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My neighbourhood’s horror

Not to cast a pall over my birthday today, which I’ve already kept low-key-to-dull, but I wanted to share this item from the Toronto Star which summarizes what has transpired in my Cabbagetown neighbourhood since Tuesday morning. I awoke to the...

Published Fri, Oct 26 2012 10:20 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: Toronto, Cabbagetown murder
For Romeo Saganash, MP, a turning point

I am touched by the frankness and honesty with which New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash has chosen to address his “medical problem”, alcohol dependency, and I hope that he can work his way through the first acute phase of treatment with personal...

Published Tue, Oct 23 2012 8:48 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: childhood trauma, politics, mental health, stigma, First Nations, Métis and Inuit, post-traumatic stress, adult survivors
For Silja – For Sale

Yes, ’tis true, the lovely Nevis Estate property, a B & B on the edge of the heritage district of Perth (Lanark County), Ontario is for sale. The 1840s home sits on four beautifully-landscaped acres of land. Something would-be buyers might want...

Published Mon, Oct 22 2012 3:28 PM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: Perth, architecture
Tapestry, coping and shame

Last Sunday afternoon, Thanksgiving weekend, I was out for a walk in Perth taking some of the photographs I collected over my five days there. I was also slipping away from the family in order to listen to a radio program which included brief comments...

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 8:05 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: family, autobiography, mental illness, childhood trauma, AIDS and HIV, health-care, mental health, bipolar II, stigma, medical update, viral load, type-II diabetes, blog therapy, recovery, CBC Radio "Tapestry", friendship, biography/autobiography, adult survivors
YAK – creating trust among Perth youth and adults

He’s maybe thirteen, going on thirty-five, perhaps a survivor of abuse who is experimenting with rubbing alcohol and having trouble in school. She might be fifteen, maybe pregnant, and unable to bear being at home after school. They, and dozens of other...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2012 8:04 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: youth, Perth
Thanksgiving 2012 in pictures – Perth and area, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

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Published Wed, Oct 10 2012 5:03 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: photography, Perth, travelogue
Mental Illness Awareness Week through Saturday

The stereotypical walls are long gone this Mental Illness Awareness Week which finds me bridging between a recent, quietly-endured “brown out” state-of-being in Toronto and my absolute delight as I bask in the love of family members gathering...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 6:15 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: youth, autobiography, mental illness, mental health, bipolar II, stigma, suicide, Mental Illness Awareness Week
Serenity Wish

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Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 4:36 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: recovery, agnostic

October 2012 - My Journey with AIDS

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My neighbourhood’s horror

For Romeo Saganash, MP, a turning point

For Silja – For Sale

Tapestry, coping and shame

YAK – creating trust among Perth youth and adults

Thanksgiving 2012 in pictures – Perth and area, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Mental Illness Awareness Week through Saturday

Serenity Wish