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Life as a rural physician Mama in the backwoods of Northwestern Ontario
“Dr. Sprague, call from the Regional Phones doc! I’m transferring it back to you,” shouts the ER clerk. I grab the receiver as my cellphone concurrently alarms in my scrub pocket. ‘Shit, it’s the radiologist likely calling me about the CT head results for… Continue Reading “You can’t act right if you don’t feel right.”
The ribbon retractors glint in the harsh OR lights as I pull back abdominal skin, fat and muscle to reveal the pearly white fascial layer. My colleague dives his arced needle through the fibrous connective tissue, running the suture along the incision, closing the… Continue Reading “The Bounce Back”
Her feet dip into the cool waters of Lake Joseph. Ankles crossed, her toes emerge at the surface, then drop below again creating miniature whirlpools in the sapphire water. Her cotton drawstring pants are rolled up, the cuffs tucked away from the gentle waves… Continue Reading “Pointing Pines”
“Read it Mom, READ IT!” Alice and Henry screech, anxiously bouncing up and down on the couch, fleeces in-hand. The grey light of dawn sleepily seeps through the wall of windows framing the quiet lake, the still row of red pines, the tranquil beach… Continue Reading “A Family of Nerds”
“Watch for the jibe!”, Blake’s yells through the wind. The 26-foot MacGregor heels over on its side, as I lurch forward, spreading my arms out to shelter Henry’s body under mine. I hurriedly press Henry flat against the deck without speaking. I know the… Continue Reading “A Sailing (mis)Adventure”
When was the last time that you truly disconnected from all of the distractions around you? Do you remember what real silence sounds like? Can you recall a time when you didn’t respond to a single text message, email or social media notification as… Continue Reading “Women In Wilderness: Take Three”
About a year ago when Henry was 3 and a half years old, we were in the thick of trying to night train him without a whole lot of success. With multiple night awakenings with soaked bedsheets, jammies and disrupted sleep for both Henry… Continue Reading “Be the change.”
With a quick sunscreen-scented kiss planted onto each ruddy cheek, I peer into Henry’s blue eyes. “Mom loves you, ok? I love you big, big, big.” A silent nod. “I love you big even when Mom is away, ok?” Another flurry of kisses and… Continue Reading “Working Mom Guilt”
This morning, on a walk down to the local pool, I had one of those ‘Aha’ moments. As Alice’s chubby arms gripped my neck, she chitchatted my ear off while riding along on my back. There was nothing unusual about the day, the weather,… Continue Reading “Beauty is Everywhere”
As the therapist soundlessly slips tiny hot pebbles between my toes, I feel my body slip deeper into a state of total relaxation. The ‘wet noodle’ kind of true bliss. A configuration of smooth stones aligned atop the vertebrae of my back disperse their… Continue Reading “The Getaway”
Life on Abram Lake 