Monthly archive for ‘ August, 2011 ’

The Return to School

30th August 2011 | 3 Comments

This summer has been incredible. After the rough transition through spring in April-May when I rushed home from school and dropped everything, I have had the best summer probably since childhood when I used to hang out with my grampa everyday – going shopping, lunches at Swiss Chalet (with shirley temples, ice cream, and coffee), [...]


Orange Crush: Reflections on Jack Layton’s Passing

24th August 2011 | 5 Comments

The passing of Jack Layton came as a shock to me earlier this week. It was one of those moments where I will always remember where I was and exactly what I was doing when I received the news (like when Lady Di passed away, or when the twin towers fell on September 11). This [...]


Older Postings and Comments!

23rd August 2011 | 0 Comments

Update Nov 11, 2011: We found older blog material and it is located at link on left under BlogRoll. Jim Miller


Another Rant: Don’t Make my Cancer About You

22nd August 2011 | 2 Comments

Recently, a close family friend went a way to a cottage with our other family friend in common. Apparently my friend with the cottage had wanted to invite me too but was afraid to ask because she assumed I would be feeling too unwell from the treatments to endure the three hour drive to the [...]


I’m BACK!

21st August 2011 | 2 Comments

My blog entries will now appear at this new URL since Pancreatic Cancer Canada re-vamped their website. Hopefully they will be able to transfer all of my old content over as well. But for now, my story continues here!! Please bookmark this new URL: http://pancancanada.ca/pccblog/ and spread the word!


Learning How to Fail with Grace

19th August 2011 | 5 Comments

So after the 18 articling applications I threw together in a panic in the midst of studying for my exams back in July, I only landed one interview. It was kind of a blow to my ego – I had a chart all drawn out to schedule interviews over three days, but didn’t have anything [...]


Older Posts Are Here

17th August 2011 | 0 Comments

Older posts and comments from January 2011 to July 2011 can be accessed by clicking on Older Postings & Comments in Blogroll or clicking on: Older Posts & Comments


Welcome to Our Updated Blog

17th August 2011 | 0 Comments

The Good Fight:  My Battle with Pancreatic Cancer – by Carrie Ng Grace Pancreatic Cancer Canada is sharing the on-going story of a young Canadian pancreatic cancer survivor in order to build a community of support for others facing this harrowing disease and to bring awareness to a cause that desperately needs more advocacy. This [...]