What it is like to sit at the bedside and just not know…

What it is like to be at the bedside and just not know...

The Value of a Death…

Hello lovelies, this week has been quite a trying week for me. It has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs. One of my best friend's from nursing school got to pledge her life to her longtime boyfriend in a beautiful and super fun ceremony on Saturday into Sunday morning. On the flip, one of...

To the “snowflakes”, like me…

Helloo to the curious and curiouser, I am so sorry I have not been writing as much lately I have been rather busy with work as well as with some of my extracurriculars. I read something the other day on the book of face (Facebook for the literally inclined) and I decided today I would...

Reliving the International Death Symposium: Day #1

Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural International Death Symposium in Toronto hosted by the Institute of Traditional Medicine (ITM). I must preface this post with, IT WAS AMAZING! I also need to acknowledge my inherent bias of being around what I affectionally call "my people" this is totally my tribe of...

Gratitude, in living and dying

I decided to write about gratitude today as I have been, for the second year, doing the 365 grateful day project or grateful day project on Instagram. I have decided to do this again as one of my new year's resolutions because I once read somewhere that taking time to be grateful for what you...

Dancing through to the Other Side…

 ***I will begin with this one is going to be a longer blog as I will be interviewing someone, so hold onto your butts.*** I am fortunate enough to know many amazing and beautiful people. One of my very dear and lovely friends, J, is a musician. She also is someone, much like myself, has...

Opioid Crisis or Crisis of Humanity?

We are living in a time of fear and crisis. Everywhere we turn I hear "we are in a state of crisis...", or I see fear mongering and hate speech being thrown around like it is the crappiest kind of confetti. The latest crisis we are experiencing in Ontario is the "opioid crisis". I personally...

Why Political Action Matters in Palliative and EOL Care…

In honour of both Nurse's week and Hospice Palliative Care week I figured I would address one of the things that I often spend time talking about from my soapbox. Personally, I do not think that these weeks are shared as for me there is no such thing as nursing without Palliative and End of...