Those familiar with this column might recall that my mother is battling cancer. She is still with us, though her cycles of chemotherapy treatments don’t come with a hope for a cure and will inevitably fail to hold the cancer
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I am filled with gratitude. The fourth annual event to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims on November 18th was well attended. I didn’t do a count myself, but I am told that there were over
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A solemn day of remembrance has just past. It was a particularly poignant one for me because I attended a Remembrance Day ceremony at my two youngest children’s elementary school. Morgan, the older of the two, had small speaking and
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In last week’s column, I discussed priorities for what to do at the scene of a crash. As promised, this week I am moving on to priorities for what to do after you have left the scene of a crash.
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Is it our sense of consciousness that separates us from the rest of the beasts? Perhaps it’s our logical brains. Many of us think we’re mighty clever. Stick us in a stressful situation, though, and logic can go out the
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I learned yesterday that my mother’s cancer has returned, with a vengeance. She had fought hard, and won the battle a few years ago, but this go-around there is no hope to overcome the disease. I felt devastated by the
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Another year of column writing behind me, it is time for my annual “all about me” column. Narcissistic of me? If you read my last column the way my father-in-law did, that adjective might jump to mind. He chuckled as
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Six Canadian war planes depart on a mission to attack militants in Iraq from the air on Tuesday. A Canadian Reservist, Cpl. Cirillo, is shot dead at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Wednesday. I know the pride of
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I see you getting better as one of my most important functions as your personal injury lawyer. I will ask you, every step of the way, what your doctor wants you to be doing in order to progress with your
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I’ve got my hands taped, gloves on, and I’m circling the ring. Up until now I’ve been standing on a soapbox, my words going “out there” without any indication that my swings have been meeting anything of a target. Thanks
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