This week, there have been successes and failures in my ongoing efforts to chart a smooth course through the emotional minefield of pandemic life. As a friend wrote in an email a few days ago, it is a challenge to Continue reading Keeping despair at bay (part six)→

I have written often about the need to expand Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) legislation; most recently urging readers to support Bill C-7, which would have done just that. Here’s a quick summary of the bill. It was initially Continue reading Bill C-7: Still with us→

Any complacency I may have been feeling about living in a pandemic green zone for so many months has now left me. While the number of infected people here remains low compared to the big cities of the province – Continue reading Keeping despair at bay (part five)→

There is no denying that, pandemic notwithstanding, the festive season is upon us. Fraught with emotional minefields at the best of times, this year it feels almost impossible to navigate. Our family, like many, is complicated, with blended and separated Continue reading Keeping despair at bay (part four)→