Regarding my last post, a comment from my dad, SKJ: You are surely too hard on yourself. “Presentable” and “regular” are the loaded words, the dark suspicion that your quest for communication is some sort of misguided response to shame. It is not Owen’s humanity that is on the table, but yours, ours, all of [...]
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Movie: The Diving Bell + The Butterfly
by jennifer on 07. Feb, 2008 in movies/books/media
I won’t typically be posting movie reviews, but this one is so ‘on topic’ I want to share a bit about my experience seeing this movie. Brief description: Based on a true story. A French man with a vibrant, exciting life has a massive stroke and becomes completely locked in his body, unable to move [...]
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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.