Stories
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that heals.
Farewell to a friend
What makes a man? And what drives him to give selflessly to his community? For Conrad Wyrzykowski Sr., who passed away November 7, 2020, the essence...
New mag helps kids understand COVID-19
When COVID-19 started to spread around the world, information was scarce. Today the flow of facts and...
Virtual Radiothon breaks record
Manitobans tuned in and stepped up to make the first-ever virtual edition of the annual Radiothon of Hope & Healing, presented by the Vickar...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
It’s in the bag! The Because we care bag…
It's a decades-old tradition at St. Boniface Hospital – a chance for staff to gather and catch up with one another. Fifty-seven years ago, the Grey...
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...
Life is a Highway
Bob Moore is bending the rules of St. Boniface Hospital Foundation’s fourth annual Run2Believe fundraising event, just a little bit. “Bicycle Bob”,...
Lucky 13
First as a boy and all through junior, senior, and beer league hockey, Sean Barnes has worn number 13. So on July 30, as Barnes found himself in...
An Outstanding Leader
Called a “visionary” by his colleagues, Dr. Grant Pierce will soon step down as Executive Director of St. Boniface Hospital Research after 15 years...
“Left untreated, I would die.”
A nasty case of pneumonia saved Dylan Hill’s life. At only 42 years old, Hill was fit and healthy. He had been in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves...
There’s No Stopping Him
Dr. Lloyd Axworthy sat down on a bench in the Arrivals area of Winnipeg Richardson International Airport after disembarking. He was out of breath....
Breath-taking complications, breath-saving comeback
From left: Ruben Enns, Jennifer Enns, and Kolby Enns; Wayne and Shirley Billeck; Scott Billeck and Krista Johnson Billeck, with dog Phoebe. Sports...