story of recovery at both London Health Sciences Centre and Parkwood Institute after experiencing a devastating stroke. Like any other night, Allan Campbell went to bed after a long day of work. Little did he know that at 11:45 pm, his life would forever change. No longer a...
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Resiliency and strength tame ‘uninvited visitor’ who never leaves
Mary Ann Morgan of London, who has lived with type 1 diabetes for 60 years, is among this year’s recipients of St. Joseph's Diabetes Half Century Awards. Mary Ann Morgan calls it an “uninvited, unwelcome, very demanding, 24/7 visitor that wants its own way at any cost.” She could have become a...
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‘Outstanding work’ nets young researcher three awards
If science were a baseball game, Thuvaraha Jeyakumaran’s batting average would rank her an all-star in her first major-league season. For the third consecutive time, the research coordinator and knowledge-mobilization specialist at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute has become an award-winner for three...
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Deeply rooted
St. Joseph's continues to celebrate our 700 staff, physicians and volunteers making career milestones as part of our organizations Service Recognition Program. Noelle Tangredi, graphic designer, e-learning developer – and keeper of St. Joseph’s Hospital’s artifacts - is among this year’s recipients...
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The gift of empathy
For more than a decade, a group from the Canadian Mental Health Association - Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services (CMHA) has put together gift items for each patient within Parkwood Institute’s various mental health care programs. The initiative, dubbed the Holiday Stocking Project...
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