Customer Service. What a Concept.
Case #1: let’s imagine a purely hypothetical situation in which I receive housekeeping services from a particular organization. Let’s further imagine them hypothetically calling me to inform me that my regular housekeeper will be away for five weeks and that they will be contracting out housekeeping services to a temp agency. We could also imagine…
The Weird Sisters
Sisters are complicated. Sisters are easy. Sisters shape who we are, reflect and contrast, sustain and annoy. Sisters are essential and elemental. Rose, Bean and Cordy are three such sisters. As daughters of a Shakespeare scholar, they are named after characters in his plays: Rosalind, Bianca and Cordelia, but not surprisingly, their names became shortened,…
9 Tips for Managing Gastrointestinal Side Effects
Gastrointestinal symptoms were a big part of my post a while back about my adventures with side effects from Humira. This week on HealthCentral, I wrote about dealing with such side effects: “Many RA meds have one side effect in common: they can make your gastrointestinal system very unhappy. Acid reflux or GERD can make…
Toasty
It had been a really busy week and it was only Tuesday afternoon. The exhaustion was making the world fuzzy around the edges and my brain was so overstimulated that it wouldn’t stop running around in circles. I headed for my Mandatory Rest Period and tried to shut down aforementioned brain. It took a while,…
Casting Call – Accessibility in Ontario
I’ve been asked to help spread the word on this casting call for people with disabilities. If interested, please send your application asap – the casting call is in Toronto next week: MILO CASTING INC. IS SEEKING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN PHOTO SHOOTS TO PROMOTE ACCESSIBILITY IN ONTARIO Milo Casting Inc. is seeking…
Sakura Hanami
I never knew Toronto’s High Park had Cherry Blossoms. In fact, despite my almost 30 years in the city, I’ve never been to High Park. Then last year, I heard about the cherry blossoms (after they bloomed), read about the absolutely charming Japanese tradition of Cherry Blossom Watching or Sakura Hanami (Google streetview awesomeness here)…
Presumption
Every now and again the universe conspires and lets me know without prevarication that I’m supposed to write about something. It started when I (somewhat belatedly) read Dave’s post about World Down Syndrome Day, which had a lively and at times disturbing conversation in the comment section. A discussion which included responses to a comment…
Show Us Your Hands! Inflammatory Arthritis Community Collage Grows To 1000 Photos
Show Us Your Hands! Inflammatory Arthritis Community Collage Grows To 1000 Photos (April 7, 2012) – Show Us Your Hands! is pleased to announce that its inflammatory arthritis community collage has grown to more than one thousand photos. This interactive collage includes the hands of individuals who live with many different types of inflammatory arthritis,…
10 Tips for Building & Maintaining Energy
This week on HealthCentral, I’m looking in to the fatigue issue: “It feels as if somebody’s pulled your plug. As if you’re enfolded in a lead lined comforter, weighing you down with every step. A 2011 study published in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases stated that 70 percent of people with RA experience a healthy…
