On March 30, 1996 Helen Saarinen, the founding chair of McMaster's physiotherapy program, lost her courageous battle with cancer and the physiotherapy profession lost one of their strongest leaders.  Though many of the current physiotherapy students at McMaster University never had the privilege of knowing her, we have all benefited from her visionary work and will continue to do so as professionals.

As we become practicing clinicians, we should strive to demonstrate the same compassion, integrity and enthusiasm that she did during her career.  An excellent physiotherapist and educator, she was also a wonderful human being.  All who were blessed with the honour of knowing her still miss her dearly.

Some people enter our lives

and move our souls to dance.

They awaken us to new

understanding with the passing

whisper of their wisdom.

Some people make the stay more

beautiful to gaze upon.

They stay in our lives for a while,

leave footprints in our hearts,

and we are never, ever the same.

Author Unknown

In Helen's memory we run

Key Dates

Event:

May 29th, 2011 10am Start time

Pre- Registration:

IAHS lobby on the day of run before 9:30am. Early Registration will occur the week prior from 12-1 in the lobby of IAHS.