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I didn’t think I’d be learning the Canadian Cancer system like this
Read more: I didn’t think I’d be learning the Canadian Cancer system like thisI knew that my mother was not doing well. She has lost a lot of weight and is very fatigued. She is also in a lot of pain. I was already planning a short visit, since I was going to be in Canada for other business. I got a phone call from her, while I was…
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Dance like no one is watching
Read more: Dance like no one is watchingI was at a retreat last weekend (at Commonweal). One of the practices we did was embodiment. In those sessions, one of the things we did was move to music – one might call it dancing, but it is more like dancing like no one is watching, as the movements are about doing what feels good…
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Privilege and equity in healthcare
Read more: Privilege and equity in healthcareI shared the other day the idea the for the privileged equity feels like oppression. It occurred to me that this is in part why I am scared at the idea of moving back to Canada and relying on the Canadian healthcare system. The Canadian system is a good one. It is mostly equitable. It suffers from the…
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Precision social media support – an #epatient example
Read more: Precision social media support – an #epatient exampleIn early January, I joined Christopher at Just Talking for a podcast. One of the topics that came up during the podcast was the role […]
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Gluten Free Orange tea-cake recipe (Vitamix version)
Read more: Gluten Free Orange tea-cake recipe (Vitamix version)I’ve been asked for this recipe, so I thought I’d share it here. It is based off the recipe in Nancy Cain’s Against the Grain cookbook, with a few modifications. Ingredients: 2 oranges (I use organic navel oranges).; 1 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup coconut oil 6 large eggs 1/2 cup (56g) of coconut flour…
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Self-awareness as health literacy
Read more: Self-awareness as health literacyI was walking with my friend Lori today and among the many things we chatted about, one of them was health literacy – the topic for my PhD dissertation. I had talked a bit about how health literacy isn’t just a skill but rather it is a practice. I read an article by Uta Papen…
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Transitions
Read more: TransitionsI realized that although I was feeling a loss associated with my gym membership, that this was also an opportunity to make a change. Part of that was a reframing of the loss. I started to think about it the same way I felt when my ADA parking permit expired. Back then, I thought about…
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Balancing optimism and learned helplessness
Read more: Balancing optimism and learned helplessnessI find myself wondering – do I have reasonable expectations of what medical science and healthcare can do? At what point am I being overly optimistic? Or am I learning helplessness? I have many chronic conditions, several that have been part of my life for a long time, others that were triggered by chemotherapy and…
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Moving forward
Read more: Moving forwardLately I’ve been struggling with the idea of working full time. I find that I just don’t have the energy to do it. I do, however, miss the person I used to be. I miss the ability to sit at my computer for hours on end working on a project – but then I wonder,…
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Lost without a gym membership
Read more: Lost without a gym membershipI just found out that I’m about to lose my gym membership. I currently receive it through a special program for cancer survivors – but the program is being phased out, and with it my gym membership. The new program is limited to those who are within a two year window of treatment which explicitly…
