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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,...
Now and then
For her 10th birthday, Brianna Matkowski’s mother surprised her with a trip to visit St. Boniface Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),...
You gave Jennifer her life back
Imagine waking up one morning in your own bed, but unable to remember where – or even who – you are. That was the confusing reality Jennifer Lee had...
Better Together!
Angie Gottfred is a giver. At St. Boniface Hospital, Angie is the Program Team Manager for the Family Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit, the...
Back from the edge
As the co-host of The Start, weekday mornings on 680 CJOB, it’s Greg Mackling’s job to embody the friendly Manitoban persona. And he does it well....
Twice as nice
Métis leaders in Manitoba have given science students from across the province a big step up – twice in one day! In the words of Manitoba Métis...
A donation from the heart
Pictured: Dr. Clarence Khoo (Cardiologist), Parusia Purohit (Owner & Nurse Practitioner, Purohit Nurse Practitioner Clinic), Dr. Colette Seifer...
Joyful songs of healing
Dawn Beirnes has watched the public’s understanding of mental illnesses change over the years, along with her own. Beirnes was diagnosed more than...
The Family Room that love built
With a broken yet gracious heart, Ann Roehl and her family stood – longing for one family member to remain with them, but ready to give hope and...
Faith that does justice
A tour of the Dialysis Unit included hands-on equipment demos. Call it Mission Accomplished. As a Jesuit Catholic school, Winnipeg's St. Paul's High...
The Truth of Our Hearts
Why do Indigenous cardiac patients in Manitoba get sicker and tend not to recover as well as the rest of the population, even after receiving...