Picture this. Your kids counted down the days. They opened each window on their advent calendars, as December ticked by, painstakingly slowly. They made their list and checked it twice (plus a few extra times, just to be sure). Now, Christmas morning has FINALLY arrived. Your kids run down the … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Secret Language of Doctors
In my family, there have been times that we've rushed over to the hospital in some sort of emergency. We all know the routine. We get assessed by a triage nurse and then we wait. And we wait. Unless we're oozing blood we know that heading to almost any hospital in a big city means waiting, and … [Read more...]
Comfort Food
I've not shared a whole lot about the fact that my mother-in-law has cancer, but only because she's a shy, private person, and her information is not mine to share.She is in hospital now, awaiting news from a battery of tests that we all fear will not be good.Le sigh.For such an elegant woman, who … [Read more...]