Life on Abram Lake
Life as a rural physician Mama in the backwoods of Northwestern Ontario
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The Beginning and the End
Curled in bed, we lie face-to-face in the silence. Our knees touch as we clasp our hands between us. Out of darkness, Blake says softly, “I’m so proud of you.” Soundlessly, tears slip onto my pillowcase. “Not many people would have done what you… Continue Reading “The Beginning and the End”
Bump update
Lying in the darkness, Baby Candon rhythmically jolts my gravid belly. Hiccups again! I roll onto my left side, then back and forth, side to side, for the seemingly hundredth time that night. The silent small hours of the night are her preferred time… Continue Reading “Bump update”
Kindergarten
I hurry down the empty halls, tiny hooks below carefully-placed name plates plastered with sparkling stickers. It’s parent-teacher interview night and I’m the last parent to speak with Henry’s kindergarten teacher. As I await my turn, I lean against the wall outside the classroom… Continue Reading “Kindergarten”
Burnout
The ocean sprawls out to infinity, palm trees swaying, white caps rolling. I sit on the king-sized bed, laptop in front of me. It’s quiet. In the adjoining room, my two babies sleep soundly on separate beds, their bodies framed with pillows packed tightly… Continue Reading “Burnout”
Oh, Baby!
If you could help a friend in a way that many couldn’t, would you? New Year’s Eve 2017: Blake and I are cozied up on the couch, champagne in-hand watching Jenny McCarthy’s highly botoxed face talking excitedly into her microphone. Instead of dressing up… Continue Reading “Oh, Baby!”
Momma MD
It’s just after 7am on a Saturday morning and I’m standing in my scrubs outside the OR doors. My surgical mask hangs lazily from my neck as I press the doppler probe against my patient’s protruding gravid belly, anxious to capture the heartbeat of… Continue Reading “Momma MD”
Women. In. Wilderness.
Usually, when you need to just get away with your besties, most women book themselves into the spa to indulge in body wraps, side-by-side pedicures and to chit-chat by the pool while sipping wine. A ladies retreat, where you come out scrubbed, polished and… Continue Reading “Women. In. Wilderness.”
Work it, girl
When you have a two and a three year-old, a full-time job and a house to manage, things can get, well, a little overwhelming. Of course, this is, in many ways, no different from the life of an average working parent. However, the contrast… Continue Reading “Work it, girl”
Camping with Kiddos
Ahhhh, now that summer is here, my annual fantasies of glorious family camping adventures are consuming me in a big way. Beauty sunsets while sipping red wine from a travel mug, feeling the warmth of granite on your back as you stretch out over… Continue Reading “Camping with Kiddos”
Pirate Adventures
With my right hand, I grip the tiller. The roughness of the splintered varnish presses into my palm as a gust of wind thrusts sharply against the main sail. The boat lurches and I tighten my grip on Alice’s life jacket with my left… Continue Reading “Pirate Adventures”
Life on Abram Lake 