March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Historically, 90 per cent of colorectal cancer diagnoses have been in patients older than 50 years of...
Patient stories
How Sunnybrook is providing care for colorectal patients 50 and younger
Colon cancer at 41: Bryna’s story
At 41, Bryna Dilman was working full-time, married, parenting her daughter and finding ways to stay active eight months into a global pandemic. She...
Jenny’s story: rebuilding strength after stroke
The stroke came out of nowhere. It was November 2021, and Jenny Shin was on the way to a work assignment when it happened. Her sister was driving...
How former NHL player Mark Kirton is using his ALS diagnosis to make a difference
Mark has raised more than $100,000 for Sunnybrook and the ALS Society of Canada.
Recovering from Long COVID: How rehab is helping patients like George regain independence
After becoming ill with COVID in late 2020, George suffered from physical and cognitive symptoms of Long COVID, affecting his ability to work.
Finding the confidence to be me: how talk therapy helped Cassie King manage bipolar disorder
“It’s the best I’ve been in a long time. I feel like things have just been coming into place,” says Cassie King.
October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. Dad Brandon shares his journey
Brandon's daughter died three days after she was born. After finding support through Sunnybrook's Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network, he now...
‘I never, ever thought I was having a heart attack’: 46-year-old Ines’ story
SCAD predominantly affects women in their 30s, 40s and 50s and causes up to 35 per cent of heart attacks in women 50 years of age and younger.
Meet Barbara: The first patient cared for in Sunnybrook’s Mobile Health Unit
Barbara Alleyne was the first patient admitted to the Mobile Health Unit (MHU) at Sunnybrook on April 26, 2021. Barbara says she was a little scared...