Silver linings after atypical symptoms

Silver linings after atypical symptoms

January 16, 2024 Former St. Boniface Hospital patient Alex Fedorchuk learned that heart attacks don’t always look and feel like they do in movies. In March of 2022, Fedorchuk felt like he couldn’t get a big breath in. He noticed that for the past little while,...
When Your Need Is a Miracle

When Your Need Is a Miracle

Sandy Conrad will never forget the Sunday afternoon last year when she found her husband of almost 50 years, Paul, unconscious and taking his last breaths on top of their bed. If it had not been for St. Boniface Hospital donors, his life might have ended then and...
Surviving SCAD

Surviving SCAD

November 1, 2023 Patti LeBlanc, of Winnipeg, didn’t think that lifting a crockpot would send her into an ambulance. But on December 22, 2015, that’s just what happened. LeBlanc, 49, was loading up her car for a church potluck when she was hit with alarming sensations....
From heart attack recovery to marathon runner

From heart attack recovery to marathon runner

October 10, 2023 While on a trek to Mount Everest base camp in 2006, Paul Bernardin, of Winnipeg, unknowingly experienced his first heart attack. He was just 49 years old. At an elevation of about 15,000 feet, Bernardin felt a sudden soreness in his jaw, arms, and...
“This can’t be a heart attack”

“This can’t be a heart attack”

September 26, 2023 Slumped on a kitchen chair, Christie Klassen’s first thought was, “This can’t be a heart attack.” She was healthy and 39 years old. Her next thought was, “Please, God, don’t let Noah respond to this call.” Klassen lives with her husband and their...