Four and half years ago, I lost my two and half year old son Tommy unexpectedly. Tommy’s birth and death were both deciding moments for me. Initiations. A gateway to a new life. I’ve written online about my navigating through loss in a project I call the Grief Project.
Read MoreThe big Ds (disease, divorce, death, disaster) are checkpoints, if we allow them to be. They are a moment of pause and reflection to take stock of our lives… yes, they cause a wee bit of YOLO, the knowledge that this is it.
Read MoreIn July of 2017 I was a perfectly healthy 29 year old newly engaged woman with major baby fever. By August 2nd I was a breast cancer patient meeting with a surgeon who used words like “outcomes” and “chances of survival”, learning that I would be given every breast cancer treatment in the book which might leave me infertile.
Read MoreHi, I'm Alexis. I experienced amniotic band syndrome in the womb, so I was born with a congenital amputation on my left arm. Well, maybe 'amputation' isn't actually the best word to describe my limb difference, because I never really had a whole arm to begin with.
Read MoreAudrey Parker is a woman with a plan. With stage 4 breast cancer that has spread to her bones and her brain, she has decided to end the suffering on her own terms. Today, Audrey Parker dies through the service known as MAID (medical assistance in dying) and she is doing it with grace.
Read MoreAnd every day I am alive continues to be funny and fun. My heart still works, and my tit is still nice and quiet. Life gives us the weirdest gifts, and I will always be awestruck by how awesome it is. I will forever be the Fearless Girl, but having friends that move, motivate, uplift and inspire me like Brian, Jeremie, and Taylor, make me TRUST more, FEAR less, and LOVE LIFE MORE DEEPLY.
Read MoreMy name’s Matt, I’m 27 years old, and I have a severe stutter. Stuttering is generally defined as a speech disorder where you involuntarily repeat or prolong sounds or syllables while speaking, in addition to moments where speech (again, involuntarily) has unnatural pauses or blocks.
Read MoreThis whole experience, talking about my disability/condition/shit with Jeremie and the boys (even writing this) has been really cathartic and positive and helped me channel a lot of built-up angst and confusion into something positive.
Read MoreI was dehydrated, starving, and had lost several pounds, yet no one—not even my doctor—knew why.
Read More…Then he tried to use a speculum, and that would be when I almost booted a medical professional in the face. Hey, I’m Molly. And I have vaginismus.
Read MoreMoney. We all need it. But what happens when your health means you can’t earn it? Or your diagnosis means you need way more of it. Or what about what to do with it once your time is up?
Read MoreNext came the results from the biopsy. A Giant Cell Tumour, thankfully benign, but the flip side to it all was that this type of tumour is quite rare and due to the location, it would be incredibly dangerous to remove.
Read MoreWhen I was about 20 I went to hospital was a horrific UTI (get them dealt with ASAP, ladies) and the ultrasound tech nonchalantly told me my right kidney was lodged between some blood vessels in my pelvis.
Read MoreIn post-op ICU, complete with 16 tubes, I remember feeling like some sort of character from Alien mixed with the State Puff Marshmallow man.
Read More“Daddy, why’s your arm shaking?” My outstretched arm was trying to hand my eight-year-old son a glass of water. It was shaking uncontrollably.
Read MoreFrom there the stabbing begins, as though the knife I used to cut through last nights chicken has lodged itself within my tissue.
Read MoreHere are six steps that will help you cross things off your bucket list:
Read MoreWe sat down for an intimate chat w/ special guest Dr. Mark Tyndall - Director, BC Centre for Disease Control! We'll talk about his career in Epidemiology and his mission to prove that harm reduction is the first step out of North America's opioid epidemic.
Read MoreToday I get poked and prodded at least once every two weeks, sit through a several hour infusion, have breathing tests, muscle tests, dietary restrictions, a genetics team… and this list could go on for a while.
Read MoreI was born with Arthrogryposis, which is a lack of muscle in various joints of the body. My motto in life is I can do anything! It just might take me a little longer! Oh and I am unstoppable.
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