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Learning to Live With It
Sunday, May 21, 2017 21 comments When somebody dies from cancer, so often the obituary beings, "After a long battle bravely fought . . . " And when somebody is diagnosed with cancer, so often they're told, "If you have the right attitude you'll fight it and defeat it." ... Read more
What A Difference A Year Makes!
Saturday, May 20, 2017 26 comments When we're going through a tough patch, it can seem permanent. Today I spent visiting with my very dear sister and her new house. She and I both had cancer in 2009. We both recovered: but her cancer was followed by a divorce -- and ... Read more
Self-Compassion, Self-Loathing and Plastic Surgery
Thursday, May 18, 2017 22 comments brightlineeating.com/201 7/05/plastic-surgery-and-s elf-esteem/?inf_contact_ke y=5184d64007f14f1872f0f241 65bfa518ab08feef812b050f86de26f3c58d15c6 Susan Peirce Thompson of Bright Line Eating posted a vlog yester... Read more
HOT Day Coming Up!!
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 24 comments Really the first hot day this spring -- and high humidity -- and I've gotta head into the Big Smoke (aka Tranna) for a work thingy. Which will involve a lot of walking from public transit to the venue . . . at a rapid pace to be on time. ... Read more
Post Mother's Day . . .
Monday, May 15, 2017 29 comments Thanks for your comments on that brief Mother's Day blog! Now, is it easy to be the "matrix" and not the "fixer"????? No no no: it is not! Giving birth to the non-interventionist, supportive mother? Yup, it's a labour of love. ... Read more
Happy Mother's Day!
Sunday, May 14, 2017 18 comments The world needs more mothering. And: whether you are a (biological) mother or not -- if you're a woman, chances are pretty good you're providing some mothering. To your stepkids. To your grandkids and step-grandkids. To your nieces and n... Read more
MINDLESS Munching!!
Friday, May 12, 2017 26 comments Oh dear oh dear. One of those work cocktail hour thingies last night -- and I was hungry and I wasn't prepared and I didn't have a high protein snack before leaving the office and: yup. Succumbed to way too many cocktail snackie things: ... Read more
Canada 150 Celebration Tulips!
Thursday, May 11, 2017 33 comments 
I've been waiting all winter -- but those red and white tulips which I planted to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary are just beginning to bloom. ... Read more
Eat More Salt? Shout Out to QUEENOTHEFOREST!
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 19 comments www.nytimes.com/2017/05/ 08/health/salt-health-effe cts.html?hp&action=click&p gtype=Homepage&clickSource =story-heading&module=mini -moth®ion=top-stories-b elow&WT.nav=top-stories-below&_r=0 QUEENOTHEF... Read more
So You Wanna Live to be 100 . . .
Tuesday, May 09, 2017 24 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ life/health-and-fitness/he alth/why-the-centenarian-g ender-gap-exists-and-wheth er-men-will-catch-up/article34893574/ Hmmmm. Not at all sure that quantity of life matters as much... Read more
Reflecting
Monday, May 08, 2017 33 comments 
Your comments on the over-treatment article were most interesting!
And: I know that the article really struck home with me because a very long... Read more
Over-Treatment?
Sunday, May 07, 2017 20 comments news.nationalpost.com/fe atures/why-we-need-a-new-w ar-on-cancer The National Post is presenting newer research on cancer treatment. And, as a cancer survivor myself, I found it pretty interesting. People a... Read more
Tortoise or Hare, What Kind of Exercise is Best?
Saturday, May 06, 2017 34 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ life/health-and-fitness/fi tness/running/running-ed-w hitlock-and-earl-fee-compa red/article34897068/ What a fascinating article in today's Globe about two famous Canadian male runners: ... Read more « First Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 Last Page » |
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