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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.

John and Sue Williamson

Saying thanks for a good life “We got married 37 years ago and made Brampton our home. Our children were born at Peel Memorial, and our family has used Brampton Civic Hospital. We’ve made a good life here, … Read More.

June 20, 2017

Patient Story, Stories

KEN WRIGHT

“Dr. Mazengia saved my life. He is a shining example of humanity.” “There aren’t enough words to thank Dr. Getachew Mazengia, for all he did,” says 87-year-old Ken Wright. When Ken entered the Emer… Read More.

May 16, 2017

Patient Story, Stories

Robert Lewis and Carolyn Walsh

Donating to Peel Memorial to honour our parents “Our parents instilled in us the desire to help others; and now it is our time to help make a positive difference.” Robert Lewis, Director at CCV Insu… Read More.

December 29, 2016

Patient Story, Stories

Doug Jamieson

I want to give back to the hospital that was there for me when I needed it Doug Jamieson will never forget August 10, 2016. He was helping out a neighbour who needed a ride to a lab to have blood work done. … Read More.

December 28, 2016

Patient Story, Stories

Alan Boughton

Honouring doctors for compassionate care Alan Boughton, President of Trailcon Leasing, talks about being diagnosed and treated for ulcerative colitis at age 37. He was diagnosed after undergoing a colonoscop… Read More.

December 28, 2016

Donor Story, Stories

Armstrong family

Continuing a tradition of generosity When people in Brampton hear the name “Armstrong”, they may think first of horses. After all, Charles Armstrong is an icon in the horse racing community. What people may… Read More.

October 14, 2016

Patient Story, Stories

Sukhi, Kulwant and Prab Riarh

Our son stopped breathing. I’ll never forget it. We had just gotten Prab to “Emerg” when it happened. I think I stopped breathing when he did. But the nurses took him straight from my arms and began tr… Read More.

February 5, 2016

Patient Story, Stories

Eshaan Chawla

Saying “Thank You” doesn’t seem like enough… Thank you to the alert nurse who noticed my newborn baby boy wasn’t breathing quite right. To the excellent doctors who quickly discovered my baby had some… Read More.

November 19, 2015

Patient Story, Stories

Mala Sharma-Singh

Etobicoke General Hospital Making an Impact Mala Sharma-Singh came to the Emergency Department (ED) at Etobicoke General Hospital with abdominal pain that felt familiar and frightening. “I’d had a bowel… Read More.

March 12, 2015

Patient Story, Stories