Inspiring Stories

Cancer doesn’t discriminate. It’s a disease that can affect anyone at any age regardless of their profession, gender, or if they are seemingly healthy. As an operating room (OR) nurse for the last 30

Martie Grof-Iannelli is a loving mother, wife and happily retired Librarian and University Instructor. For twenty-three years, she taught in the Master’s program of Library and Information Science at

Good friends Dan Gushe and Ken Walmsley not only worked together at 3M, they also shared the same birthday. Sadly, Dan died at age 42 from prostate cancer. For years, Ken, who is an avid curler

In December 2005 just before the holiday season, Karolanne Bolton was delivered four life-changing words. "You have breast cancer.” However, after 30 years of working in finance at London Health

World-renowned physician-scientist donates $500,000 to support targeted lung cancer therapy research During his 20-year career at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), Dr. Marcelo Kremenchutzky has

Theresa Carriere is a proud mother, wife, personal trainer and basketball coach. She has shared her love of health & fitness with others for over 30 years. “I hope people would describe me as hard

In January of 2014, 17- year -old Alex Rowe decided to do something a bit different for her upcoming 18th birthday. “Birthdays are my thing,” Alex says. “My mom always made a huge deal out of mine and

Gary Pooley had made the drive from his home in Waterloo to London Health Sciences Centre many times. A sense of worry and stress would always pervade these drives when his wife Karen was receiving

Olympic rower. Entrepreneur. Husband. Father. Now, add “cowboy” to Gord Henry’s resume, a term affectionately coined by London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) physician Dr. Ian Chin-Yee. Gord’s journey