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My Message in French . . .
Here in Canada our official languages are English and French. (My french really improved when I lived in Montreal, Quebec but it’s a little rusty now.) In French-speaking Canada, Reader’s Digest is called Sélection. Cool, huh? Without further adieu . … Continue reading →
Posted in Message, Progress, The Bigger Picture, Uncategorized
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Tagged active living, advocacy, balance, boundlesslife, Canada, cardiac arrest, chronic illness, Chronic Kidney Disease, dialysis machine, English, Fitness, French, gym, health, Heart & Stroke Foundation, Heart health, horseback riding, Karen NIcole Smith, Life, meditation, sick to fit, translation, transplant, yoga
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PODCAST: Voice of the Patient
I had a chance to speak with David Reed for his new podcast, The Voice of the Patient. Dave is a humble but knowledgeable, thoughtful man who practices physiotherapy in North Carolina, USA. It was wonderful to engage in a … Continue reading →
Posted in Amazing People, Message, Progress, Uncategorized
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Tagged advocacy, chronic illness, Chronic Kidney Disease, Clinical Education, clinician, David Reed, dialysis machine, Fitness, gym, health, Karen NIcole Smith, Kingston General Hospital, lived-experience expert, patient, patient advocate, patient experience advisor, physiotherapy, podcast, Queen's University, The Voice of the Patient
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Reader’s Digest Feature . . .
My favorite message is my sick to fit message. How amazing it was to learn that I could be a person living with chronic illnesses and still be really fit and physically active. Who knew??? I was graciously asked to … Continue reading →
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Tagged balance, cardiac arrest, chronic illness, Chronic Kidney Disease, dialysis, dialysis machine, Fitness, gym, health, Heart & Stroke, Heart & Stroke Foundation, horseback riding, kidney transplant, Reader's Digest
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www.facesofhealthcare.ca feature . . .
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 →
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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
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Why I DISAPPEARED . . . (podcast)
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
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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
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I am not my Hair . . .
This video straddles both my health and my boundlesslife. My health has taught me more than anything else in my experience. Losing most of my hair will NOT prevent me from being happy and from enjoying my life. #iambiggerthanmyillness #iamnotmyhair … Continue reading →
Posted in Message, Musings, The Bigger Picture, Uncategorized
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Tagged balance, black hair, boundlesslife, Cathy Smith, chronic illness, Chronic Kidney Disease, dialysis, dialysis machine, hair loss, hemodialysis, Inspiration, Karen NIcole Smith, kidney disease, kidney transplant, Life, quality of life, transplant
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