I hope that no one reads this blog or, if they are reading it, I hope they are reading it as just one more pleasant thing to do on a day off work. Today is Family Day where I live and everyone has an extra day off work. Of course, Family Day also provides a …
I was intrigued by the title The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay so I ordered it from the library and began to read some of the essays. The essays were thought-provoking and the prose was spare and eloquent. The essays were brief – written over the course of one year, starting and ending …
I have never used marijuana. For most of my life, the act of having and using marijuana was something that happened in the shadows. For most of my life, having and using marijuana were illegal. Not illegal like parking near a fire hydrant or speeding, but illegal in a way that might have caused me …
I am writing a list. It is a list of slang and street terms related to marijuana. Many of the words are straightforward: joint fatties weed hash I’ve known these words and heard them for years. My patients, and even their parents, use them all the time. They know what they mean. You probably know …
This week, I am not technically providing a book review. I am making a reading suggestion – with a significant caveat. I am going to suggest that you go to your bookshelves or filing cabinet or documents and pull out something that you wrote 10 years ago, or more, and read it. But be careful …
If I have to listen to one more actor give parenting advice, I’m going to scream out loud. I suspect DOCTOR Jen Gunter feels the same way listening to Gwyneth Paltrow – I suspect that’s how most health care experts feel when patients and their families base their health choices on what a celebrity said …
For the past week, I have been on holiday. My favourite times during the week were the quiet 15 minutes or half hours that I had to enjoy a cup of tea or a cold drink with my husband. This is something we do not get to do at home. I realized that I do …
One glorious afternoon last October, I was walking downstairs in the hospital to go out for a short walk to break up my day. As I walked toward the door, I saw a familiar looking couple walking arm in arm along a quiet corridor. I stopped, puzzled, trying to remember them and to say “hello”. …
I spent the Christmas holiday period, from December 20 until today, January 6, covering for my colleagues. This means that I had many days at the hospital catching up on paperwork and doing some therapy work with patients that I would not usually have time for. Such days are valuable for trying out new techniques. …
