Tag Archives: cancer

“Being with” but not BEING . . .

Posted on September 4, 2016 by kns544

I’ve slowed right down on sharing my perspective – either on here on on the vlog I started called, Boundlesslife. I am learning now how to be with a topic (such as death or cancer) without being that topic. Yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Message, Musings, The Bigger Picture, Uncategorized | Tagged Beyonce, Blog, cancer, chronic illness, Chronic Kidney Disease, Cindy Steele, heart disease, heart failure, horse, horse show, horseback riding, ice skating, Karen NIcole Smith, Life, living, meditation, vlog, yoga | 4 Comments

Talking about Death . . .

Posted on July 6, 2016 by kns544

It is a touchy subject. Period. I think I’m okay with talking about death because I’ve nearly died a few times. It is not scary to me because all of the times I’ve been sick enough to pass, it hasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Message, Musings, The Bigger Picture, Uncategorized | Tagged advocacy, angiosarcoma, cancer, chronic illness, death, Faces of Health Care, Health Quality Ontario, heart failure, Karen NIcole Smith, kidney failure, Life, living, palliative care, report, thrive, truth | 2 Comments

www.facesofhealthcare.ca feature . . .

Posted on March 30, 2016 by kns544

I want to share an amazing experience with you. I had the tremendous opportunity to be interviewed for a blog called, Facesofhealthcare.ca. Kind of a Humans of New York but about the people in Canadian healthcare. Graciously, Dr. Simpson, (a … Continue reading →

Posted in Message, Progress, The Bigger Picture, Uncategorized | Tagged advocacy, advocate, angiosarcoma, balance, cancer, cardiac arrest, Cardiac Rehabilitation, chronic illness, Chronic Kidney Disease, death with dignity, dialysis, dialysis machine, Fitness, gym, health, heart disease, heart transplant, hemodialysis, inter-professional model, kidney transplant, medicine, open heart surgery, palliative care, patient experience advisor, quality of life, sarcoma, transplant | Leave a comment

Why I DISAPPEARED . . . (podcast)

Posted on March 27, 2016 by kns544

Hello!! I’m baaaaaaaaack. I’ve taken the time to explain what’s happened since I was last present on social media. To say my health has been eventful would be an understatement!!! I wasn’t ready to do a video so I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Message, Progress, Uncategorized | Tagged angiosarcoma, cancer, cardiac arrest, chronic illness, Chronic Kidney Disease, dialysis, dialysis machine, Fitness, health, hemodialysis, Karen NIcole Smith, kidney disease, kidney transplant, lifestyle, open heart surgery, sarcoma, transplant | Leave a comment

One YEAR in . . . Why don’t I feel like celebrating??

Posted on December 8, 2013 by kns544

My blog is one year old. I received a notification in late November. I should know the exact date but I am horrible at remembering those type of things. The day I received the notification I felt proud to have been … Continue reading →

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Small CBC segment with Kingston General Hospital . . .

Posted on October 4, 2013 by kns544

Last week I participated in media interviews at Kingston General Hospital. CBC*, New Brunswick came to KGH to speak to staff and patient experience advisors about our hospital’s patient-centred approach to healthcare. It was an honour to share my perspective … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged article, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, cancer, cancer patient, CBC, confidence, Daryl Bell, example, footage, grace, healthcare, hospital exec, interview, Kingston General Hospital, New Brunswick, Patient Experience Advisors, patient-centred, staff | Leave a comment