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Stories

Good things are happening in our hospitals every day. Lives are changed for the better. Lives are saved.

Storytelling unites us as human beings. We tell our stories to our families, friends and neighbours. Through our stories, we show people what’s important to us. We connect with the people we love.

YOUR STORIES ABOUT OSLER WILL INSPIRE OTHERS

Do you have a story to tell about the life-changing care you or your loved one received at Osler?

Is there a Health Care Hero who deserves special recognition?

Please share your story with us so that we may spread some good news. As a bonus, your story will inspire others to donate to Osler so that more and more stories will have happy endings.

You can help children like me

You can help children like me. My name is Darien, and I am a patient of Osler’s paediatric sickle cell clinic at Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness. I know that many families, like min… Read More.

December 18, 2023

Patient Story, Stories

It was like someone put a pair of glasses on my brain

"It was like someone put a pair of glasses on my brain" One day, not too long ago, I woke up and heard the birds singing. That might not seem remarkable to you, but it meant the world to me.I am a patient of th… Read More.

September 21, 2023

Patient Story, Stories

“Without them, I wouldn’t be here today.”

"Without them, I wouldn't be here today." Carol McCafferty, Clinical Services Manager for Outpatient Mental Health and Corporate Addiction Services and Shirley Weiss, Patient Shirley Weiss had hit rock bottom. Y… Read More.

October 7, 2022

Patient Story, Stories

New Mom Grateful for Cancer Care Close to Home, when she Needed it Most

New Mom Grateful for Cancer Care Close to Home, when she Needed it Most Deepshikha was sent for a biopsy and received a call right away—the results didn’t look good. She and her husband went to Brampton Civ… Read More.

October 3, 2022

Patient Story, Stories

Kashmir Singh Sandhu

Life-saving cardiac care close to home Kashmir Singh Sandhu has been a supporter of Brampton Civic Hospital since it opened. He couldn’t foresee at that time, however, how his monthly donation would impact hi… Read More.

August 17, 2022

Patient Story, Stories

A milestone birthday that will make a difference

A Milestone Birthday That Will Make a Difference David Sartor understands the definition of perseverance. In 1992, David was born prematurely at Etobicoke General Hospital and required life-saving treatments… Read More.

July 5, 2022

Donor Story, Patient Story, Stories

Osler’s Road to Recovery

Osler's Road to Recovery WHEN SEVERE STOMACH PAIN BROUGHT NICOLE EL FAR TROIANO TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC, SHE GOT NEWS EVERYBODY DREADS: THE MOTHER OF TWO AND BUSINESS OWNER HAD STAGE 2 COLO… Read More.

November 2, 2021

Patient Story, Stories

Project Bunny

When she was just 8 years old, Ashley’s family received a call from her doctor on Good Friday that changed their life. The doctor told them that results from Ashley’s recent bloodwork showed she had Type 1 diabete… Read More.

March 29, 2021

Patient Story, Stories

Rosemary Pauer

Ways to give In 2009 Rosemary Pauer learned she had an incurable type of blood cancer. She’s responded well to treatment and credits Dr. Stephen Reingold, Senior Medical Oncologist, Brampton Civic Hospital, w… Read More.

May 14, 2019

Patient Story, Stories