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.
Navigating motherhood and medicine in a pandemic
Back in April 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was ramping up in our communities, Dr. Jaclyn Herman was, like other parents, navigating the new world of virtual school for her twins, then seven years old. Un… Read More.May 4, 2021
Glenda Coupland & Chinguacousy Lions Club
Long-time Osler employee Glenda Coupland is happy to say that she has lived in Brampton her entire life. Not one to simply sit back and enjoy the city lifestyle, she makes it a point to be an active, contributing … Read More.April 20, 2021
Lisa Brake: Reinventing stroke rehab in COVID-19
For stroke patients, timely access to rehabilitation therapy is important. Research shows that people who receive intensive and specialized rehab soon after a stroke have the best outcomes. “We have an excell… Read More.April 20, 2021
Donor Profile: Alan Boughton
As co-founder and Chief Sales Officer of Trailcon Leasing Inc., Osler Foundation donor Alan (Al) Boughton knows all about preventative maintenance, and he knows it applies to hospitals just as much as it does to t… Read More.April 14, 2021
Sandra Agyemang: Each vaccination is one step closer
Registered Nurse Sandra Agyemang is a familiar face at Osler’s annual flu-prevention clinics; she has administered thousands of vaccines in her career, but in December she gave a jab that was history in the maki… Read More.April 14, 2021
Donor Profile: Glen Way
Thanks in part to his parents and a few good friends, giving back is a fact of life for Glen Way, member of the Osler Foundation Board of Directors and Director, Wealth Management at The Sharpe-Way Group at Scotia… Read More.April 5, 2021
Jose Medeiros: Social Worker goes Beyond for Dialysis Patients
For many dialysis patients, COVID-19 has increased the many challenges they already face. Jose Medeiros, Renal Social Worker at the Etobicoke Renal Centre, is one of Osler’s staff dedicated to supporting patient… Read More.April 5, 2021
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
A Year of Heroes
Exactly one year ago, Osler Foundation launched the Health Care Heroes campaign to help meet the urgent need for equipment and PPE to help fight COVID-19. In those early days of the pandemic, the number of infecti… Read More.March 17, 2021
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