Tag: Ottawa

A tribute

Those of us old enough to remember the night in spring of 88 when this beautiful young lady stepped up to the mic, struck 2 chords on her guitar and blew the world away. From that moment until today, ย Tracy Chapmanย remains the only musician in 30 years to have had both the sheer courage and.

Croup: a cough to build a dream on

Few infections strike toddlers (2-4 year olds) quite like croup. It’s usually past midnight on a misty December night, temperatures outside a few degrees above average and it suddenlyย begins. A startling cough, rich as a quail calling from the underbrush in East Africa “Xiiq” and Middle East “cough adeekee” the cock’sย cough a reference to its.

One day we could all be NFA

  There has to be a better way. With over 5 million people using homeless shelters in North America and 1.5 million of them children, what can be done to achieve a better standard of care and living for all? You won’t be able to watch this video without crying trust me.ย It is clear that.

Thanksgiving

“Thanksgiving is an emotional time. People travel long distances to see family they only see once a year-only to discover that once a year is too often” – graffiti outside an Ottawa pub What a beautiful week we’ve had. The leaves are turning to gold and the nights are cool. The last of the colds.

Zika Virus in Ottawa

Several cases of Zika virus have come through the clinic this month. All were contracted during Caribbean holidays and caused by mosquito ย bites, at least that’s what they told me! Symptoms usually appear in 3โ€“12 days, with fever, joint and muscle pain, skin rash, conjunctivitis and headache. These symptoms generally resolve within 2โ€“7 days; they.

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