What started as tingling in his feet quickly took a turn for the worse when Matt Rawluk was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome. As a PhD[...]
Patient Stories
Transforming Lives, Shaping Futures
Four years ago, a mysterious illness crept up the body of then-sixty-year-old physician Dr. Rob Agostinis, stealing his ability to speak, breathe, and move. Perfectly[...]
When a mountain biking accident left her paralyzed, Chantelle never imagined she’d move again — until she discovered an exciting new spinal cord stimulation study[...]
At just 13 years old, Elias has already faced more medical challenges than most experience in a lifetime. Cecile Cormier knew her pregnancy would be[...]
Twelve years after a life-altering car accident, Karen reflects on her road to recovery and how the Glenrose helped her rebuild her life. On August[...]
After representing Canada internationally, including on the Olympic stage, Oral O’Gilvie never imagined his greatest challenge would come on a golf course. Recognizing the early[...]
Six years ago, Riccardo Baldini’s world changed overnight. While he slept, a cluster of blood vessels in his spine suddenly burst—something called a spinal cavernoma—leaving[...]
When 5-year-old Henry received a GoBabyGo car from the local Alberta chapter of international organization, Variety, the Children’s Charity, his family never imagined he would[...]
After a car accident in his youth left Joe Battaglia with a shattered and broken body, he was told he may never walk or work[...]
After receiving a lower leg amputation in February of 2023, Neil shares how the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital changed his life. Read his story: This story[...]
When Ryan and his brother Lane experienced similar injuries while saddle bronc riding – eighteen years apart – they both spent months in rehabilitation at[...]
After experiencing a stroke, the Glenrose helped Mike become … well, just Mike again. And he couldn’t have asked for more. “The Glenrose changed my[...]
“Imagine being born into a world that was not designed for you,” says Brad Bartko, former Glenrose patient. For Brad, this was all too true[...]
Four-year-old Will either has a smile on his face, or has the whole room smiling. While today he is a chatty, funny, and active little[...]
When Barb lost her leg in 2016, her life was forever changed. The support she received from the Glenrose not only helped her regain her[...]
When most people imagine their life at 27, they don’t picture having a severe stroke that steals their mobility and their identity too. But that’s[...]