advertisement

what it feels like

what it feels like: 'i’m more' than just a person with spinal muscular atrophy

while the pain and other symptoms associated with sma keep nouma hammash down, her drive to give back to the community and take care of others never ceases.
angelica bottaro
apr 30, 2024
aside from awareness and community support, nouma hammash makes one other simple request: that she and others with sma be seen for who they are, not their condition.

what it feels like: fabry disease and finding the silver lining in community and advocacy

living with fabry disease calls for finding "different ways to accept that it's going to be a lifelong journey."
angelica bottaro
apr 03, 2024
to this day, julia alton continues those efforts for others with fabry disease so that those feelings of being alone are a little less heavy, and it doesn't feel like a sacrifice at all.

what it feels like: parkinson’s disease didn't make me feel sorry for myself

almost two years after toronto musician gordon myers first noticed a tremor in his left hand, he was diagnosed with parkinson’s.
karen hawthorne
apr 01, 2024
untitled design - 1

what it feels like: taking a colorectal cancer diagnosis and turning it into hope for others

when barry stein was given the life-changing news, it took all he had to keep it together for himself and his family.
angelica bottaro
mar 06, 2024
barry stein is the president and ceo of colorectal cancer canada, a patient association geared towards helping those with colon or rectal cancers cope with their diagnosis, find and access proper screening and treatments, and support their journey with the disease.

what it feels like: 'you need to advocate for yourself' with congenital heart disease

congenital heart disease occurs when the heart’s chambers, walls or valves, or the blood vessels near the heart don’t develop normally before birth, according to the heart & stroke foundation of canada.
robin roberts
feb 05, 2024
approximately 260,000 canadians live with congenital heart disease, two-thirds of those adults.

what it feels like: one day at a time with congenital heart disease

nathalie lacoste-hofmann considers herself lucky that she didn’t have to wait long for a donor — lucky to get a donor at all — but strange to have another human’s heart beating inside her.
robin roberts
feb 05, 2024

what it feels like: learning how to be yourself with autism

for nico boffa, living with autism is a journey to understand how he can be himself and not worry about “conforming” to be more like his neurotypical peers.
karen hawthorne
jan 03, 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.

2023 year in review: patient stories

the patient journey can be a lonesome one, but it can also be filled with love, support and hope. there isn't always a happy ending, but there is an abundance of bravery and determination along the way.
healthing.ca
dec 27, 2023
dr. tim sproule was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of death from cancer in men. supplied

what it feels like: 'i’m more' than just a person with spinal muscular atrophy

while the pain and other symptoms associated with sma keep nouma hammash down, her drive to give back to the community and take care of others never ceases.
angelica bottaro
apr 30, 2024
aside from awareness and community support, nouma hammash makes one other simple request: that she and others with sma be seen for who they are, not their condition.

what it feels like: fabry disease and finding the silver lining in community and advocacy

living with fabry disease calls for finding "different ways to accept that it's going to be a lifelong journey."
angelica bottaro
apr 03, 2024
to this day, julia alton continues those efforts for others with fabry disease so that those feelings of being alone are a little less heavy, and it doesn't feel like a sacrifice at all.

what it feels like: parkinson’s disease didn't make me feel sorry for myself

almost two years after toronto musician gordon myers first noticed a tremor in his left hand, he was diagnosed with parkinson’s.
karen hawthorne
apr 01, 2024
untitled design - 1

what it feels like: taking a colorectal cancer diagnosis and turning it into hope for others

when barry stein was given the life-changing news, it took all he had to keep it together for himself and his family.
angelica bottaro
mar 06, 2024
barry stein is the president and ceo of colorectal cancer canada, a patient association geared towards helping those with colon or rectal cancers cope with their diagnosis, find and access proper screening and treatments, and support their journey with the disease.

what it feels like: 'you need to advocate for yourself' with congenital heart disease

congenital heart disease occurs when the heart’s chambers, walls or valves, or the blood vessels near the heart don’t develop normally before birth, according to the heart & stroke foundation of canada.
robin roberts
feb 05, 2024
approximately 260,000 canadians live with congenital heart disease, two-thirds of those adults.

what it feels like: one day at a time with congenital heart disease

nathalie lacoste-hofmann considers herself lucky that she didn’t have to wait long for a donor — lucky to get a donor at all — but strange to have another human’s heart beating inside her.
robin roberts
feb 05, 2024

what it feels like: learning how to be yourself with autism

for nico boffa, living with autism is a journey to understand how he can be himself and not worry about “conforming” to be more like his neurotypical peers.
karen hawthorne
jan 03, 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.

2023 year in review: patient stories

the patient journey can be a lonesome one, but it can also be filled with love, support and hope. there isn't always a happy ending, but there is an abundance of bravery and determination along the way.
healthing.ca
dec 27, 2023
dr. tim sproule was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of death from cancer in men. supplied
advertisement

advertisement