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Edwina Wood- "If it weren't for the QEII,
I don't think s
he'd be here.
Carla Wood-Whitty sat patiently with her family members in the waiting area of her local hospital in P.E.I. during the evening of September 22, while her mother, Edwina, 72, underwent surgery to remove her inflamed gall bladder. It was around 9:30 p.m. and she was expecting to see her mother soon, as the operation was to only take an hour. As the clock approached midnight and with no word on her mother's condition, Carla and her family grew anxious. They knew something had gone wrong and they were worried...continue reading Edwina's story
Mark Nugent - "When a simple
leap goes horribly wrong"
Mark Nugent didn't think anything of it when he went to jump
over a chain link fence while he was walking out of some woods. As an avid
outdoorsman, he was used to leaping over things, so it was a surprise when he miscalculated
the fence and landed with one of his knees smashing hard against the concrete
sidewalk...continue reading Mark's story
When the pain ripped across his chest and his arms got so heavy they felt like lead, Tommie Acker of Shelburne, N.S. was deep in his woodlot, training his young oxen, Bright and Lion how to pull logs. It was late October and he was having a heart
attack...continue reading Tommie's story
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....
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