Karen Ludlam was far from home when she needed heart surgery to repair a leaky mitral valve. But at St. Mary’s General Hospital, she found family in her cardiac nurses.
Posted on April 15, 2024 Patient Stories: Edgar Reinhart A story of volunteerism and generosity Edgar Reinhart lived a modest life. He was a farmer, a heavy-machine operator, a loving uncle, a conversationalist – and a milkshake connoisseur. “He loved vanilla milkshakes,” his niece-in-law Lynn says with a laugh. “You’d…
When Stephanie Amorim’s 22-month-old daughter Isla became lethargic with a high fever, Stephanie felt conflicted. Her gut told her to get Isla to an emergency room, but as a new mom, Stephanie worried her concerns would be chalked up to overreaction and not taken seriously.
Nate has a renewed appreciation for life, and he’s grateful for the way St. Mary’s not only cared for him, but for his family too.
Denise, a former cardiac patient at St. Mary’s, sat in on a recent She Shares voting meeting, where members gathered to hear pitches from hospital staff before deciding to fund vital equipment for the urology and emergency departments.
Ray Huang knows how it feels to struggle for breath – and the fear and panic that comes with it. As a respiratory therapist in Richmond, B.C., Ray has been helping people with their breathing issues for nearly a decade.
Nikki, a new mom to then four-month-old baby Mitchell, had experienced spontaneous coronary artery dissection, more commonly referred to as a SCAD heart attack. It caused her heart to stop for nine minutes – about as long as it takes to cook a hard-boiled egg.
Henry and Betty Schut gave St. Mary's General Hospital in Kitchener a special gift to commemorate the care Betty received there.
Please help us on our quest to learn more about this remarkable individual whose legacy continues to touch our hearts.
Waterloo's Wendi Campbell started feeling mysterious twitches throughout her body. A diagnostic imaging scan at St. Mary's General Hospital revealed the culprit.
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