One of the most devastating (and dangerous) parts of pandemic has been the politicization of masks. As an immunocompromised person - getting HCWs to mask was never a battle. Other people weren’t aggressive & unkind.

Now? People cough on me or label me anxious. It’s unsafe.

This aligns with Stats Can data that showed a 38% chance of Long COVID symptoms by the third infection.

“Hybrid immunity” not all it’s cracked up to be, huh?

Your annual reminder that any occupation that needs an appreciation week is overworked, underpaid & likely female dominated.

Depression is a natural response to the loss of emotional intimacy.

I love this letter.

And I suggest Ontario has the right to ask the same of its CMOH - who has been absent during so many points of high transmission and moments of concern, and seemingly very influenced by the government that put him in that position in the first place.

“My son may never know the innocence of not thinking about the air he breathes”.

This is a beautiful, poignant and heartbreaking look at parenting during Covid & climate collapse. As Gemma says - communities are the blanket that protect you. Couldn’t agree more.

Make use of the tools available.

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Could you buy and install $30M of CO2 & particulate monitors with transparent displays in all classrooms instead?

Installing these tools will do a lot more for the health of kids in school than vape detectors in washrooms.

Morbid Knowledge How to give a CPR. This is very helpful in emergency situations.

Don't catch it.
Don't spread it.

From a woman in our community who caught Covid four weeks ago from her daughter.
'It was just awful. My joints and muscles were like fire and then I was just left exhausted. I got up to go to the loo, but couldn't get back, so I just fell asleep on the bathroom floor...

Please remember Covid rapid tests have a high degree of false negatives. Finding a lab PCR or a test like Lucira or Cue will give more reliable results.

If a commercially available test yields a positive result, go document that with a follow up lab PCR for insurance purposes.

18,000 views ain't enough:

Why does Muskoka get 2 new 🏥 s
and 4 new 🚑 supervisors while we lost a 🏥 and an 🚑 supervisor?

Why have billions of dollars been diverted to Muskoka when Haliburton has (maybe had) a skyrocketing population?

Premier Ford: FY24 hospital deficits?

Wow- $30M to install vape detectors! Imagine if Doug Ford had chosen to spend some of the billions provided by Justin Trudeau in pandemic funding to install CO2 monitors in schools and actually improve indoor air quality? Our kids and their educators deserve #CleanAir . #onted

Why wouldn't we give Ontario's students a competitive advantage in a rapidly changing world? #CleanTheAir

I can’t remember who told/warned me about the impact of hot tubs on blood sugar. The boy was stubbornly high and I didn’t want to give him even more insulin to avoid a crash. So aI popped him into the hot tub. He went from 19 to 10 in 15 mins. #t1d

Man or Bear by the numbers.

SCENARIO BASICS

This scenario is a one hour pickup basketball game at the rec centre gymnasium.

There are 5 or 6 groups of players bouncing and weaving around their respective nets.

The grandsons are joining a group and Nan sits in the bleachers watching.

People in 🇨🇦 are historically very accepting of immigrants & the country's generous immigration policies.

Now they're sounding more split. Unfortunately, a lot of well-intended people are being exploited by predators to adopt their opinions.

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