Back in mid-March, our provincial government ordered the closure of all but essential services because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arenas, community centres, libraries, recreation and sports centres, swimming pools, and more all had to close from one day to the next – with no advance Read More …
Does this sound like an interesting Saturday afternoon workshop to you? “Healer or Witch: An introduction to herbalism”. It was offered through a neighbouring town’s culture and arts centre, not by some fly-by-night snake oil salesperson, so I was intrigued. I’ve always wanted to learn Read More …
At the end of 2018 I was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), as a result of my rare disease. I’ve had Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) since 2016; it’s considered to be both an autoimmune and a neuro-inflammatory condition. CRPS can cause a long Read More …
Many of the small cities and towns in my area offer free or low-cost workshops, across a wide range of topics. Some are demonstrations, while others take a more participatory or hands-on approach. I signed up for two of these activities this month, one of Read More …
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Earlier this month I told you that I was involved, as a volunteer Patient Partner, in two different projects relating to chronic pain. One is a knowledge translation (KT) project, with the Pain Science Division (PSD) of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA). This project pulls Read More …
A few months ago a part of my world collapsed, although I didn’t realize it at the time. I was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, as a result of a rare autoimmune and neuro-inflammatory disease. I’ve had the disease since mid-2016, so had Read More …
