Using two head switches, a communication device, and a deeply creative imagination, Chelsea brings her voice to life through art. Chelsea was just six months[...]
Patient Stories
Transforming Lives, Shaping Futures
Born with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), a brain injury caused by lack of oxygen or blood flow to the brain at birth, Anna’s journey began with[...]
On March 8, we dedicate International Women’s Day to celebrating the incredible mothers of the Glenrose whose love, strength, and advocacy inspire everyone around them.[...]
An ‘02 physical therapy graduate from the University of Alberta, devoted wife, and proud mother of four, she moves through the world with grace, all[...]
Kayleb was only two months old when his family walked through the doors of the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, beginning their journey to understand how sound[...]
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[...]
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[...]