Category Archives: Health

Looking For Part-Time Work To Supplement My ODSP, It Should Be Easy… Right?

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Gabriel

It has been a long long long time coming, but I believe now is the moment to start looking for a job. Nothing major, at least not to start with. Part-time, maybe 15-hours a week, doing something that requires a … Continue reading →

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Health Update Thirteen Years In The Making & How Canada’s Healthcare System Helped Me Survive It All

Posted on May 2, 2026 by Gabriel

I have no idea how I survived the past decade… I mean, look at those photos. Thirteen-years of health issues all put together like that, it’s remarkable I’m still able to perform day-to-day activities like a mostly functional human being. … Continue reading →

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My daughter died while being delivered on Friday afternoon

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Gabriel

. Evangeline, my daughter, died while being delivered on Friday. My girlfriend’s water broke last Tuesday, while Evangeline was in her 22nd-week. The doctors and nurses at the Ottawa General did everything they could to keep Diane healthy, and Evangeline … Continue reading →

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Pregnancy Update: What happens when her water breaks far too soon

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Gabriel

. Diane’s water broke, so she has been in the hospital since Tuesday, and won’t be released until the baby is born. The problem is she’s only 22-weeks into the pregnancy, which is far too early for a safe delivery. … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Update | Time for a walk

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Gabriel

. Victor has decided he’d like to go for a walk. It’s possible this could be a simple youthful phase he’ll eventually work himself through, like wanting to learn Latin or voting for the NDP, but so far he seems … Continue reading →

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Canadian Inventions — Insulin

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gabriel

Until 1922 diabetes was treated through starvation diets and exercise. Right up until January 22, 1922, having diabetes ruthlessly and inevitably meant blindness, renal failure, heart attacks, strokes, leg amputations and/or a reduced life expectancy. But on January 23, 1922, … Continue reading →

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