(another random image: Owen in the rain) Thank you to everyone who wrote to me after seeing my and Owen’s story on CTV. Whether linking through the station’s website or by Googling my name, many of you took the time to seek me out and share your thoughts. I think about what it must take [...]
Canada AM appearance
by jennifer on 06. Jul, 2009 in media appearances
Click on the image above to see the full segment, including live interview. July 16 – seems the links have moved – link to Canada AM (above) is correct. Link to CTV News segment is here.
CTV website article
by jennifer on 05. Jul, 2009 in media appearances
I didn’t think an article would be written after all, but it was… Click on the image to read the full article. It mostly captures the telephone interview; only 1 or 2 quotes made me cringe :) I suppose they were accurately recorded, but the subtle ‘spin’ doesn’t feel exactly right. Oh well. Good news [...]
TV Appearances
by jennifer on 04. Jul, 2009 in media appearances
Sunday July 5, 11:00 pm – CTV News, Health report (taped segment, reported by Avis Favaro) Monday July 6, 8:00 am – Canada AM (live interview) After being quoted in a recent edition of Bloom, a Bloorview publication for families, I was contacted by CTV. They were interested in interviewing me on the topic [...]
Recent Comments
6th Jul 10
The word 'random' strikes me. As actual for the reality.
5th Jul 10
That's an enlightening and sobering post. I keep thinking about whether we would have done the surgeries Ben had in ...
4th Jul 10
Thanks for your comments Pamela and Claire... I frequently hear stories of patients (and parents) dissatisfied with their encounters with specialists ...
3rd Jul 10
Wow, what a difficult post. I've read it over a few times and I get it. We are, ...
3rd Jul 10
Wow. As someone also navigating the Ontario medical system (with a younger child), I really appreciate the insight of ...
4th Jun 10
awesome photos. Very excited you got away to NYC. I would have a very hard time consenting to treatment that I ...
3rd Jun 10
Hey Louise, I would certainly guess it's been done more in the US - but everything at this point is anecdotal. ...
3rd Jun 10
That's very disappointing -- especially because of the incredibly vague responses re risks and benefits. It's easy for a surgeon to ...
2nd Jun 10
"I guess that saying is applicable here: when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. ...
10th May 10
I agree! And appreciate the honesty in both of your blogs.