Tecla Shield, built by Komodo Openlabs Inc., is a portable assistive device for people with limited upper body mobility resulting from conditions including multiple sclerosis (MS), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, as…
In December of last year I wrote a story for The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre’s (TGHC) website about Tommy, a palliative care patient, and a cab driver who eventually became known as Tommy’s…
An act of kindness can appear indiscriminate but invariably it comes to one who is vulnerable and in need of compassion and understanding. A true act of kindness is done without expecting anything in return….
Melinda is a brain injury survivor and a former patient at The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre (TGHC). She now shares her story with high-school students through the P.A.R.T.Y. (Preventing Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in…
Ten years ago Margo retired up near Georgian Bay with her partner, Per. They moved there mainly because of their love for sailing. Eventually, though, their sailboat proved too much work and they now have…
Maria, a 24 year-old patient, received a bi-frontal craniotomy with a trach insertion at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. She was admitted to the The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre for Complex Continuing Care (CCC). She…