On Monday March 30th, at 5:30 a.m., our 14-day quarantine came to an end. Not a second too soon, in my opinion, although it is not as though we could invite all of our friends to join us for an Continue reading We’ve been sprung!→

Who knew how hard it would be to stay inside for two weeks? At first, it seemed like a bit of an adventure; an excuse, even, not to do things we didn’t want to do, but the novelty wore off Continue reading Self-isolation: week one→

When my partner and I left home in late January for our annual winter sojourn in San Miguel, Mexico, the warning bells about the coronavirus were sounding quietly on a far distant horizon. I found them very easy to ignore. Continue reading Home again, home again→

It did not take Canadians long to embrace medical assistance in dying (MAID). Legislation permitting MAID in certain situations was passed in June 2016 and, since then, approximately 13,000 people have taken advantage of the change in law. The three Continue reading Difficult choices→