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Heart & Stroke, Heart Failure Report . . .
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 →
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 →
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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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Home Dialysis Machine/System Transition: Part 3
NxStage ARRIVES!! A few days before I did my first dialysis treatment at home, my machine arrived. March 23rd. This was something I had been dreaming about for a long time. (I have known about and wanted to try NxStage … Continue reading →
Posted in Message, Musings, Progress, The Bigger Picture
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Tagged aggressive dialysis, Baxter, challenges, choice, chronic illness, Chronic Kidney Disease, collaboration, control, dialysis, dialysis company, dialysis machine, dialysis room, doctor, expert, Fresenius, health, hemodialysis, home dialysis, Home Hemodialysis, kidney disease, lived-experience expert, medical executive, medical team, nurse, NxStage, patient, quality of life, sick to fit, team, thrive
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Finding my WHY??
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
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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
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Mini-feature in VIVA Magazine!!
Making a tiny bit of progress in sharing my message. I want people to know that they can be sick AND fit. Here’s the whole section from the magazine. 🙂 Inspired Living captures readers experiences with health concerns and how … Continue reading →
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Tagged active living, Canada, cover Canada, dialysis schedule, Fitness, gym, health concerns, healthy, kidney failure, Loblaws, message, overcoming, physical challenges, progress, sharing, sick to fit, strong, Viva magazine, walking
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