It’s done. Earlier today I finally submitted a Service Quality and Complaints Commission Dissatisfaction Form, to the hospital where the diagnosis of my disease was delayed by almost three months. Why was it delayed? Because – in my view – a specialist physician ignored its signs Read More …
For 25 years now, my husband and I have had a Friday evening tradition. Nothing as exciting as going to a movie or a concert, or even going out for supper. When we get home from work on Fridays, we have a quick supper and Read More …
I’m slowly admitting to myself that it may be a very long time before I’m able to do certain things with my right hand again, even though I’m right-handed. Or that I may never be able to return to doing some of my favourite activities. Read More …
This month I’m a Team Captain for a 4-week workplace fitness challenge. I’m working in bioethics (medical ethics), at a global company, and this team-based lifestyle contest is open even to contract employees. There are small prizes up for grabs, like t-shirts and gym bags, Read More …
For just over a year now, I’ve been searching for definitions or descriptions of a rare disease; CRPS, sometimes also called RSD. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, which often still goes by its former name in medical circles; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. I’ve been looking for good Read More …
At the end of this month, the specialist physician who’d been treating me during his one-year Fellowship – at one of Montreal’s many university teaching hospitals – moved back home to another country. Dr. Díez Tafur been away from his wife and young son for almost a Read More …
