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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...
A huge save
In hockey, if a goaltender has good form, the saves follow. It is equally true when it comes to saving a life. Just ask Rick St. Croix. One early...
Baby’s Best Chance
Expecting her first child at 46 years old, Titilayo Olanlege faced a challenging pregnancy, with potentially dangerous complications. Her dream of...
The Show Must Go On
Manitoba’s first-ever virtual fundraising gala dinner was a sold-out, smashing success in slippers. Forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine...
A storybook bond, a lasting legacy
Vivian and Burle Silverman shared a bond that some would say you only read about in storybooks. Although their journey together was cut short, their...
A lifetime of giving
When past and present St. Boniface Hospital researchers look back on breakthroughs made in the last 30 years, they have donors like Clark and Carole...
Breaking the Cycle
Gestational hypertension (high blood pressure) and other complications during pregnancy can raise a woman’s risk of developing heart disease later...
Go with the flow
Looking at the brushwork and bright colours in Ludolf Grollé’s new “flow series” of seven paintings, you might be seeing one man’s experience of...
Life in the palm of your hands
Photo: Charmaine Mallari Photography Michelle and Gilbert (Gil) De Jesus are silver-lining people. They’re quick to smile and their optimism is...
Storybook ending
December 10, 2019 There’s no place like home. When twins Emma and Frederick were born at only 26 weeks at St. Boniface Hospital, their parents,...