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An inside look at how our Champions of Care are changing lives

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Finding light after infant loss: How two mothers turned heartbreak into healing, hope and a reason to give back
Kieran Powers and Suzanne Pede are connected by a shared experience. They both have navigated the grief of infant loss. They have also…
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How one NICU experience inspired three decades of support
In the delivery room, every parent waits to hear their child’s first cry.…
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Fertility after cancer: preserving the possibility of parenthood
Emily was only 15 years old when she had to undergo radiation therapy to…
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More than a flare: One patient's journey with Crohn's disease
Taylor remembers the days leading up to her most recent hospitalization…
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Overcoming the odds stacked against him: Bill’s Story
Bill Bobey’s second child, a healthy baby boy, was born on December 26,…
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The right to smile: Sinai Health’s Dentistry Program is caring for patients when no one else can
For 39-year-old Novelette Munroe, a routine dental appointment is anything…
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Finding hope for the future of Long COVID care: Gill’s story
When Gill Deacon was sick with Long COVID, she desperately needed hope.…
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Accelerating discovery to improve IBD care
Canada has one of the highest rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in…
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Life after diagnosis: From patient to powerhouse fundraiser
For Stacey Gitlin, a family vacation over the winter holidays in 1996…
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Navigating the unexpected: Dallas's diabetes journey
The last thing Dallas wanted to believe was that there was something…
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Martina's story: From staff to patient and back again
As a teenager, Martina Santangelo had decided to pursue nursing as her…
Jill Rigby
Jill's palliative care journey
Jill Rigby’s life has been filled with adventure. A former travel editor…
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Sinai Health game changers: Dr. Anthony de Buck
How minimally invasive surgery is having a maximum impact on patients
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Raising a glass for breast cancer research
For 15 years Beth Gherson worked as a nurse at Sinai Health, in the Women’…
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Going the distance for the Neuro-Critical Care Unit
Dylan and Stephanie Riches underwent two years of fertility treatments…
Dr. Keiran Quinn
New initiative allows heart failure patients to die on their terms
Frank always knew there’d come a time when he’d have to say goodbye to his…
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The other side of menopause: Incontinence support
Diane had always been one of those people who had a bladder “the size of a…
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Remembering Ruth: Palliative care at home
Chad Bayne and his wife Ruth had a love story for the ages. “We did it all…
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Patient advocacy in the facial pain clinic
Three years ago, Christine Squires dislocated her jaw and broke her ankle…
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From youth to adult: Transitioning care
The ages of 18 -22 are a time of dramatic change in most people’s lives.…
Asher Lenz
Fighting the strong and silent stigma
When Asher Lenz learned that his wife was pregnant with their second child…
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“It was like a team”: Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre Celebrates 25 years
In early 2015, a few months after her last clear mammogram, then-44-year-…
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Making a run for it
Dylan and Stephanie Riches underwent two years of fertility treatments…
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A surprising spin on 2020
During her more than 20 years living with Crohn’s disease, Stacey Gitlin…
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It takes a village to raise a child
Like many first-time parents, Katharine Harris and her partner Derek Hill…