Winter 2010 - St. Joseph's Health Care London

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BY ANDREW KASZOWSKI AND DAHLIA REICH
Life and Love
St. Joseph’s celebrates more than a century
of caring for women and newborns
More than 100 years. More than
100,000 births. Countless stories
of life and love.
This is the tremendous
legacy of obstetrical and newborn care at
St. Joseph’s Hospital.
In the spring of 2011, St. Joseph’s perinatal
program will be moving to London Health
Sciences Centre as part of health care restructuring
in London. Babies will no longer be
delivered at St. Joseph’s Hospital. This is a
historic transition. With more than a century
of excellence and compassion, St. Joseph’s
has been home to tremendous achievement
in perinatal care.
The public is now invited to share in the
send-off and join in the celebration of life and
love at St. Joseph’s. All are invited to gather
at I Was Born at St. Joseph’s—a new, interactive
website launched to mark the illustrious
history and embrace an exciting new future
in perinatal care.
Everyone who was born, gave birth or
provided care at St. Joseph’s Hospital has
a story, and together these stories tell of a
legacy that cannot be described in words
alone. View these stories and share your own
through words, video or photos by going to
www.iwasbornatstjosephs.ca. Here’s a
small sample of what you will fi nd:
Vim & Vigour · WINTER 2010
DEEP
GR ATITUDE
My son, John MacPhail,
was born three months
prematurely, barely
weighing 2 lbs, on
August 23, 1972. …
While I think of him
as a miracle, it was
the awesome staff in
the preemie nursery
who worked day
and night to save
my tiny baby. John
thrived on the love and care he received
from the entire staff at that time. I took home a happy,
healthy baby—against all odds! Wonderful, marvelous,
professional, caring people dedicated their days
and nights for almost three months to save and protect
the life of my son and so many other little babies!
My son, John, now 37, loves being a teacher. On
Nov. 2, 2007, he was the recipient of the Governor
General’s Award at Rideau Hall, Ottawa, for excellent
teaching.
So, from the bottom of my heart, I wish to say thank
you to the preemie nursery, St. Joseph’s Hospital.
There are no words to adequately express the enormous
gratitude we feel. … I thank God every day for
all you did for us and I know you have continued performing
miracles every day for years.
Always know how much you are appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Cora MacPhail
London
John MacPhail
with Michaëlle
Jean, Canada’s
former
Governor
General.