Emilie, an 84-year-old retired nurse, was admitted to The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre (TGHC) from an acute care hospital as a bilateral, above–the–knee amputee as a result of diabetes. Emilie presented with clinical…
My name is Mary-Anne. I am seventy years old and I continue to work four days a week for an investment firm in downtown Toronto where I have been employed for over sixteen years. I…
My name is Bill. When I was thirty-seven years old I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s a neurodegenerative disease. I am now seventy-one years old and I’ve had Parkinson’s for almost half my life. As my…
My name is Isan. I am fifty-seven years old and I believe in second chances. In December 2013, I was taken to the Emergency Department at Humber River Regional Hospital (HRRH) after I collapsed at…
My name is Paul, I am 65 years old and I have been at The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre’s (TGHC) Complex Continuing Care (CCC) Unit for over four years. In 2009, I had…
Three days after suffering from a stroke, Paivi, a 52-year-old nurse, was discovered at home after she had not shown up for her shift. Paivi entered a rehabilitation program in an acute care hospital. They…