The “Motorcycle Ride For Dad” program
Have you heard about the Motorcycle Ride For Dad yet? Its mission is to raise funds in order to save men’s lives by supporting prostate cancer research while at the same time raising public awareness of the disease. See ridefordad.ca for much more information about rides across the country....
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A surprise look at Grand Turk, BWI
November 11: We were supposed to be at sea all day today, but had to make a short stop at Grand Turk to air-evacuate a sick passenger. The Lido pool area on the Noordam is lovely but on nice days (which in the Caribbean means most days) it gets...
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“Better Choices, Better Health”
There’s a conference coming up in Whitehorse in April 2010 that I want to tell you about. The Yukon Wholistic Health Network is bringing Dr. Gabor Maté in to present a series of talks and workshops based on his best-selling book When The Body Says No: The Cost of...
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The luckiest guy in the world – that’d be me
No, I didn’t win the lottery, but what I have received is even better than cash. I’m now seizure free with no drugs, despite the fact that the neurologist said it was not going to happen. He was going to take me off the dilantin in 6 months and...
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Taking it easy by going back in time
I’m somewhat limited in both my physical and mental abilities until my body gets used to the dilantin I’m now on to deal with my seizures, so I’m undertaking some “occupational therapy” by doing something I love – digging into Yukon-Alaska history. A few years ago I started a...
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Monty, my Seizure Alert Dog
Back in the Fall of 2003 I met a strikingly handsome but “thrown-away” husky named Monty at the Whitehorse shelter, and we adopted each other. He had a very, very difficult time as a youngster (you can read his story at Everything Husky), but our relationship has deepened beyond...
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Dealing with seizures – one day at a time
I began getting emails and phone calls a couple of days ago asking if I was okay, as I’d dropped off the face of cyberspace, with no blog entries and emails unanswered. The comments on yesterday’s explanation of what’s going on (and the many phone call) are deeply appreciated...
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The value of perspective
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve had an extremely hard time seeing my glass as half full. I haven’t paid much attention to the news, but have just been reading about the horrific wildfires in Australia and now feel pretty damn lucky. So far, 166 people are confirmed...
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Cutters – an open letter to the High Country Inn
When I rebuilt the blog in 2022, I struggled with whether or not to include this post. In the end I decided to, but I’ve also included a screenshot of the comments on it. To whom it may concern, My wife and I went to the High Country for...
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Ramesh Ferris and the Polio Awareness Trek
All of you in the Yukon surely know who Ramesh Ferris is, though you may not be watching his progress. For those of you Outside, Ramesh is a Whitehorse resident who is going across Canada (over 7,200 kilometres) by handcycle to raise funds and awareness about polio. I met...
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