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At eight and ten years my children are extraordinarily compassionate for their ages.
Our household has supported a lot of campaigns at their wish. When the fundraising info is distributed at school they take the issues at heart very seriously. We have and continue to participate in raising funds [...]

Once again I have joined Team Diabetes, a team of people from across Canada who will be crossing the finish line together and who have raised funds to support the more than 9 million Canadians living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. I will be on the course of the 2012 Blue Nose Marathon (Local). This [...]
It is true. Nothing. Prepares you for hearing the words.
“It is Cancer.”
Even after 2 diagnoses that just didn’t make sense, and wondering silently, could it be…? Still, nothing prepares you.
If you’ve been through it, then you know.
My loved one has recently learned of a diagnosis of liver cancer.
Third most common throughout the world [...]
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Sunday morning was upon us. I have not been training due to my chronic pain. B has not been training because she’s simply a really busy kid. I’m confident we’ll be fine, we have no time goals, we’re just going to have fun.
Auntie Dana arrives in time to head out for [...]
It’s amazing what one can bring themselves to do when it involves a cause one believes in passionately. I have run for Team Diabetes twice before. My involvement was prompted by my sister’s late-in-life (relatively speaking) Type 1 diagnosis. She was 30, her sugars 31. Within two months she began having [...]
I’ve been published on the YummyMummyClub again! This time we’re talking about how to #momthevote
Check out my article here
As we all know, there are very few moms in politics. Granted there are very few women in politics, whether they be moms or no. I have pondered the many reasons why women in our country enter politics far less often than men.
There are so many factors, but I believe the biggest to [...]
(For previous installments see: To hell & back, bullying at primary school and Bullying, the next installment )
My daughter’s experiences with bullying are probably the most difficult to tell. Not necessarily because they were worse, but because they really are not my stories to share. I can only give the viewpoint of the [...]
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