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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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On the right track
Celebrating Mental Health Week and National Physiotherapy Month at St. Joseph's. Working in close collaboration with occupational therapists, therapeutic recreationists and nurses, physiotherapists help patients restore and regain physical and mental independence as well as quality of life. Pictured...
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All-in on getting better
Mike Tidy was at work when his world started to shift. It was August of 2022, and this automation company executive suddenly started garbling his words and feeling dizzy during a virtual meeting. His coworkers noticed and quickly got him medical attention. It turns out he’d just experienced a stroke...
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A lifetime of helping others
Caroline Hancock and her late husband Rodney have a close connection with St. Joseph’s that goes back decades. All five of their children were born here, and they’re grateful to have access to great health care so close by. It’s what inspired them to start making gifts to the organization years ago...
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“Healing our hearts”
Paper crafts have always been important to Anne Granger. That passion became her saving grace when her husband Corrie died unexpectedly of an aortic dissection in 2017. “Scrapbooking and cardmaking is my healing, my therapy,” she shares. “I don’t know where I’d be if I didn’t have that.” In 2018...
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A breath of fresh air
“Seeing the horses is glorious,” says Andy Waldron, a resident in St. Joseph’s Veterans Care Program. He’s talking about the horses he is connecting with as part of the Facilitated Equine Experiential Learning (FEEL) Program. Waldron is one of six veterans participating in the pilot FEEL Program...
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Investing in life-changing research
Among cherished family photos and special mementos in the office of Jeremy Burton, PhD, is a slightly faded photo of a young woman. Burton points out the framed photo as he enthusiastically talks about his work. It’s a young Miriam Burnett, after whom the Miriam Burnett Chair in Urological Sciences...
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Firing up muscles
You funded innovative equipment for people recovering from a stroke, brain or spinal cord injury. “It’s really a cool piece of equipment,” says Stephanie Cornell, physiotherapist and Coordinator in St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Program, of the new functional electric stimulation (FES) bike. For people...
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Donations create magic
Saying ‘thank you’ seldom feels like enough for what your gifts help to make possible every day at St. Joseph’s Health Care London. That is why we created Donor Matters. A new publication that shows the impact you are having on so many people in our community – and the depth of our gratitude for...
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