It’s an all-too familiar scenario for Dr. Jamie Kroft: meeting a patient with endometriosis who has spent years without a diagnosis and appropriate...
Patient stories
The missed disease: improving access to care for endometriosis
Patient view: How deep brain stimulation changed Sarah’s life
*Only first name is being used for patient privacy. After living with the symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for more...
Preserving limbs, saving lives
The strange feeling in Abram*’s legs told him something wasn’t right. “After a couple months of progressive pain, I went to Emergency because I...
Meet Gage, born under 23 weeks: “It hasn’t been easy, but it has been so rewarding”
Like a lot of Canadian kids, seven-year-old Gage will be playing lots of hockey and skiing this winter. What sets him apart is his start to life...
How Nikki Murphy is learning to live a ‘beautiful and gratifying’ life with OCD
Nikki Murphy didn’t ever plan on having children; she didn’t think it was a possibility for her because of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). By...
Allisa finds the specialized mental health care she needs
Before the pandemic, 23-year-old Allisa had been working multiple jobs, seven days a week. Then the pandemic hit. Unexpectedly, the work slowed and...
‘I won the lottery that day’: How focused ultrasound changed Andy Hodgson’s life
When Andy Hodgson was first dating his now-wife, Kim, he would write her notes. “I loved writing her letters,” he says. “Just telling her how much I...
Lisa Marie, a Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network volunteer, shares her story and advice for working with grieving parents
Image and blog courtesy of Lisa Marie Buccella (centre) As a volunteer with Sunnybrook’s Pregnancy and Infant Loss group, I was honoured to share my...
Murad’s story: Breaking down stigma in mental health
My struggles with mental health began after I had just graduated from university. I was about to go to law school but had a year off in-between...