Meet our guiding lights

Meet our guiding lights

It’s not hard for any of us to talk about our physical health – things like blood sugar, or a broken bone. But bring up mental illness, and suddenly we go silent for fear of stigma. As a psychiatrist in St. Boniface Hospital’s Mental Health Program for nearly 20...
Finding her voice

Finding her voice

Foundation supporter Kim Clermont with on-air personality Joe Aiello during our 2018 Radiothon of Hope and Healing, sponsored by Vickar Automotive Group. After a near-fatal heart attack in 2017, a kind and quiet soul gained the perspective and the confidence to speak...
Gérald Fay held his grandchild for the first time

Gérald Fay held his grandchild for the first time

Micheline Fay shares her family’s story: My brother and his wife were expecting their second child. As Dad fought on in the Cardiac Unit, and with the baby’s due date approaching, my brother said, “He needs to meet the baby before he leaves us.” Late at night on...
She was less than two pounds

She was less than two pounds

Jenna Book, a mother in Altona, Manitoba, shares her story: My diagnosis was HELLP Syndrome, a life-threatening pregnancy disorder. The only way to resolve it is to deliver the baby and placenta. In my case, only 26 weeks into my pregnancy. After a whirlwind 24 hours,...
Care fit for a King

Care fit for a King

Tom King, a husband and father from Winnipeg, recalls the moment nearly 20 years ago when his heart first began racing unexpectedly and irregularly. “I was out for a walk with my daughter – she was just little – and it came out of nowhere,” says King, 58. “I didn’t...