The Freddie Awards were born of the notion by one man that “I can do better than that” and another man challenging him to do just that. Over 30 years later, that challenge has become a film festival that attracts hundreds of entries from around the world, showcasing medical films and websites. This year, brainline.org…
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Experiencing Health Care American Style in Canada
I’ve wanted to write about this topic for awhile, but first a lawsuit prohibited me and then I was just tired. But the current insanity over health care raging south of the border has got me going enough to finally share my experience with American style health care in Canada. Under Ontario law, when you’re…
Falling Down the Highway, A Poem
A hard-yet-easy poetry prompt for this Wednesday by Robert Brewer for Poetic Asides. It’s the hard things that happen to us that lend themselves most easily to poetry, not necessarily to writing good poetry but just writing it period. “…write a poem about something you’ve been through. For instance, you may have been through a…
The Toronto Star Quotes Me
I had an amazing surprise this holiday weekend. I was reading the Insight section of the Toronto Star, the front page of it, and decided to read Meme of the Week. I don’t usually read it but it had an intriguing title: “Miller’s cave.” So there am I reading it, and OMG my name popped…
Lifeliner Listed on Facebook Marketplace
Update. For those who came here from the Oley website: please go to my Lifeliner page for details on the book or my Order page to find out where you can purchase the book. Thank you for your interest! —————– I still have several brand-new copies of my debut book Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story…
The Anniversary of Freedom
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 1 year, 2 days, since my day of freedom. Although that day was supposed to be July 17th in 2008, in actuality it was July 18th, a Friday. This past spring, it seemed like June, when memories reared up of June last year filled with pre-trials and insurance…
The Medical Model Fails the Traumatically Brain Injured Big Time
Recovery time depends on how severe the injury was. If someone was unconscious for less than thirty minutes, they will usually recover within three months. If someone was unconscious for more than 24 hours, their recovery may take up to a year…. What Does It Mean to Be Recovered from a Brain Injury—What Is the…
Happy Canada Day 2009!!!
Canada is a paradise. That’s what I thought when we came here. Empty streets, clean pee-free sidewalks, trees and more trees, and cool grass under the tootsies. Most amazing of all, everyone had a car! That was my childhood impression. As I grew up, I noticed other differences. Racism infected my Canadian schoolmates and society…
Rebirth: A Poetry Video
I started by wanting to put together a video of my helicopter trip over the Kaskawulsh Glacier near Vulcan Mountain, the one I took when I was visiting the Yukon. But something wasn’t adding up, and then I realised it needed words. I found a poem from my poem-a-day challenge that fits with what these…