Stories
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that heals.
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...
Payworks Does Right by Women
October 19, 2023 Payworks, a Winnipeg-based national workforce management solutions provider, has made a gift of $125,000 in support of a women’s...
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...
“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...
A Better Way to Save Lives
St. Boniface Hospital Foundation donors have changed the way Cardiac Sciences St. Boniface Hospital performs some cardiac surgeries at St. Boniface...
One Good Turn Deserves Another
July 12, 2023 St. Boniface Hospital nurse Melannie Teitsma knew she wanted to share her good fortune after she received one of three Wyrzykowski...
Breathing easier thanks to generous donors
June 28, 2023 Thanks to donors, cardiac and respiratory patients and staff at St. Boniface Hospital are benefitting from safer and more accurate...
A world of difference for very ill newborns
Dr. Yasser El-Sayed (right) receives Duhamel Award honorarium from Karen Fowler, St. Boniface Hospital Foundation President & CEO. June 16, 2023...
Mother praises video app that connects parents with babies in NICU
May 9, 2023 What started as a pilot project two and half years ago is now a popular app that keeps parents connected with their babies staying in...
Counting the Little Blessings
April 24, 2023 Terry Dokken started in the kitchen at St. Boniface Hospital before finding her calling as a Health Care Aide in the Palliative Care...
Love of Science Takes Flight
March 24, 2023 If handling pigs’ hearts and sheep’s brains grossed them out, the smiles on their faces did not let it show. Four students from the...
Donors and Hospital Staff Pay It Forward
Earl Barish, President, Salisbury House, with St. Boniface Hospital Foundation's Kate Yacula (at left) and Lisa Thomson Stifora (at right). March...
Second Chance at Life
March 20, 2023 “Paul, you are going to be here for the birth of your daughter. You are going to see your children grow up.” Paul Fontaine’s...
Striking a Novel Path for Autism Research
In photo above: Dr. Henry Dunn, at far right, with Erik, Jackie, and Lloyd Dyck. March 1, 2023 Dr. Henry Dunn has devoted his career to...
Cold Hands, Warm Hearts
February 17, 2023 Retired Indian-Canadian business leader Hemant M Shah has a saying about his adopted home. “I always say that in Winnipeg our...