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Seniors becoming techno geeks
While technology may not solve all of our problems, there’s evidence that it may provide significant savings for healthcare systems dealing with an ever increasing number of seniors, relieve stress on...
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Unforeseen Awareness
When I joined the Pilgrims Hospice family last November I could have never imagined the discoveries that I would make. I came into this “job” with a strong desire to “help” people, as so many of us in...
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Daffodils and Sunflowers aren’t just signs of Spring
Each day, week, and month of the year are dedicated to a cause in order to raise awareness. Sometimes we are bombarded with all of the things we ‘should’ be aware of, and the causes are actually lost....
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Once Upon a Time…
I’d like to share a story with you. Through the generosity of volunteers, Pilgrims is able to offer Complementary Services to clients and family members. These services can include: reiki, reflexology,...
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Health = Toxins Out + Nutrients In
For a number of years I have questioned and pondered what it means for our bodies to function optimally. With multiple family and friends being tested for allergies and intolerances, experiencing the...
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A Fine Line of Barbed Wire
Those of us in “helping professions” have both the pleasure and the pain of journeying with others. The pleasure comes from walking “with” our clients and lending our support and guidance along the...
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Your pH for proactive Health
Whole person health is important to me, I greatly enjoy sharing healthful information, and supporting others to increase their quality of life. Like most people, I have known illness, disease, and...
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A Tech’s Perspective
On this week’s blog, I wanted to showcase one of the senior members of our Medical Department and what they do for our animals. Mandy is our lead Animal Health Technologist and is a valued and...
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Lacrimation; not such a dry topic…
Working with grieving children on a daily basis, I and the members of my team have the unique opportunity to see what grief looks like through their eyes. The perspective they provide is incredible and...
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Today’s Camwich special: Coffee keeps everyone up all night
(Today, we introduce Camwiches, a noonhour chuckle from family and outings around Edmonton) The clock read 2:27 — in the morning — when I heard a sound. Someone was moving in our bedroom. But I knew...
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Healthy choices are important in the digital world too
In a lot of ways working in the digital space is very different from more traditional industries. One way in which it is NOT different is that teams needs to be healthy in order to succeed. For...
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Alberta’s Day Programs: Crucial to the Success of our Health Care System
The face of Alberta’s health care system is currently under scrutiny. We are all wondering the same thing. What direction are we headed in? Where can we expect to see cuts? How will this affect us, our...
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Letters Home from Camp Leaky Lake
Venue: BYOV 40: Ritchie Community League Vagabond Theatre Co. Welcome campers, I’m glad you choose camp Leaky Lake as your summer destination. We promise you a thrilling adventure filled with bug...
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Zero Tolerance: Sex, Math and Seizures
Venue: Stage 09 – Telus Building – TELUS Bárbara Selfridge Audience members must decide, each of them on their own, which they think is scarier: epilepsy or prime numbers. Also sex. Also this: people...
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Life After Breath: Review
3 stars Stage 16, Block 1912 Nona (Amy Chow) and Squee (Neelam Chattoo) are two sad clowns. Their beloved Eulalia has died — there’s an urn with a red nose on top to prove it — and they don’t have...
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Apocalypse Clown!: Review
2 stars Stage 1, Westbury Theatre This confusing tale bills itself as “three dark comedic scenes about love, loss and the end of the world,” but after a strong opening segment, it’s hard to figure out...
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Fracture: Review
4 stars Stage 1, Westbury Theatre I love the Good Woman Dance Collective. I don’t know if it’s the athleticism or the wicked haircuts or the fervent way they pen stories with their physiques, but I...
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Saying Goodbye
When I began my career at Pilgrims Hospice, I knew that part of coming in to this position was that I would have to say goodbye. The Day Program that I manage is a program for those who are living with...
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Week 2: Can I start again?
Of all the emails and tweets I received, I was most surprised to get a message from a 58-year-old retiree from Texas. How he found Reporter on the Run, I’m not sure. (Isn’t the Internet amazing?) He...
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Toilet talk for runners
A few years ago, while on exchange in the fifth most populous city in the world, I ran a 7 km race through the streets of downtown Mumbai, making it my first competition in a foreign country. Sure, it...
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