Tag: Health Care

Edmonton's Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute makes it an undisputed cardiac-care centre in Canada.

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  • A Pink Year - Treena Fenniak Story has video User submitted story
    Suddenly, a crushing blow hit. I was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer, and everything stopped.
  • An Active, Outspoken Community - Debbie Appleby User submitted story
    Not my baby! This is NOT happening to my child, was Debbie's first reaction when she found her son Kent would be severely handicapped. Kent is now 30 and thanks to the special needs community he is able to enjoy a high quality of life. Read more about Debbie's experience in our city.
  • An Encounter with Kindness - Mary Pat Barry User submitted story
    It was Thursday, March 30th, 2006 in Edmonton. I was in the day surgery waiting room at the city’s University of Alberta Hospital with my sister, Leslie. Like many in that room it was my first encounter with cancer and I was scared.
  • Coincidences - Patrice Thomas-Crate User submitted story
    Before my father’s illness I never understood organ donation. I went with my father for a workshop on organ donation. There were hundreds of people there who needed a transplant just like my father.
  • Crossing One Bridge - Ann Henry User submitted story
    As I crossed the High Level Bridge today, it reminded me why Edmonton is a great place to call home. My attention was drawn first by the bright blue sky and then the valley which stretches for miles in either direction.
  • Edmonton Gave Us Our Life Back - Heather Foster User submitted story
    Instead, his boss and another lady took it upon themselves to seek out help for Chris and find him a doctor accepting new patients. This was a turning point in Chris’s life.
  • Having a Son in Edmonton - Lili Qin User submitted story
    Would you like to pursue a dream in new surroundings? Is it exciting, hard or scary? When I became an immigrant, first thing that I did was to have a baby in Edmonton.
  • I Was Leaving For Good - Darlene Marchuk User submitted story
    My entire world turned upside down and I found myself in palliative care at the University of Alberta Hospital.
  • Leaving a Legacy - Shirley Zago User submitted story
    Ethan Zago was only 5 years old when he was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma, a rare and rapid type of cancer. After numerous tests, it was already at stage 3 and had spread to his chest, lungs, and abdomen.
  • Like A Dream Come True - Rose Yoki
    My baby had major health problems, which is how we ended up in Edmonton. The Stollery Children’s Hospital is the only one in Western Canada that does pediatric liver transplants.
  • Stories From The Bench - Gord Sheppard
    The guys took care of my car and took me to the hospital and took care of that stretch of things. They’d been debating which hospital was the best to go to while I was still on the ice. There was a familiarity to it.
  • Azimuth - Murray Utas Story has video
    He had to go through certain workshops in case a young person was to disclose anything to him. He doubted that that would happen. After his first show, a young girl, 13, approached him. He was shocked.
  • Health Care + Creativity Makes Perfect - Raina Capito
    I really like the challenge and creativity of it, and working with people. I always knew I wanted to work with people, but I wasn’t sure how.
  • I See the Stars - Sue Robins User submitted story
    Cities have personalities too. If Edmonton was a woman, she’d be like the serious one in the cubicle down the hall who lets loose only rarely, like during the Christmas party or in the beer tent at the folk fest.
  • Opportunities - Cinnamin Landhaüsser
    People come to us when their kids swallow quarters.
  • Oscar the Clinic Cat - Jag Tuli
    When we just opened the clinic, this girl brought in a kitten with a broken hip. She had no money, so she signed the euthanasia form and then we talked about it.
  • Setting Down Roots - Keith Blackie
    Years ago, my wife and I honeymooned in Canada. We took a bus tour across the entire, sprawling country, from East to West. We decided there and then that when our kids were school-aged, we’d leave the UK and settle in Canada.
  • The Right Fit for my Family - Daryl Silzer
    I am a real family guy, so when we were considering a move to Edmonton three years ago, things like family-friendly activities, a sense of community, and a bright future were high on our priority list.
  • Transforming Health Care - Jim Swaffield
    Alberta was in a transition time, and still is in terms of health care in my opinion. I think we’re leaders at looking at different models and different ways of doing things.
  • You Have To Explore - Gabor Gyenes Story has video
    When I was offered a job at the University of Alberta Hospital I had no idea what to think of Edmonton. I just looked at the map and I saw where it was.

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