March 26, 2025
How long does it take you to book a flight? Do you just go online and enter the details? 30 minutes tops? I’m on the second day of trying to do a simple return flight within Canada. Flying is a… Continue Reading…
October 6, 2023
In my continuing desire to bring you the news that Meta won’t let me post on Facebook, I start with news that has upset me no end. Some lowlife has cut down the tree at Sycamore Gap. Such an iconic… Continue Reading…
October 3, 2023
Rabia and I wanted to write an OpEd as politicians go back to work in parliament. We wanted to remind them about the promises they had made to us, and that we feel they’re not being kept. We can’t post… Continue Reading…
September 24, 2023
It seems that sharing stories from the news was a thing I liked to do on Facebook. However, the fight between the Canadian government and Meta means that no posts from any website deemed as news can be shared on… Continue Reading…
August 13, 2023
This morning I got on the scales and they registered at 199.8lbs – meaning I’ve lost roughly 50lbs this year. There’s going to be a lot of personal information in this, but I believe that we only understand what other… Continue Reading…
February 1, 2022
For the last year it has been my absolute honour to volunteer with a new movement, Disability Without Poverty. There are far too many disabled people living in poverty in Canada. Some say it’s 1.4 million, others say it’s 1.7… Continue Reading…
January 23, 2022
I have multiple sclerosis that began aggressively and rejected most medical approaches to calm it down. I have a range of disabilities that mean I use a power wheelchair full time and spend at least 16 hours a day in… Continue Reading…
January 20, 2022
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … Reader, I married him. I’ve not particularly been on the ball as a blogger during the pandemic. In some ways, my life didn’t change that much. I… Continue Reading…
September 24, 2021
Dear Canada We have to talk. It’s just not working. It’s you, not me. No, really, it’s you. This whole idea of having a healthcare system that’s partially controlled by provinces and territories, and partially controlled by the federal government… Continue Reading…
October 14, 2020
I don’t often talk about the nitty-gritty of my MS, just the broad strokes, but I think it’s time for me to dish out some details in the hope that it will explain the need for change. And, if you… Continue Reading…
