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Glen Geldert - "I knew they were fighting for me"

For Glen and Georgina Geldert, retirement hasn’t meant slowing down. Keeping active and fit with daily walks and plenty of exercise, they enjoy good health and winters spent in Florida. When Glen underwent a routine polyp removal procedure at a health centre outside metro in October 2008....continue reading Glen's story

Gary Newman - "I am forever grateful"

“You can’t live in the past; there is no future in it,” recites Gary Newman, as he sums up his months of recovery. Gary honours this quote and looks forward to his future with happiness and enthusiasm.

In September 2007, Gary slipped off his deck at his home in Dartmouth and broke his neck. He was transferred to the QEII Health Sciences Centre...continue reading Gary's story

Ellie O'Brien - "Out of the blue"

Ellie O’Brien never saw it coming. An active sixteen-year-old who enjoyed dance lessons and swimming, she enjoyed the good health we all naturally associate with the young and young at heart. “I was never really sick,” she says. That all changed eighteen months ago, when Ellie suddenly began to feel inexplicably ill.  “I was short of breath a lot, and whenever I had to walk any distance, I felt nauseated.” Initially treated for bronchitis.... continue reading Ellie's story

Freeman Patterson - "Through life's lens"
By Joel Jacobson

Freeman Patterson welcomes the opportunity to quietly gaze from high over the Saint John River. On many occasions, his camera will be part of him, as he photographs the beauty his eye beholds, and lets the lens describe what Freeman Patterson feels – a sense of calm and tranquility. Ten years ago, he was also calm and tranquil – but he was almost dead..continue reading Freeman's story