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Who makes up Canada's homeless population?
At a virtual event, a research team led by Lawson Health Research Institute announced details of a new project aimed at better understanding how many people in Canada are homeless and who they are. Developing more accurate sources of data related to homelessness helps ensure the proper supports and...
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'Where there's a will, there's a way'
Seventy-four-year-old Art Jansen sits in a sunny cafeteria at Parkwood Institute after an outpatient rehabilitation therapy session. While donning a mask and keeping socially distant, he gazes proudly at recent photos on his phone –one of them is of him smiling, a medal around his neck, after...
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A welcome homecoming
While worried about her two adult children living out of town, Sarah also had to navigate some big changes in her career. “In my role as an occupational therapist, I normally work with outpatients. Because we had to stop that part of our care I suddenly had to learn therapy for inpatient spinal cord...
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A time to remember
Robert Kennedy, Second World War veteran, reminisces about his time in the military while gazing at the war medals he received for service in the Atlantic, the Arctic, Africa, Burma, New Zealand and Russia. There is one that stands out above the rest – the Victory Star. “It marked the end of the war...
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Painting your passion
WWII veteran Bob Armstrong sits diligently in a busy art studio at Parkwood Institute. A light from a nearby window cascades on what was once a blank canvas – now filled with life and colour. At 91, the accomplished artist has not lost his touch. “When painting a portrait of an animal, you have to...
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Pursuing excellence for patients
In 2022, Fereshteh Ghahremani left behind the familiar sights of Tehran to chase a dream across the globe. What she didn’t know then was that she wasn’t just embarking on a graduate degree in Canada—she was stepping into a research journey that would shape her future, and could change the lives of...
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Rebuilding Lives
Grateful for the care of their loved ones at St. Joseph’s, the Robert Nicli family makes transformational donation in support of innovative outpatient stroke rehabilitation for Southwestern Ontario.
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Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s and cancer studies receive $7.2M boost
The quest to advance detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and to personalize cancer care has received a major boost, with $7.2 million in funding to Lawson Research Institute (Lawson) of St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) for first-of-its kind research. Lawson scientists will...
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Visionary giving
From the time of a serious motor vehicle accident in 2008 to an unexpected eye diagnosis in 2023, Chris Leavens has depended on the leading expertise of the medical team at St. Joseph's Health Care London through the years. “As a lifelong resident and businessperson in London, Ontario, I believe we...
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