Tag Archives: heart failure

“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

Heart & Stroke, Heart Failure Report . . .

Posted on June 6, 2016 by kns544

If I can share my experience and even one person begins to think about their chronic health differently, I will be thrilled. I had the pleasure of being part of the Heart and Stroke Foundations, Heart Failure Report. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Message, Uncategorized | Tagged Cardiac Rehabilitation, chronic illness, cool-down, Fitness, gym, heart and stroke foundation, heart disease, heart failure, heart Failure Report, heart monitor, sick to fit, sick to fit journey, warm-up | Leave a comment

Finding my WHY??

Posted on July 7, 2014 by kns544

Finally inspired to write again . . . I discuss the concept of the WHY? Why are we pursuing our goals?? Then I details some action around my WHY. Working with some organizations that make a difference!!
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Posted in Musings, Progress, The Bigger Picture | Tagged 6am, Alberta, anecdotal, ask and you shall receive, authors, awareness, Big Bike, Canada, Canadian Physiotherapy Congress, Canadian Renal Rehabilitation Network, commitment, daunting, dialysis, dialysis units, Diana Hopskins-Roseel, donation letter, Dr. Trisha Parsons, eating well, ebb and flow, Edmonton, Education Session, educational video, energy, excited, experience, feed my soul, Fitness, fundraising, good reading, guest lecturer, guide, gym, heart and stroke foundation, heart failure, Home Hemodialysis, Hotel Dieu, independent dialysis, Inspiration, invigorating, Jason, journey, kidney failure, Kingston General Hospital, Life, life balance, Life Coach, life's purpose, manuscript, marketing course, me time, medical system, meditation, non-profit, outcomes, patient advocacy, patient engagement, patient experience advising, peak physical shape, person living with chronic illnesses, practice and policy, prayer, pre-dialysis, Providence Care, servant leader, share, sick to fit, speakers, spiritual journey, story, stroke, timing, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation, Wendy Pentland, WHY, Writing | Leave a comment

Believing that TIME is on my side . . .

Posted on October 13, 2013 by kns544

I’ve had a few friends ask me how and why I am living life at the pace I’m currently living. Busy and goal oriented. Some of this pace is beyond my control . . . I have to do this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 40s, actor, advocate, aggressive dialysis, busy, camera, Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic, catch-up, classical theatre training, confidence, dialysis, enthusiasm, exciting, exercise, experience, geographical boundaries, global perspective, goal oriented, harvest, heart, heart failure, holistic, impression, kidney transplant, Life, long-term goals, media, mental, message, music videos, pace, physical, PR and Communication, professional goals, public speaking, seeds, society, spiritual, success, timeline, transplant, travel, voice, volunteer work, wardrobe stylist, whole package, work, world, Writing | Leave a comment

Cool Bilingual Feature . . .

Posted on July 8, 2013 by kns544

Earlier this spring Dr. Trisha Parsons and Diana Hopkins-Rosseel featured my story in a poster for a “science fair” in Canadian parliament. They (and other scientists and researchers) set up an exhibit in Ottawa for members of parliament to learn … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing People, Progress, Uncategorized | Tagged Canada, Canadian Renal Rehabilitation Network, cardiac arrest, Cardiac Care Network of Ontario, Cardiac Rehabilitation, cardiovascular, CIHR Canadian Hypertension Society Fellowship, diabetes, Diana Hopkins-Rosseel, Dr. Trisha Parsons, English, Français, French, Fresenius Medical Care Renal Research Institute Fellowship, heart failure, home dialysis, kidney disease, Kidney Foundation of Canada Allied Health Doctoral Fellowship, kidney transplant, MPP, obesity, official languages, parliament, peripheral vascular disease, physiotherapist, Queen's University, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, science fair, stroke | Leave a comment