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living with adolescent psoriasis: 'don’t let it change' you

for adolescents living with psoriasis, hiding away is just one part of the puzzle they have to deal with
angelica bottaro
jan 27, 2026
jessica used to wear sweaters and pants all year round to cover her psoriasis out of fear how people would judge her.

2025 year in review: patient stories that changed our perspective

our goal with patient stories is to provide people with heartfelt inside looks into the journey, while also offering feelings of hope, resilience and togetherness
healthing.ca
dec 23, 2025
after the long bike rides in 2024, li jiang has found that everything has improved. her symptoms are reduced, she’s stronger and happier. even her neurologist is impressed.

‘i’ve never had that luxury’: for people with insomnia, sleep is never simple

after decades of sleepless nights, kat kerr finally found a diagnosis — but not without struggle
cameron kilfoy, st. john's telegram
nov 17, 2025
kat kerr, 26, said that after years of struggling to be heard, she was diagnosed with insomnia at 22.

living with prostate cancer: 'i’m motivating people to work hard and not give up'

fitness instructor ron luciuk is the kind of leader who practices exactly what he preaches—even through prostate cancer
karen hawthorne
sep 17, 2025
calgary fitness instructor ron luciuk is an active guy who went backpacking weeks after radiation treatment for prostate cancer.

living with brain cancer: 'it’s given me more compassion for people and their own experiences'

stuart selby continues to learn on the fly and adapt to the changes that come with brain cancer, and he’s grateful for his ability to do that
angelica bottaro
jul 22, 2025
stuart selby's brain cancer diagnosis has allowed him to

living with metastatic melanoma: 'it takes a village, and i was so lucky to have an incredible village'

kathy barnard was given six months to live, but two decades later, she's helping others beat the odds.
angelica bottaro
jul 14, 2025
kathy barnard (centre) and her family, who all helped her get through a metastatic melanoma diagnosis.

living with parkinson's disease: one woman's journey transformed by endurance cycling

a cycling trek eclipsed the darkness and exhaustion li jiang experienced over the years living with early onset parkinson’s disease
karen hawthorne
jul 08, 2025
after the long bike rides in 2024, li jiang has found that everything has improved. her symptoms are reduced, she’s stronger and happier. even her neurologist is impressed.

living with scleroderma: appreciating the ‘moments in between’ to find strength

silvia petrozza often feels like a phoenix rising from the ashes every time her disease knocks her down and she's works to crawl back out from under its hold
angelica bottaro
jun 29, 2025
silvia petrozza copes with scleroderma by appreciating the moments in between bouts of pain and uncertainty.

living with adolescent psoriasis: 'don’t let it change' you

for adolescents living with psoriasis, hiding away is just one part of the puzzle they have to deal with
angelica bottaro
jan 27, 2026
jessica used to wear sweaters and pants all year round to cover her psoriasis out of fear how people would judge her.

2025 year in review: patient stories that changed our perspective

our goal with patient stories is to provide people with heartfelt inside looks into the journey, while also offering feelings of hope, resilience and togetherness
healthing.ca
dec 23, 2025
after the long bike rides in 2024, li jiang has found that everything has improved. her symptoms are reduced, she’s stronger and happier. even her neurologist is impressed.

‘i’ve never had that luxury’: for people with insomnia, sleep is never simple

after decades of sleepless nights, kat kerr finally found a diagnosis — but not without struggle
cameron kilfoy, st. john's telegram
nov 17, 2025
kat kerr, 26, said that after years of struggling to be heard, she was diagnosed with insomnia at 22.

living with prostate cancer: 'i’m motivating people to work hard and not give up'

fitness instructor ron luciuk is the kind of leader who practices exactly what he preaches—even through prostate cancer
karen hawthorne
sep 17, 2025
calgary fitness instructor ron luciuk is an active guy who went backpacking weeks after radiation treatment for prostate cancer.

living with brain cancer: 'it’s given me more compassion for people and their own experiences'

stuart selby continues to learn on the fly and adapt to the changes that come with brain cancer, and he’s grateful for his ability to do that
angelica bottaro
jul 22, 2025
stuart selby's brain cancer diagnosis has allowed him to

living with metastatic melanoma: 'it takes a village, and i was so lucky to have an incredible village'

kathy barnard was given six months to live, but two decades later, she's helping others beat the odds.
angelica bottaro
jul 14, 2025
kathy barnard (centre) and her family, who all helped her get through a metastatic melanoma diagnosis.

living with parkinson's disease: one woman's journey transformed by endurance cycling

a cycling trek eclipsed the darkness and exhaustion li jiang experienced over the years living with early onset parkinson’s disease
karen hawthorne
jul 08, 2025
after the long bike rides in 2024, li jiang has found that everything has improved. her symptoms are reduced, she’s stronger and happier. even her neurologist is impressed.

living with scleroderma: appreciating the ‘moments in between’ to find strength

silvia petrozza often feels like a phoenix rising from the ashes every time her disease knocks her down and she's works to crawl back out from under its hold
angelica bottaro
jun 29, 2025
silvia petrozza copes with scleroderma by appreciating the moments in between bouts of pain and uncertainty.
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