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what it feels like: living with obesity is not something you choose, but people still blame you for it

al martin has been the target of assumptions about his lifestyle and living with obesity that are nowhere near true to his experience.
karen hawthorne
jan 17, 2025
the martin family: greyson, michelle, al and kayleigh (left to right).

2024 year in review: patient stories

here are some of healthing's favourite uplifting and inspiring patient stories from 2024.
angelica bottaro, karen hawthorne, andrew robichaud
dec 30, 2024
now in grade 11, nico boffa is learning about photography and filmmaking, has joined school clubs, loves science and physics, and excels at track and field, especially running.

what it feels like: finding the silver lining in the uncertainties and spasms of cervical dystonia

living with cervical dystonia has opened ken jenkins' eyes to appreciate the here and now.
karen hawthorne
dec 16, 2024
“the thing is to stay positive and do what you can to help yourself. do the work to find what treatment works for you and stick with it. take care of yourself. doctors can only do so much,” ken jenkins says of what he’s learned about cervical dystonia along the way.

redefining cancer treatment: how one man strives to bring personalized care to all patients

allen chankowsky was told he had only a few years to live in 2016, but he wasn't ready to accept his fate, so he sought out a new form of diagnostics that gave him his life back.
angelica bottaro
dec 03, 2024
allen chankowsky hopes to bring comprehensive genomic profiling, an approach that saved his life, to the forefront of cancer diagnostics.

what it feels like: soccer, strength and life after stomach cancer

carlos parra's first question to the surgeon after the procedure to treat stomach cancer was how soon could he play soccer again.
karen hawthorne
nov 29, 2024
carlos parra's wife ana, who he affectionately refers to as his

what it feels like: leaning on love and friendship with pulmonary hypertension

“my support team keeps me going,” says kirsty mcgeown, a costco customer service representative living with pulmonary hypertension.
karen hawthorne
nov 12, 2024
kirsty recently celebrated her 50th birthday party with all of her friends and her sons josh, left, and dylan.

facing pancreatic cancer with hope for a better future in early detection and precision medicine

'science is happening and it’s amazing. someday, cancers like pancreatic cancer will become more like living with a chronic disease. we’re not there today, but maybe that’s what happens.'
karen hawthorne
nov 05, 2024
dan murphy, second from right, is not weak and housebound by his disease. while he can be foggy and forgetful, he’s able to get out and enjoy walks with his dog, social time with friends and family, pictured, and even a recent vacation out of the country.

what it feels like: ‘i will never be my normal’ after surviving multiple cancers

with the cancer in remission, marcelle abou rjeily thought the worst was over.
karen hawthorne
oct 04, 2024
“i’m generally a very positive person and very optimistic. i’m very positive about everything. but cancer still hits you hard,” marcelle abou rjeily, left, says, adding she’s never going to be the go-go-go energetic mom again.

what it feels like: living with obesity is not something you choose, but people still blame you for it

al martin has been the target of assumptions about his lifestyle and living with obesity that are nowhere near true to his experience.
karen hawthorne
jan 17, 2025
the martin family: greyson, michelle, al and kayleigh (left to right).

2024 year in review: patient stories

here are some of healthing's favourite uplifting and inspiring patient stories from 2024.
angelica bottaro, karen hawthorne, andrew robichaud
dec 30, 2024
now in grade 11, nico boffa is learning about photography and filmmaking, has joined school clubs, loves science and physics, and excels at track and field, especially running.

what it feels like: finding the silver lining in the uncertainties and spasms of cervical dystonia

living with cervical dystonia has opened ken jenkins' eyes to appreciate the here and now.
karen hawthorne
dec 16, 2024
“the thing is to stay positive and do what you can to help yourself. do the work to find what treatment works for you and stick with it. take care of yourself. doctors can only do so much,” ken jenkins says of what he’s learned about cervical dystonia along the way.

redefining cancer treatment: how one man strives to bring personalized care to all patients

allen chankowsky was told he had only a few years to live in 2016, but he wasn't ready to accept his fate, so he sought out a new form of diagnostics that gave him his life back.
angelica bottaro
dec 03, 2024
allen chankowsky hopes to bring comprehensive genomic profiling, an approach that saved his life, to the forefront of cancer diagnostics.

what it feels like: soccer, strength and life after stomach cancer

carlos parra's first question to the surgeon after the procedure to treat stomach cancer was how soon could he play soccer again.
karen hawthorne
nov 29, 2024
carlos parra's wife ana, who he affectionately refers to as his

what it feels like: leaning on love and friendship with pulmonary hypertension

“my support team keeps me going,” says kirsty mcgeown, a costco customer service representative living with pulmonary hypertension.
karen hawthorne
nov 12, 2024
kirsty recently celebrated her 50th birthday party with all of her friends and her sons josh, left, and dylan.

facing pancreatic cancer with hope for a better future in early detection and precision medicine

'science is happening and it’s amazing. someday, cancers like pancreatic cancer will become more like living with a chronic disease. we’re not there today, but maybe that’s what happens.'
karen hawthorne
nov 05, 2024
dan murphy, second from right, is not weak and housebound by his disease. while he can be foggy and forgetful, he’s able to get out and enjoy walks with his dog, social time with friends and family, pictured, and even a recent vacation out of the country.

what it feels like: ‘i will never be my normal’ after surviving multiple cancers

with the cancer in remission, marcelle abou rjeily thought the worst was over.
karen hawthorne
oct 04, 2024
“i’m generally a very positive person and very optimistic. i’m very positive about everything. but cancer still hits you hard,” marcelle abou rjeily, left, says, adding she’s never going to be the go-go-go energetic mom again.
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