For International Women’s Day this year I’ll be doing something a bit different – particularly for an emerging artist and chronic pain patient, I think. This afternoon I’ll be teaching a full 2-hour university class on the Limbic System, for a course called “Brain & Read More …
It’s international Rare Disease Day, for the 300 million people worldwide (1) who live with a rare disease – including me. This is a summary of my introduction to the rare disease world, as an adult. This in itself is rare, as most rare conditions Read More …
What a roller-coaster year this has been, as an emerging artist in her 50s who only began learning to paint – and even to sketch/draw! – last year. Particularly because this all started as a DIY approach to help me deal with several symptoms of Read More …
I have some fantastic news to share, as an ‘emerging’ or new artist! Last night I was presented with a First Prize at the Art Contest Gala awards ceremony for the long-running Pierrefonds Art Contest.(1) Open to all residents of Montréal – of the entire Read More …
At lunchtime today I presented a virtual talk at the pain clinic of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), here in Montréal. Unlike most of my previous talks about chronic pain, though, this one was for Pain Patients rather than for healthcare professionals or researchers, Read More …
The first Monday of November is “Color the World Orange Day” (1), falling this year on November 7. Today’s advocacy and awareness day is meant to raise the profile of an illness that has been around for hundreds of years, yet remains poorly understood. The Read More …
