The other day I was thinking – it has been a while since I have written a blog. So I popped on line to check and turns out I haven’t
Laughter is the best medicine
If you know how to raise a polite teenage boy please tell me how!! These are some of my favourite patients to see. Kind, polite, well spoken teenage boys who
The missing link
We had to study pretty hard in high school to make it in to Medicine. There we had to study even harder to make to become a doctor. And from
Taking kindness to the next level
Be healthy, be happy, be kind. I know I harp on about the last point so much. Maybe because it has such a big impact on the other two. Maybe
Moments that make me smile
I love working with kids. I’m sure any school teacher, child care worker, play therapist, or anyone who works with children would agree with me in thinking that there is
Time to shift the focus
I received a letter of feedback from a family once. Of course my first thought was: *PANIC* “What have I done wrong??” But that was fleeting as I scrolled down
The same path, but different
For the first time, I came to the hospital as a visitor, not an employee. And it was strange. After so many years of strolling – no, rushing – through the
What do I know about cars?
I would never argue with a mechanic if they told me that something in my car is terribly wrong and it could be unsafe to drive it unless it is
Not so scary after all
The majority of children don’t like coming to hospital, seeing doctors or having procedures done. There are things about these experiences that seem to stick, in a bad way. We
I think I just ruined a teenager’s life
Delivering bad news. It’s part of our job. “Your child has cancer” is by far the worst. “Your child is terribly sick and we don’t really know exactly what is