Inspiring Stories

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Scott Gagnon

Scott Gagnon (left) has had a passion for sports for as long as he can remember. In high school he dedicated his time to a long list of competitive sports, playing hockey, soccer and volleyball almost

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Vanya Lang

Vanya Lang undergoes a routine heart procedure, but complications occur when her heart begins to bleed. She codes multiple times – going into cardiopulmonary arrest – and needs to be moved to the

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John Oliveira

John Oliveira

Every year, one in seven men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. It is among the most commonly diagnosed cancers for Canadian men and the third deadliest. Yet still, many will put their prostate exam

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emma with her horse

Emma Holden

Emma Holden is a spirited 21-year-old with a big heart. She loves being close to her family, her pets and her friends. So when a friend of Emma’s passed away from suicide four years ago, it was a

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Brenda Thorne

Brenda Thorne is a loving mother, wife, and grandmother. In 2015, Brenda almost lost her life to multiple organ failure. Thanks to the incredible doctors and staff at London Health Sciences Centre

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gord and his wife on the beach

Gord Williamson

The saying ‘you don’t know what you have until it’s gone’ could not be more true for Gord Williamson. After doctors in Sarnia discovered he had throat cancer, Gord underwent 65 bouts of radiation and

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rashad with hospital staff

Rashad Qutob

In 2004, 21-year-old Rashad experienced the scare of a lifetime while driving home to London, from Windsor Ontario. Seemingly out of nowhere, he had experienced his first-ever seizure, and lost

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Kirstie Leedham

Kirstie Leedham

From as young as four years old, Kirstie Leedham, who grew up in Chatham, remembers climbing into the little storage unit underneath her oldest brother’s bed when she was feeling scared or anxious –

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Reta Ismail

CTV's Reta Ismail shares her story with London Health Sciences Foundation: I remember the moment my son Nero was born like it was yesterday. For the first time in my life, I felt my heart beating on