Mason and Brooke

Mason and Brooke

Born at 27 weeks, Mason, now 4 years old, shows he’s as strong as the foundation his parents have given him. Photo courtesy of Chopp Photography Mixed emotions overtake Brooke Vandal when she passes St. Boniface Hospital, as on one August day following a family...
Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk

Doug Wark has high praise for St. Boniface Hospital staff after open-heart surgery. As a bonus, now well into retirement, he learned something new about the company where he built a three-decade career. The Brandon resident, 73, underwent double bypass surgery and an...
From Nunavut With Love

From Nunavut With Love

The nurses in St. Boniface Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) called Cassandra Gordon’s baby “Wild Child”. He was a little fighter who wouldn’t give up – from birth, he showed everyone he wasn’t going to be defeated. Gordon and her baby, Kenneth, live with...
Realtor Gets Really Great Care

Realtor Gets Really Great Care

The business of everyday life isn’t cancelled this year – as Matthew Nicolas can tell you. Life goes on in the pandemic. Matthew knew this well, from his work as a Realtor with Royal LePage Dynamic Real Estate. Then, in early October, he became one of more than 13,000...
Coming Back From COVID

Coming Back From COVID

From a hero’s welcome home, to the lingering reminders of his battle with the virus, recovering COVID-19 patient Rick Sterzer is taking life in stride. Home is a peaceful cove in St. Vital, where all the neighbours know Sterzer and his wife Shannon Morden-Sterzer, and...