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Walking Beside Families on Life’s Final Journey: Inside St. Joseph’s Palliative Care Program

For more than 25 years, St. Joseph’s Health Care London has walked alongside patients and families during what can be a very challenging time —end of life care. Since opening in 1999, the Palliative Care Unit (PCU) at Parkwood Institute has been a place of dignity and compassion for individuals across London and Middlesex living with life-limiting illness. St. Joseph’s Palliative Care Program provides pain management and relief of symptoms to those experiencing life-threatening, progressive or terminal illness. The PCU care team helps patients find comfort, supporting them body, mind and...

Shop local this fall with St. Joseph’s new vendor program

Local artisans and entrepreneurs are invited to sell their locally made goods within on-site stores located at St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) beginning this Fall. Our Volunteer Services Department is launching a new ‘Local Vendor Program’ designed to support community entrepreneurs...

Janet Tufts riding her bicycle in a past Forest City Cycling Challenge

Full circle

“I can do this… I’m not afraid. This is hard… I can do this… I feel strong”, were the mantras spinning through Janet Tufts’ mind as she conquered the 100 km route as part of the 2025 Forest City Cycling Challenge (FCCC). With each push of the pedal and every breath of morning air that filled her...

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Forging his path

From the vibrant streets of Mexico City to the forefront of patient care in Canada, Dr. Jesus Cendejas-Gomez has followed a path shaped by curiosity and a commitment to helping others. His rigorous and transformative journey reflects not only personal ambition but a broader vision for the future of...

A happy outlook

For Matthew Short and Karen Rae Short, their regular visits to St. Joseph’s Ivey Eye Institute aren’t just about care. They’re also a chance to catch up with friends. From ophthalmologists Dr. Tom Sheidow and Dr. Yiannis Iordanous to Frances in the clinic and Chris at the registration desk, they’ve...

Warming hearts and spirits

Pocket hugs. Stress balls. Playing cards. Note pads and pens. Just everyday items that offer comfort, distraction and support during confusing, concerning and complicated times in people’s lives. These were just some of the goodies that filled gifts bags for patients receiving care at St. Joseph’s...

Can’t Help Falling in Love – again!

Fifty-four years ago, a young Sharon Campbell was moving when a man approached her and helped with her suitcase. When he walked away, Sharon’s mom said “there’s a guy for you” – and boy, was she right. Bill’s perspective of the meet-cute is a bit different. “I fell in love with her as soon as I saw...

Sheila Ross smiling outside of St. Joseph's Health Care London

A "lotto" joy

Sheila Ross never wins anything. “It’s a rare occurrence if I even get a free tea during Roll Up the Rim,” says the registered nurse who works at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute. But her luck changed in an instant thanks to the Whole Lotto Love staff lottery. She started participating in the...

A Lifetime of Impact

You likely wouldn’t know Dr. Graham King is one of Canada’s most accomplished orthopaedic surgeons unless you heard it first from a patient, colleague or international specialist. Quietly modest, he isn’t apt to tell you the elbow implant he and his team developed is now one of the most widely used...

Hard 'at work'

St. Joseph’s psychiatrist Dr. Don Richardson couldn’t reconcile what he was seeing in the Parkwood Institute Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic with what he had always understood to be true. “As psychiatrists, we always assumed that the longer you have PTSD, the less likely you are to respond to...