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Listening to what matters most

After sharing his rehabilitation story with a room full of Western University students, local filmmaker Jason Gray quoted post-apocalyptic television show, The Last of Us. “Paying attention to things; it’s how we show love.” The words struck a chord with fourth-year undergraduate student, Vaishnavii Sridaran. “Paying attention goes beyond individual interactions,” she says. “It’s also about noticing where things could be done better.” Sridaran and her classmates from Western’s School of Health Studies are currently participating in a fourth-year course called Conceptual and Practical Basis for...

Standing up to Falls

By merging world class care with research and artificial intelligence, St. Joseph’s Health Care London is catching falls before they happen. They wreak havoc on independence and well-being, making them one Canada’s most pressing health challenges: falls. A leading cause of injury-related...

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A new lease on life

Sarnia’s Micheline Steele had big plans for her retirement – spending time with her husband, traveling the world, getting out in nature and being active every day. But shortly into her time off, this fitness enthusiast started to experience pain in her shoulders and neck that kept increasing in...

Light in the darkness

This holiday season, Fressia Rivas is feeling hopeful. It’s been almost five years since she experienced a stroke, out of the blue, right before Christmas 2019. Since then, she’s been on a long journey of recovery, navigating the physical, mental and emotional challenges of her condition. Now, with...

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The book of Tex

Frank Davis, known as Tex, was born in 1926 – but not really. One of a family of eight kids growing up near Sackville, Nova Scotia, his birth wasn’t legally registered until he was a year old. That means that, technically, the 98-year-old is actually just a year shy of becoming a centenarian. It’s...

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...

A symphony of comfort and care

Touch and music are two things so engrained in our everyday lives that we might not notice the power they have in someone’s care journey. From the sound of music from a favourite record to holding a loved one’s hand —it’s hard to imagine life without them and their impact to care, comfort and...

Lawson launch and open house attract hundreds to view health science in action

Featuring some of some of the best and brightest health research in the country, a launch event and open house on October 16 showcased the new Lawson Research Institute to staff, patients, members of the public and dignitaries representing health care, research, higher education and politics. Check...

Barbara Scott began working at St. Joseph's Hospital in 1974

50 years of dedication at St. Joseph's

Stepping through the doors at St. Joseph’s Hospital for her first day on the job on May 1, 1974, Barbara Scott was eager to start working. Back then, Pierre Trudeau was Canada’s Prime Minister, the average price of a home in London was $31,000 and The Exorcist and The Sting were box office hits...

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Recharting the course of Alzheimer’s disease

“The importance of this research on the community cannot be overstated,” shares Sarah Best, Research Manager, about the work in Alzheimer’s disease happening inside the walls of St. Joseph’s Health Care London right now – projects sustained by donor funding. “Our population is aging, and the biggest...