Choose Your Own Illusion - A Canadian Cancer Story
Really?Solo-preneur, single mom, and now cancer patient—navigating Canada’s broken healthcare system while trying to heal, advocate, run a business, and stay sane. Sharing my journey so others don’t lose their minds in the process
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 73 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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The Gambler’s Guide to Getting Sick
They offered me a seat but no cards. Nobody explained the rules. And nobody told me how to win — or that the table was never set up for me to do that.
(Notice who’s got cards, who’s engaged… and who’s not…)
Let’s start with the...
A Note on the Borg — Added After Publication
I interrupted our regularly scheduled programming because I had breaking news. Breaking, in the most personal sense — as in, it was actively breaking my nervous system when I wrote it. Not breaking in the CNN chyron sense. Breaking in the 4...
I Am Spock
First, an apology to the Star Wars fans in the room. I see you. I respect you. But we both know there’s no comparison. Now that we’ve settled that — let’s talk about Spock.
I have always been Spock.
Not in the pointy ears and monotone way...
Oh Canada - When You’re the Only Game in Town
First, a note to those of you who know who I am: I am okay. Please do not panic. I am mad as hell and I am not ready to back down this time.
Second, a note to everyone: this one is long. I am sorry. But some things cannot be said in a para...
The Intimacy of the Chair
I’ve been writing about identity lately — what it is, how it shifts, what we hold onto when everything around us is changing. I thought I understood the concept pretty well. And then I sat down in a salon chair on a Tuesday afternoon and it...
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Solo-preneur, single mom, and now cancer patient—navigating Canada’s broken healthcare system while trying to heal, advocate, run a business, and stay sane. Sharing my journey so others don’t lose their minds in the process.
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