Our Voice spring 2022

“I’m a musician. I used to play the guitar and the santoor — which is similar to a xylophone,” Christos says. “I played for choirs and in community centres and schools. I used to play at the deaf and blind school and for a long time, I played at the old Mercy Hospital for Women...

“Without warning, my placenta ruptured, and the next thing I knew little Theo arrived,” mother Karena Hull says. “Even my husband Matthew was caught out. He had to scamper back from Perth because we didn’t anticipate the speed of everything that happened.” Theo’s parents were prepared for a lengthy stay in the Werribee Mercy Hospital...

“I barrack for the rival Collingwood,” says Mercy Health Home Care Advisor Kathy Black with a smile. “Tony and I often banter about the footy while we share a cup of coffee.” Although these days he prefers watching sport, Tony led quite the active life in his younger years. He is the former goalkeeper of...

The iGEN program began at Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged in Bendigo, where residents and secondary students from Catherine McAuley College (CMC) are now enjoying more face-to-face interactions. About 350 students have participated in the Bendigo-based program since it began in 2020, and the class is continuing to grow in popularity. With an...

Kristen is one of 700 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who participated in a landmark La Trobe University study aimed at improving pregnancy outcomes and midwifery care for First Nations’ mothers and their babies, who are more likely to be born preterm and to spend time in a special care nursery. Women who participated...