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The Importance of Communication Skills

March 7, 2010

The Importance of Communication Skills:
A Review: ‘Capriccio’ by Clemens and Richard Strauss
The importance of communication skills was never more evident than it was tonight – and in such a crystal clear way by the end of what threatened to be a very long evening. This was the first time I have seen the opera [...]

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Upwards and Onwards!

March 6, 2010

Trauma and disability slow you down. Big time. A very good indicator for me will be when I can do everything I have to do PLUS write my blog regularly!
Exhaustion is the one common denominator I hear from everyone ReBuilding: lack of stamina and everything taking more energy – at least ‘more’ in terms of [...]

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Finding Balance in Your Life

February 8, 2010

Is your life calm and easy? Well balanced? Chances are, certainly if you live in the West, it’s not! Making me even more aware of the differences these past few months – balance-wise – were our new family ties with Kenya, Africa.

I see my 2nd son, Dan, racing around growing a great business (We Drywall [...]

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MS – New Experimental Treatment – CCSVI

January 23, 2010

Canada has the highest incidence of multiple sclerosis in the world – why are we so complacent when it comes to possible new treatments?  I wonder why? And why do we humans hang-on so tightly to treatments that don’t work? Despite my own prognosis I was determined to find a way to get back [...]

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The Ultimate Trust and Acceptance…

January 15, 2010

What a week this has been.  And what an example…
My 9 year old hero, Cobe, was admitted to hospital to have an ‘osteochondroma resection’ on his rib – something he now was ready and wanting to have done. Potentially quite difficult surgery.
I was blown away by his dad Daniel’s remarkable ‘cool’ in the face of [...]

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Happy New Decade – and Wheelchair Basketball!

January 7, 2010

Happy New Year to everyone – I feel a surge of optimism!  The first decade of this millenium has not been an easy one, not for me and not for many people I know.  In fact it’s been downright horrible!  Right now, ever since I realized it was a new decade,  I feel almost on [...]

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I’m a Burned Out Candle – You Are The Light

December 23, 2009

This morning I received this poem – actually yesterday morning now – and I was struck by how the words seemed to speak not just to a lost romance but also to a future lost through trauma.  I also want to say how loving, kind and genuine this young man is.
I know this isn’t a [...]

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Freezing cold, sunny Friday morning – LIFE! Today’s Adventure…

December 4, 2009

Hi, this is Rose.  Around the net I’m also known as the blue haired, Baldylocks, from a blog I’ve been writing for the last 2 years about my life and adventures after AML and a bone marrow transplant.  I’m an artist, photographer and writer, who now focuses on the day to day life after cancer. [...]

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A Sad, Sad Waste

November 19, 2009

For me, the worst part of almost any ’serious trauma’ story is the sad waste of human potential: the amazingly-brilliant, rich person for whom years of their life – if not most (or worse, all…) of their life after trauma is derailed and, essentially, ‘wasted’.
Sure, all life is worthwhile and serves a purpose. But…  When [...]

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Cerebellar Dizziness and Nausea

November 2, 2009

“Can cerebellar dizziness and nausea resolve?”
The cerebellum is where my own injury is and doctors have told me over and over that damage to the cerebellum is not possible to reverse.  Well…  This may be right.  I’m not a doctor.  I do know though that 25 years ago I couldn’t lift my head off my [...]

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