Back in October, I experienced something of a role reversal. After years of working in bioethics and managing a Research Ethics Board (REB), I was asked to consider participating in a clinical trial – as a patient. As a research participant. If you’re in the US, Read More …
I blogged last week about freezing rain, so will tie into winter weather again today. It’s a frequent topic of conversation in my area these days, even though our winter season only officially began on December twenty-first. Less than two weeks ago. Today’s topic is a Read More …
It’s New Year’s Eve, and we’ve hunkered down at home for the night because my poor sweetheart has the flu. It’s not a cold, not a man cold, it’s the flu. High fever, headache, bad cough, fatigue, aching bones. He’s very weak, and says that Read More …
I wrote yesterday that I felt adrift, after my family physician put me on medical leave for two months. Well, I still feel that way; just kind of… drifting. Not making any plans, not knowing what’s coming. And still feeling that somehow I should have Read More …
Have you ever had a bad dream, where you found yourself – somehow – in a place or situation in which you’d never wanted to be? That’s what I’m waking up from, only it’s not a dream. As of midnight, an hour ago now, I’m Read More …
Last week I told you why I was so happy to find my brand-new ‘zebra hoofs’ (i.e. boots) at a shoe store’s holiday sale – and the story of how the zebra became a symbol for rare diseases. Wearing zebra print items is one of Read More …
