Archive | September, 2009
HealthCampTO Toronto

HealthCamp

by jennifer on 17. Sep, 2009 in carecamp, ideas, musings

I attended a fabulous un-conference*  yesterday about healthcare. I knew in advance I would want to lead a session (anyone can if they like) and I mulled over 4 topics: finding ways to extract and package parent knowledge to better inform healthcare practices finding ways, through opt-in social networking strategies, to connect people with similar [...]

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waterpark

They’re almost always wrong

by jennifer on 15. Sep, 2009 in medical, musings

(Wild Water Kingdom.  Last few days of summer holiday.) I was told a few weeks ago that Owen’s hip was completely dislocated, as evidenced by an x-ray.  (He’s been getting x-rays every 9-12 months for the past few years, to keep an eye on his pelvis and legs.)   One leg  has become progressively shorter than [...]

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friends

Friends?

by jennifer on 10. Sep, 2009 in social

(Great Wolf Lodge – Owen, Angus, M and T) When Owen was younger, my biggest wish for him was to have friends.    I created inclusive play environments, sent him to programs that could seamlessly accept him and his support workers and spoke positively to other children about how Owen was really just like them underneath.  [...]

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