Something strange happened to me in a coffee shop today. If you’re Canadian you may already have guessed that the setting for this story is a Tim Horton’s café ‘-) A friend, who’s a former colleague, and I were having bagels and coffee for brunch. Read More …
This post is going to be about one of my favourite topics; chocolate! I love to bake with it, cook with it, drink it, nibble on it, smell it… you get the idea, right? My husband even found a ‘chocolate spa’ treatment for my birthday, Read More …
Today I’m going to buck the happy-go-lucky holiday trend for a moment. Why? Because this can be a truly difficult time for many people, particularly for those who feel alone or isolated, even if they don’t usually feel this way. Imagine a widow or widower, Read More …
It’s been a rough week. I’m disappointed about not having been able to carry out the disease advocacy and awareness plans that I’d made, and am feeling as though I let folks down. That I let myself down. Yes, there were reasons for which I Read More …
About two months ago I wrote a post about an upcoming fantastic – and free! – scientific event that would be taking place here in Montreal this autumn. The topic of the entire evening would be cutting-edge research in the field of pain; from awareness Read More …
At lunchtime today – with perfect timing for CRPS awareness month! – the US Pain Foundation (USPF) presented “Writing about Pain: A Workshop with Book Author Sonya Huber”. This online event was part of the USPF’s KNOWvember educational campaign, for people living with chronic pain; Read More …
