Refusal of Care: Disabled Women and Breast Cancer Screening
Updated March 16, 2022 I was long past the recommended age to have a mammogram the first time I had one. The reason? Lack of accessibility in cancer screening equipment and procedures. And I’m not alone. Breast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer among women, yet women who have a disability are…
Help Me Stay Healthy – Stay Home
It’s flu season — do you know where your germs are? I’ll tell you where they are: over here, making me sick! The Ontario Medical Association recently released a statement encouraging people to stay home when they’re sick and asking employers to not require doctor’s notes: Employers should encourage workers to stay home when sick…
To Be Expected: A Tale of Mole Surgery
Update June 11, 2022 I was a teenager in the 70s. Back in those days, it was all about the tanning. About baking in the sun until you burned to a crisp, because you had to burn before you could tan. To facilitate this burning, we’d spray ourselves repeatedly with water or use oil, in…
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