Adoption, Featured, Positive Living
I am thrilled to let you know that my story “Cupcakes and Crafts are Not Cancelled” was published the book Not Cancelled: Canadian Kindness in the Face of Covid-19. This anthology is full of inspiring stories collected from across Canada during the Covid...
Article, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Positive Living
My husband and I were driving along a country road with no destination in mind. We needed to escape the city and our lives for the day. We drove past fields of tall, golden grass waving in the breeze, and turned down random roads that we happened upon. We cracked the...
Article, Huntington Disease, Positive Living
I wasn’t expecting to be brought to tears when I heard motivational speaker Lisa Nichols address a crowd at the Archangel Summit in Toronto last year. Nichols strode onto the catwalk-style stage wearing a long, embroidered dress, her braided hair cascading down...
Article, Huntington Disease, Positive Living
I walked through the door of my condo at 9 p.m., kicked off my running shoes, and dropped my gym bag on the floor. Crap, he’s not back yet, I thought to myself. I had just returned from my fifth run of the week. I was beating down my body and my mind with exercise. It...
Article, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Positive Living
During the holidays, the small, wood-paneled dining room was full to bursting with my family members. Ten or more people squeezed around a table meant for six, with just an inch of elbowroom between us. My dad sat at the head of the table, which was covered by a cream...