October 25, 2012
Sharing Stories
My Dad drove up Tuesday morning with my sister Courtney for a quick one-night visit. Dad and his wife Gail are retiring next summer and in preparation, they went and bought themselves a motor home. The original plan was to store it here until they retire, but a friend closer to their Vancouver location offered [...]
April 5, 2010
Scenes From A Weekend
As I am sure you are all aware, this past weekend was Easter. In addition to it being the foundation of the Christian faith, it is also the time where the majority of people revel in a three (Or four!) day weekend. All of those days to eat large dinners and hunt for chocolate eggs [...]
January 26, 2010
I Believe In Miracles
As I mentioned the other day, my Dad was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) last month. He has had an aching pain on the left side of his chest and had lost a bit of muscle mass. He was sent for a bunch of specialized tests and based on the symptoms and markers, he [...]
January 25, 2010
Mere Mortals
I haven’t really said much about my Dad since I shared the fact that he has been diagnosed with ALS. There are a myriad of reasons for my silence: the busy holiday season, my return to work, my fear of coming across as trying to play up the drama for the sake of attention. I [...]
December 21, 2009
Dancing In Between The Tears
I need to take a moment (or two) to thank you guys for the love you have showered upon me these past few days. Comments, emails, phone calls, Skype dates. I have teared up (and laughed) more times than I can count and owe you all big, fat (platonic) smooches and hugs. I saw all [...]
