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what it feels like: parkinson’s disease didn't make me feel sorry for myself
almost two years after toronto musician gordon myers first noticed a tremor in his left hand, he was diagnosed with parkinson’s.
karen hawthorne
parkinson's disease
apr 1 2024
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what it feels like: taking a colorectal cancer diagnosis and turning it into hope for others
when barry stein was given the life-changing news, it took all he had to keep it together for himself and his family.
angelica bottaro
colorectal cancer
mar 6 2024
barry stein is the president and ceo of colorectal cancer canada, a patient association geared towards helping those with colon or rectal cancers cope with their diagnosis, find and access proper screening and treatments, and support their journey with the disease.

what it feels like: 'you need to advocate for yourself' with congenital heart disease
congenital heart disease occurs when the heart’s chambers, walls or valves, or the blood vessels near the heart don’t develop normally before birth, according to the heart & stroke foundation of canada.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 5 2024
approximately 260,000 canadians live with congenital heart disease, two-thirds of those adults.

what it feels like: one day at a time with congenital heart disease
nathalie lacoste-hofmann considers herself lucky that she didn’t have to wait long for a donor — lucky to get a donor at all — but strange to have another human’s heart beating inside her.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 5 2024
"try to surround yourself with people who are supportive," nathalie lacoste-hofmann says of her journey living with congenital heart disease.

what it feels like: learning how to be yourself with autism
for nico boffa, living with autism is a journey to understand how he can be himself and not worry about “conforming” to be more like his neurotypical peers.
karen hawthorne
autism
jan 3 2024
now in grade 11, nico boffa is learning about photography and filmmaking, has joined school clubs, loves science and physics, and excels at track and field, especially running.

2023 year in review: patient stories
the patient journey can be a lonesome one, but it can also be filled with love, support and hope. there isn't always a happy ending, but there is an abundance of bravery and determination along the way.
healthing.ca
what it feels like
dec 27 2023
dr. tim sproule was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of death from cancer in men. supplied

what it feels like: high blood pressure, heart disease and the determination to survive
heather evans is on a mission to help people understand hypertension and why it’s so important to get off the couch.
karen hawthorne
hypertension
dec 18 2023
heather evans, left, began her battle with hypertension 20 years ago and continues to fight to live for her son skyler.

what it feels like: living with a type of arthritis normally found in seniors
in just a few short years, maddie watts went from skis to a wheelchair.
robin roberts
arthritis
dec 4 2023
maddie watts earned her canadian adaptive snowsports (cads) level 1 and level 2 teaching certifications and now teaches sit-skiing.
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what it feels like: parkinson’s disease didn't make me feel sorry for myself
almost two years after toronto musician gordon myers first noticed a tremor in his left hand, he was diagnosed with parkinson’s.
karen hawthorne
parkinson's disease
apr 1 2024
untitled design - 1

what it feels like: taking a colorectal cancer diagnosis and turning it into hope for others
when barry stein was given the life-changing news, it took all he had to keep it together for himself and his family.
angelica bottaro
colorectal cancer
mar 6 2024
barry stein is the president and ceo of colorectal cancer canada, a patient association geared towards helping those with colon or rectal cancers cope with their diagnosis, find and access proper screening and treatments, and support their journey with the disease.

what it feels like: 'you need to advocate for yourself' with congenital heart disease
congenital heart disease occurs when the heart’s chambers, walls or valves, or the blood vessels near the heart don’t develop normally before birth, according to the heart & stroke foundation of canada.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 5 2024
approximately 260,000 canadians live with congenital heart disease, two-thirds of those adults.

what it feels like: one day at a time with congenital heart disease
nathalie lacoste-hofmann considers herself lucky that she didn’t have to wait long for a donor — lucky to get a donor at all — but strange to have another human’s heart beating inside her.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 5 2024
"try to surround yourself with people who are supportive," nathalie lacoste-hofmann says of her journey living with congenital heart disease.
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save your skin foundation

what it feels like: learning how to be yourself with autism
for nico boffa, living with autism is a journey to understand how he can be himself and not worry about “conforming” to be more like his neurotypical peers.
karen hawthorne
autism
jan 3 2024
now in grade 11, nico boffa is learning about photography and filmmaking, has joined school clubs, loves science and physics, and excels at track and field, especially running.

2023 year in review: patient stories
the patient journey can be a lonesome one, but it can also be filled with love, support and hope. there isn't always a happy ending, but there is an abundance of bravery and determination along the way.
healthing.ca
what it feels like
dec 27 2023
dr. tim sproule was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of death from cancer in men. supplied

what it feels like: high blood pressure, heart disease and the determination to survive
heather evans is on a mission to help people understand hypertension and why it’s so important to get off the couch.
karen hawthorne
hypertension
dec 18 2023
heather evans, left, began her battle with hypertension 20 years ago and continues to fight to live for her son skyler.

what it feels like: living with a type of arthritis normally found in seniors
in just a few short years, maddie watts went from skis to a wheelchair.
robin roberts
arthritis
dec 4 2023
maddie watts earned her canadian adaptive snowsports (cads) level 1 and level 2 teaching certifications and now teaches sit-skiing.
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the leukemia & lymphoma society of canada (llsc)

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