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Lucille Teasdale's life
Teasdale was born on January 30th in Montreal. She grew up in the working class in a Roman Catholic family. Her first mention of humanitarian work was when she was inspired by stories of missionary nuns in China.
Lucille begins medical schools at the University of Montreal, out of a class of 110 she is only 1 of 8 women.
A year later in 1951, Teasdale appears on the cover of a French daily Newspapers , Le Petit Journals.
Teasdale graduates cum laude from Medical School in Montreal and she begins an internship in surgery at the Ste.Justine hospital for children.
Teasdale met her future husband Piero Corti, at the hospital for children.
To complete her program Teasdale would have to go to Marseilles in France. In France she specialized in pediatric surgery, and became one of Quebec's first female surgeons.
Piero invited Teasdale to Northern Uganda to help him with his small clinic in Lacor. He asked her to stay for a month or two and she agreed.
Marriage in Uganda
In May, both Teasdale and Corti arrive at St.Mary's hospital in Lacor, Uganda.
Teasdale is the only surgeon, and has a responsibility to treat hundreds of patients. She stayed in Lacor for 4 months before leaving to France to finish her studies.
Teasdale and Corti marry on the 4th of December.
Teasdale is in charge of a 3 month training program at the hospital.
At the end of 1962, she becomes a mother.
Teasdale and Corti open the Lacor Nursing School.
by 1976, 25 nurses graduate form the nursing school.
The main Lacor hospital has grown to a 205 bed hospital with 2 dispensaries, a laboratory, and a radiology department.
The Lacor hospital is shut down for safety reasons due to the harmful effects of the Idi Amin dictatorship
By the end of the year stability has been restored a. Teasdale and Corti plan to build a new ward for cancer and tuberculosis patients.
HIV/AIDS began to appear in patients at the Lacor Hospital.
Lacor becomes a certified teaching hospital.
Teasdale is tested positive for HIV, she most likely contracted the disease from a wounded solider whose bone punctured her surgical glove.
Shes given a 25% chance of living for 2 years, her participation as a Doctor in the hospital must also be reduced.
Teasdale and Corti receive the Sasakawa prize form The World Health Organization
Teasdale receives the Paul Harris Award from Rotary International
Teasdale received the Fredrick Newton Gisborn Starr Award from the Canadian Medical Association
Teasdale must fly to London for a treatment concerning her AIDS diagnosis
The Lacor Hospital tuberculosis wing is assigned to individuals suffering from AIDS.
An orphanage is created for children who have lost their mothers to the disease.
Lacor Hospital hits the milestone of 5 Ugandan doctors and 6 Ugandan Interns.
Teasdale is recognized for her work with AIDS patients by the International Medical Women's Association.
Lacor Hospital with the help from Teasdale and Corti employs 400 African medical professionals who are all trained at the hospital.
The Lacor hospital now has 450 beds and it able to aid around 150,000 patients a year.
Teasdale dies on August 1st of Aids.
The Lacor Hospital receives the Premio Antonio Feltrinelli award for exceptional Accomplishments of High Moral and Humanitarian value.
Teasdale is buried on the Lacor Hospital grounds
Cowley, Deborah. Lucille Teasdale: Doctor of Courage. XYZ Pub., 2005.
Cowley, D. (2013, February 18). Lucille Teasdale. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lucille-teasdale.