Today is International Day for Persons with Disabilities. Let’s take this opportunity to be thankful for our body in its current form, while respectfully acknowledging the daily obstacles we face. This picture symbolizes that everyone’s climb… Continue reading
Many of us take our meal options for granted. We look at a hearty sandwich or rich piece of chocolate cake and don’t think much of it. But for diabetics, carbohydrate counting and… Continue reading
Canada has one of the highest rates of Irritable Bowel Disorders in the world. November is Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month. Do your part to support those living with IBDs by getting educated!… Continue reading
Reposted from KQED Radio’s “Perspectives” program {http://bit.ly/S5JIOt} By Lia Seth Just what does a disabled person look like? When most people look at me, they see a healthy-looking 23-year-old. What virtually none of… Continue reading
By Rachel Sutherland Invisible illness. Well, it is invisible, but you can most certainly hear me, so it definitely isn’t quiet. On the contrary, I consider myself to have a very “audible” illness.… Continue reading
Even superheroes get RA … An informative 60-Second Guide to Rheumatoid Arthritis. Read more here: http://bit.ly/SPK9k0
If you’re in the Ottawa region this weekend, check out Foreverland at ByTowne Cinemas. The film focuses on a 21-year-old Vancouverite living with cystic fibrosis who embarks on a 3,500-kilometre trek to scatter… Continue reading
By Mary Lowenthal Felstiner Heat Inversion (excerpt) Long before morning I wake with a stinging in my shoulders so acute I lie in bed for hours thinking how to drain the acid off;… Continue reading
By Anonymous I have been at the same post-secondary institution for six years. I recently finished my second degree there. I had to write a thesis and the focus was on how we… Continue reading
