Not many neurologists experience both the patient and physician perspective, but that is precisely what gave Dr. Henry Sadowski the tremendous empathy he brought to his medical practice every day. A neurologist of over 40 years, Dr. Sadowski was diagnosed with...
George Mauch is remembered as the guy with a big smile and helpful attitude by his closest loved ones. He was proud of his career accomplishments, dedicated to his family and friends, and truly embodied what it means to live life to the fullest. After being diagnosed...
David Stevens has been involved in art all his life, on both a personal and professional level. He was an art teacher for many decades, starting his career at Matsqui Penitentiary in Abbotsford, and then teaching high school students for 30 years in Delta. David...
Frieda deHaan describes her husband, Sidney, as a remarkable man. "If one door closes, he will find another to open,” she says. Amongst his friends, Sidney is known as the "Amazing Man" – not quite Superman, but certainly extraordinary in how he has handled...
Every September, people across the province come together to raise awareness of the realities of living with Parkinson's disease (PD), while celebrating the strength and resilience of the PD community. Parkinson SuperWalk is as much a fundraiser that helps ensure...
Grant Laporte and Duncan Watson have had a remarkable, decades-long friendship that started because of their love of the bagpipes. When they met in 1980, Duncan was an aircraft mechanic, playing with the Delta Police Pipe Band, and Grant was a learner of the pipes....
Leslie Davidson is a 70-year-old retired teacher, mother to two daughters, and grandmother to four. She and her husband, Lincoln, also a schoolteacher, enjoyed life in the small town of Grand Forks, BC while raising their children. Leslie and Lincoln were very...
Farooque Syed is a published author and passionate gang prevention expert. The youngest of five children, he grew up in a loving, caring family within the Indo-Canadian community in Vancouver. Farooque was always protected and looked after by his siblings and doting...
Harold Macy is no stranger to challenges. The retired 75-year-old forester has called rural Comox Valley home for the past 40 years, a place where he and his loving partner, Judy, raised three children, built their own house in the family's 800-acre forest, and grew...
