Casey House
hospital in Ontario, Canadawww.caseyhouse.ca
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Oct 6, 2026
Spencer ShevlenGUEST
I think a lot of people are excited to participate in the auction because of its profile.
Spencer ShevlenGUEST
But I think a lot of people also just are happy to support Casey House.
Spencer ShevlenGUEST
Right.
Spencer ShevlenGUEST
Yeah.
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Katie MarksHOST
Was it as you expected the process to be or was anything surprising?
Craig D'ArvilleGUEST
The things that are surprising are more specific to my experiences on other committees.
Craig D'ArvilleGUEST
One of the things that I was not expecting but was delighted to discover was how organized the team at Casey House is.
Craig D'ArvilleGUEST
Behind us, Josette Lamoureux runs a tight ship.
Mike BoonHOST
am.
Mike BoonHOST
In 1988, Canada's first standalone treatment facility for people with HIV or AIDS, it's called Casey House.
Mike BoonHOST
Opens its doors.
Mike BoonHOST
That happened in March 1988.
Anne-Marie MediwakeCORRESPONDENT
The brother of the late Princess Diana moved to tears, learning his sister is still remembered for her empathy at
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Toronto's Casey House after a visit 35 years ago.
Anne-Marie MediwakeCORRESPONDENT
What is it about learning that that touches you so much?
Charles SpencerGUEST
Well, it's pretty good, isn't it, as a legacy?
Charles SpencerGUEST
Oh, that's amazing.
Anne-Marie MediwakeHOST
So in 1991, your sister made a very famous trip to Casey House, which was one of the first AIDS-
Charles SpencerGUEST
Oh, Casey House.
Charles SpencerGUEST
Yeah, yeah
Anne-Marie MediwakeHOST
... yes, one of the first AIDS hospices in the country.
Charles SpencerGUEST
...
Charles SpencerGUEST
if this woman on a pedestal can behave like this, then we can all be better.
Anne-Marie MediwakeHOST
On that note, when I spoke to the medical director at Casey House, he said he wanted you to know that not a week goes by where her name is not spoken aloud, that she took people from scorn to sympathy, and that they mention her name every week.
Charles SpencerGUEST
It's common decency, I think.
Matt GallowayHOST
I mean, I think people in Canada certainly will remember she came to Casey House, which was, uh, a hospice for, for men who were living with AIDS.
Matt GallowayHOST
Um, and at the time that she arrived, there was still this idea of a terror of AIDS in many ways, and she sat on the bed with men.
Matt GallowayHOST
She held their hands.
Katie MarksHOST
I'm your host, Katie.
Katie MarksHOST
This episode begins a special series with Art with Heart in support of Casey House.
Katie MarksHOST
Toronto artist Phuong Nguyen joins us to talk about the ideas behind her work from chinoiserie and ornamentalism.
Katie MarksHOST
to the ways decorative forms can begin to suggest the body.
Katie MarksHOST
Her practice grew from resisting the expectation that being Vietnamese should dictate what she made and finding a different way to approach identity through the work.
Katie MarksHOST
We also talk about the piece she contributed to this year's auction and why the work of Casey House resonates so closely with her.
Katie MarksHOST
Phuong, hi.
Katie MarksHOST
Hi, good morning.