Healthcare Heroes Episodes

While scanning through some local news lately, I saw an old high school friend of mine getting some well deserved attention for retiring after an amazing 45 year career in nursing. I can’t think of a tougher job and yet, the accolades simply reminded me of a lovely human being I used to know along with her future husband Paul. A couple of truly wonderful people. This week it's an Everyday Hero (The Story of a Nurse) with Goderich native Wilma Duckworth talking about her family, friends, growing up in a small town and her amazing career in nursing at Alexandra Marine & General Hospital ... and we might reminisce a little about some wonderful times gone by.

We like to introduce you to places and landmarks in Midwestern Ontario but sometimes we also like to celebrate people and that's what we're going to do today! It's hard to imagine doing any job for 50 years let alone a back breaking, emotional roller coaster of a job like that of a paramedic. Our guest today though, has done just that! We have immeasurable admiration for people who make their lives about serving others ... and of course that includes First Responders. Huron County Paramedic G...

We've said it a lot over the years ... "If we all give a little, we all get a lot." Those words grow increasingly important in times like these. None of us will escape the need for health care of some kind in our lives and why would we not want it to be the best it can be? Our guests this week are three people who have been driving forces for their local hospital foundations over the years and who have, through the Radiothon become good friends of ours and of each other. Dale Franklin - Th...

This week, we're going to stroll through the mind of our resident Millennial. If you've been wondering about some new music to listen too or what TV show you might like to binge this Fall, have a listen as we discuss that and a lot more. Also this week, a chat with our friend Christine Brandt about an amazing event that supports the Walkerton Hospital Foundation ... Run4Health, now in it's 13th year. We're all over the place but super glad you're here with us this week :)