“The people who work at the Walker Family Cancer Centre and supported me through my chemotherapy are just wonderful,” said Tom, whose body is showing no more signs of cancer today. “The staff there are seeing people at the worst possible time and they handle it so well and that helps. It helped me get through a devastating time.”

When Jennifer came to the St. Catharines Site emergency room in 2021, she was very scared. She had chest pains, and her blood pressure was very high, so she didn’t want to take any chances. After assessing her, the ER doctor concluded that she was okay but offered to connect her with the cardiologist on call, Dr. Haynen, just to be on the safe side.

If you had asked Doug about his health a year ago, he would have told you that he’s the healthiest guy on the planet. “But when I was dying in the driveway on that day in May 2022, it hit me that maybe I wasn’t as healthy as I thought.”

Joel Jodoin and his wife, Lana Duong, believe in the importance of donating and supporting causes they are passionate about. Most recently, they added the Niagara Health Foundation to the list of charities they support, and we chatted with them to find out why.

One of the first times our donor Cindi Sonnenberg came to Niagara Health was when her son, Kiefer 10 years old at the time was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. "He said to me: as long as I don't need needles, I will be fine. It broke my heart. But everyone at the hospital was so kind and thoughtful, and considerate. It made this very scary moment for my son and our family so much easier to bear."