Your Impact

It started with a song. The Veterans choir welcomed a room of donors, friends and fellow Veterans for St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation’s annual Hall of Heroes event. This special occasion honours the steadfast generosity of the community and the remarkable spirit of Canada’s Veterans. Since...

Compassionate and curious, the late Dr. David Meltzer was committed to continuous learning throughout his nearly half-century career. Today, the Dr. David B. and Zivia Anne Meltzer Fund for Nursing Education, a fund established in his and his wife’s honour, grants financial awards for nurses who...

With the flip of a switch, London’s evening winter sky turns a hazy shade of pink. It happens like clockwork every year on the fifteenth day of November. And it signifies the outpouring of generosity from people far and wide through St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation’s Season of Celebration...

James (Jamie) Hackland prides himself on his independence. He is a proud Scottish-Canadian, military veteran, father and grandfather. And his journey has taken him from the decks of Navy ships to model airplane builds at the Legion, and most recently, to a new chapter of healing at St. Joseph’s...

One resident at Mount Hope is reflecting on a life full of music, love, family and finding joy in unexpected places. At 84, Fern McNab calls herself “a healthy, happy woman,” grateful for every day and every memory that’s brought her to where she is today. “I wake up and am thankful for every new...

Bill Thompson has worn many hats in his life: husband, father, grandfather, funeral director, orderly, farmer. But he says that one that he’s particularly proud of is being an older adult with mild cerebral palsy who is healthy, happy and thriving. He credits the interdisciplinary care in St. Joseph...

When Doris Edgar came home after spending almost a year in the hospital, there was a surprise waiting for her. Terry Lynn and Lu, two of her closest friends, had worked together to clean and revamp her space. There was food in her fridge, assistive devices in place and puzzles and books to keep her...

Sometimes, it’s the little changes that make the biggest difference. And thanks to a recent grant through St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation made possible through the generosity of donors, that’s what’s happened in the 2 Perth unit in the Veterans Care program. After several months of...

A year after leaving the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), veteran Darryl Burgess was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). That was 1998. He’s been in the care of St. Joseph’s Dr. Don Richardon since then – making a regular 600 km round trip from his northern Ontario hometown of Burk’s...