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“The first emotion I remember feeling was fear. I was 5 or 6 years old and I had surgery to put tubes in my ears. That was my first conscious memory and fear ended up being at the centre of most of my life,” recalls 38-year-old Kersten as she sits in her living room surrounded by her baseball cap...

When Elysa Spetgang was 21 years old, she had no idea the numbness and tingling in her feet would eventually lead to a medically induced coma and life support, a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome and an eight-month stay at St. Joseph’s Health Care London’s Parkwood Institute. For four months...

At a gathering of breast cancer survivors – a summer camp of sorts – Stephanie Knowles spotted a wooden trail post sign with the words: “Tell the story of the mountain you climbed. Your words could become a page in someone else’s survival guide.” For 37-year-old Knowles, that motivational sign has...

Using virtual technology, St. Joseph’s Health Care London is bringing the outdoors in for forensic mental health care patients. Imagine sitting on a white sandy beach in a tropical location. The sun warms your face and a gentle breeze ripples across the water when, out of the corner of your eye, you...

Did you know that how you walk can indicate how healthy your brain is? Studies show how someone walks and how fast can be an early predictor of future falls, frailty, dementia and even life expectancy. According to the Cleveland Clinic, by age 60, 15% of people will have an abnormal gait, a number...

Brian Farmer is a man of many talents. He’s led a busy working life – focused on his career as a criminal prosecutor, traveling the world and spending time with family – and an equally non-stop retirement. These days he’s always learning more about the world, and enjoys reading about science...

Don and Wendy Smith know a thing or two about comforting people through difficult times. As owner and president of Smith’s Funeral Homes, Don has spent his career helping families navigate grief and caring for them as they say goodbye to a loved one. He has also been on the receiving end of care...

When Columbia Sportswear and Heeman’s learned of the increased need for winter coats at St. Joseph’s Mental Health Care Program, they didn’t hesitate. 181 warm winter coats were donated to help patients this winter who come to the program with only the clothes on their backs. “This is overwhelming,”...