Against the odds, a gift of life
With just a two-per cent chance of finding a living donor, a Fort Erie woman’s kidney transplant gives her hope and her life back.
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Dialysis at home transforms treatment for Welland man
As a home hemodialysis patient with Niagara Health, Angelo Melaragni undergoes the physically taxing process when it best suits his family, surrounded by creature comforts in his favourite room in his home.
Emergency Department visit “an incredibly positive experience”: patient
When Kate Bezanson’s symptoms quickly worsened, the St. Catharines resident headed to the Marotta Family Hospital Emergency Department for care that got her health back on track.
‘Breast cancer was a bump in the road:’ How one doctor’s wife became the patient
Surabhi Chawla’s journey with cancer started well before her own diagnosis, when her mother survived breast cancer but later died from a secondary cancer, multiple myeloma.
Former radiation physicist returns to cancer centre, this time for treatment
Joe Szabo helped launch radiation treatment at the Walker Family Cancer Centre when it opened in 2013. Now retired, he’s returned as a patient to the place he helped build.
“Pretty much back to normal”: Niagara Health stroke program helps patients regain their health
Jerry Winnicki and Trent Schott both suffered strokes in the past year. Each one credits the care they received through Niagara Health’s nationally recognized acute stroke program with helping them recover.
Hospital Spotlight: Stroke survivor’s recovery showcases fierce spirit and impact of care
The timely care Jack Gill received when he suffered a stroke in January helped put him on track for recovery while demonstrating Niagara Health’s provincial leadership in stroke care.
Hospital Spotlight: ‘He wanted to help and make an impact’: Organ donor’s wife
When Gladys Soriano opened a letter from the Trillium Gift of Life Network last December, she got the best Christmas present: a message from the transplant recipient who now lives with the heart of her late husband, Joseph.
Kidney transplant recipient still going strong after 22 years
At nearly 95, John Suk is the oldest person living with a functioning kidney transplant in Niagara and he’s helped pave the way for other older adults to be considered for the life-changing surgery.
Hospital Spotlight: 'They treated me like… I was worth saving': COVID-19 survivor
Five years later, former patient Carmine Posteraro returned to the Marotta Family Hospital to thank the ICU team who changed his life.
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