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March 23, 2020March 23, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

To See Ourselves As Others See Us

Until today, my major concern in relation to Coronavirus was to avoid contact with other people. I did not want to bring the virus home and I did not want to carry it to the people I love and live with. Before I returned to Canada I spent a week in self-isolation. I didn’t leave […]

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September 8, 2014September 7, 2014Snowbird of Paradise

Staring at Ugly Curtains

The triage nurse asked if I had driven myself to the hospital and when I answered that I had, she looked directly at me and said “Oh, hon…” It was a delightfully personal moment when I least expected it. I had been feeling some pressure and tightening in my chest, needed to take deep breaths, […]

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