Inspiring Stories

Ben Zwart has always lived an active lifestyle – he enjoys snowboarding and playing squash, hockey and other sports with his sons. About eight years ago, he began experiencing knee pain. The pain

When Andrew moved to London from Mississauga to care for his 67-year-old aunt who has Alzheimer’s disease, he found himself in an unpredictable and sometimes chaotic environment. He faced daily

Volunteer. Donor. Health care advocate. Jan Oates is all these things and so much more. Jan began working as a kindergarten teacher straight after high school, working hard to achieve her post

Blue Jeans Day at the Renal Care Centre in Westmount began more than two years ago as a way of fundraising for the Renal Care Patient Assistance Fund. Staff members make a donation every Friday to

Sharon Doward was enjoying a holiday with her husband when she began feeling back pain that hit her hard and fast. Within a few months, the pain was so intense that she could barely eat, sleep or walk

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

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

At age 56, Ted Velikonja is definitely not a spectator on the sidelines. He’s an active cyclist who can boast riding seven of the most challenging cycling routes in the world including the Tour de

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