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dave dodds, left, has discussed his als diagnosis with his wife tracey, right, but has yet to have an in-depth conversation about it with his kids. 

what it feels like: 'i'm happy to stand up and shout' about als
dave dodds knew little about als before he was diagnosed. “a few years ago we all dumped a bucket of ice on our heads for it.”
robin roberts, oct 18 2023
what it feels like: stage 4 breast cancer is ‘incurable but it is treatable, so here i am’
dave dodds, left, has discussed his als diagnosis with his wife tracey, right, but has yet to have an in-depth conversation about it with his kids. 
karen hawthorne
what it feels like: 'don't give up' on life with alzheimer's disease
dave dodds, left, has discussed his als diagnosis with his wife tracey, right, but has yet to have an in-depth conversation about it with his kids. 
robin roberts
what it feels like: ‘a reason to keep fighting’ against ovarian cancer
dave dodds, left, has discussed his als diagnosis with his wife tracey, right, but has yet to have an in-depth conversation about it with his kids. 
robin roberts
what it feels like: 'i had to work through' paralysis from arteriovenous malformations
dave dodds, left, has discussed his als diagnosis with his wife tracey, right, but has yet to have an in-depth conversation about it with his kids. 
karen hawthorne
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opinion: canadian healthcare choke points put patient lives at risk
canada’s healthcare system is strained. it was always strained. it was designed that way.
dr. david j stewart
patient advocacy
nov 16 2023
canadian emergency departments are now overwhelmed due to too many sick canadians having to wait too long at chokepoints.

crowdfunding cancer charity hopes to help innovative new therapies escape ‘valley of death’
as the arrival of liver cancer awareness month calls much-needed attention to another worthy cause, a former researcher is trying to change the way we wage war on the disease.
dave yasvinski
cancer
oct 2 2023
chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill growing cancer cells. it is a common treatment options for cancer patients.

record-breaking wildfires raise questions about health impact on canadians
as the wildfire season breaks records year after year, experts warn even canadians in traditionally unaffected areas need to learn how to protect themselves from smoke inhalation.
dave yasvinski
lung health
aug 10 2023
while the short-term effects of this exposure can include headaches, burning eyes and sore throats there isn’t a ton of reliable research to inform canadians on the long-term risks.

nahid acupuncture clinic offers traditional chinese and laser treatments in saskatoon
nahid mobini, who was a medical doctor in iran and an acupuncturist in china before moving to saskatoon, has opened an acupuncture clinic on 8th street
don rice
世界杯2022赛程时间表
jul 25 2023
owner nahid mobini at nahid acupuncture clinic in saskatoon, sask., on tuesday, july 18, 2023.

local health providers marking world hepatitis day with free testing
the windsor essex community health centre and partner o...
taylor campbell
世界杯2022赛程时间表
jul 25 2023
the former windsor water world building is shown on wednesday, september 7, 2022. the city has had a homelessness and housing (h4) hub set up at the former indoor water park since 2020.

cornwall woman's family pleads for 'miracle' drug to treat her cystic fibrosis
twenty-five-year-old chanelle lafleche has to stop and ...
elizabeth payne
世界杯2022赛程时间表
jul 24 2023
chanelle lafleche, 25, and her dog, everest, on sunday, july 23, 2023. lafleche, who has a rare genetic sub-type of cystic fibrosis, is among about 10 per cent of cf patients who are not approved for trikafta in canada. many describe the drug as a miracle for people with cf.

operation eyesight expands life-changing efforts at home and in africa
calgary businessman art jenkyns met dr. ben gullison, a...
david parker
世界杯2022赛程时间表
jul 24 2023
under the leadership of kash bhoosnurmath, named president and ceo of calgary-based operation eyesight in 2021, the organization has expanded programs and increased the number of countries worked in to 11.

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what it feels like: 'i had to work through' paralysis from arteriovenous malformations
fifteen years after rhian jansen was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformations in her brain, she suffered a brain bleed that left her paralyzed.
karen hawthorne
rare diseases
jul 13 2023
rhian jansen plans to create a free workbook for people with brain injuries.

what it feels like: 'watching and waiting' while living with prostate cancer
when their father passed away from prostate cancer, it prompted anthony henry and his brother to begin regular screening for the disease. the decision likely saved their lives.
karen hawthorne
prostate cancer
jul 11 2023
anthony henry, pictured with his wife carol mcintosh-henry, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015, 14 years after his father passed away following a stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis. supplied

what it feels like: diagnosed with small intestine cancer in the middle of a pandemic
diagnosed during the covid-19 pandemic, dave beaton would have to drive more than two hours for treatment — from the remote community of mindemoya to the cancer care clinic in sudbury, ontario.
emma jones
cancer
jun 2 2023
dave was awake and watching the video feed from an intestinal scope when it came across a mass in his small intestine.

what it feels like: with glaucoma 'it took me losing my sight to find my vision'
after losing her sight, laura feltz left a prestigious corporate job to work on her true passion: coaching women to achieve their goals.
emma jones
eye health
may 10 2023
one of laura feltz's challenges as she lost her vision was acknowledging the loss of independence and mourning things like not being able to see her family's faces. supplied

what it feels like: 'i feel left out' with pulmonary hypertension
it took several months and a stay in the hospital before allison wells found out why she was always short of breath.
emma jones
hypertension
apr 13 2023
allison wells lives with pulmonary hypertension, which causes higher blood pressure in the lungs due to the narrowing of the pulmonary arteries.

what it feels like: travelling the world with spinal muscular atrophy
living with spinal muscular atrophy, tori hunter points to cities around the world that show us true accessibility is possible.
emma jones
what it feels like
apr 10 2023
tori hunter, an advocate for those living with spinal muscular atrophy, spends her time as a social media campaign manager, freelance writer, accessibility consultant and pet-parent to her poodle, maya.

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