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I went for the screening because my doctor said it was a good idea to get a ‘baseline’. She said it wasn’t urgent, but I did want to be diligent, so I made the appointment…

I bought myself a ring in December 2018, shortly after my lumpectomy. The ring itself was beautiful, but even more than the piece of jewellry, I wanted the words around my finger. I had it…

I’m not ready for the new season. Getting up earlier, rushing through the same morning routine five days a week, none of that is appealing. I’m not excited about restarting the Zoom social group on…

Here are the steps that I imagine you might follow if you want to keep your typically developing child busy in the summer with recreational activities: 1) Find out what activities are available and ask…

With nouns and names primarily, put together into her own combinations, or not. With words that sound like something else, another word or not a word. But if you listen to her say it enough…

Just before the long weekend started I set an intention. I went as far as to write it down as a reminder in my phone, not trusting the looseness of an intention that lives only…

He bought this picture at Metrotown when he was still living in the other long term care home. A picture of the pier in the city he calls his ‘hometown’, hung above his bed in…

Yesterday my grandpa was dying, and my daughter turned eleven. My mom and grandma went to the hospice to be with him while my stepdad and mother-in-law drove in to deliver birthday surprises to their…

“How are you doing?” The question, from a stranger passing by (at a distance), made me tear up. Lots of things are making me tear up lately. The nightly videos of people cheering for the…

We sit on his bed and look out at the snow falling. “I like my window.”, he says. “Yes, it is really nice to be able to look out.”, I say. And we carry on…