ARDS Canada Stories
ARDS Survivor: Pastor Ian
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was reading some of the ARDS stories and came to my own version of events in
the life of an ARDS victim. I thought, the ending is no longer current, and
so I have amended it, brought it up to date. I offer it to you, the reader,
as a light to those who may need some encouragement in their own story, may
need to know that, if they are prepared to do battle with the negative forces
in their life, then the power of Possibility Thinking brings new Hope and a
new vision of the future. Read More...
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ARDS Survivor: Monique LevesqueForty-three year old Monique went to sleep on December 20, 2002, and when she awoke, it was January, 2003 and she was in another city. She was confused and terrified. She saw her sister, Patsy, who she had not seen in seven years, who lived in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Monique lives in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. Monique could not talk as she was still on ventilator; she listened as her sister, Patsy, tired to explain her predicament. Monique was on the vent for about two weeks and when she got off, she could hardly talk; about two inches of the tip of her tongue, was numb for four months. Read More...
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ARDS Survivor: FredIn the early morning hours of February 19, 2005, after a restless night's sleep with abdominal discomfort, thirty-five year old Fred could not stand up from the pain, and had his spouse, Ruth, call 911. Paramedics arrived in less than five minutes, and took him to the nearest hospital, which just happened to be the renowned St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto - the hospital that had treated a lot of the SARS cases in Toronto, back in the year 2003. Read More...
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ARDS Survivor: Melanie
Everyone always says to enjoy every minute and live your life to the fullest because you truly never know what could happen. I was completely unaware of the fears of my fiancé, family and entire medical team in the Intensive Care Unit at Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital located in Windsor, Ontario Canada. Read More . . .
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