Stories to make you feel better.
Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said it’s in ‘6’. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left
So I got some time to write. About 5 years ago I was working full time at a warehouse and I was going to college full time. I had to work full time because I had to give my mom what equates to about a weeks worth of pay every two weeks at the time.
Despite the darkness we must continue to persevere. It’s okay to fall down, but always rise up. Hope the quotes below will help you to get through these tough times. Wishing you all the best! 1] Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to
We found the Scott County Animal Shelter down the same driveway as the county dump. It was Labor Day and the last stop on our two-week tour of southern shelters. We planned to pick up six dogs and transport them on their ‘freedom ride’ north to foster homes. From there they would find ‘forever families.’
Do you remember what your life was like before you let society tell you what it should be like? Before you let anyone judge you for how you dress, or what you look like; the things you enjoy or the people you associate with? I often have these beautiful moments of memories that pop into
I manage a grocery store. Here are some things everyone should know: I don’t have toilet paper I don’t have sanitizer I run out of milk, eggs and meat daily I promise if it’s out on the shelf … it’s not in a hidden corner of our back room Those are the predictable ones, now
I have been an Emergency Medicine Physician for almost 20 years. I have worked through numerous disasters, and I’m used to the daily grind of heart attacks, gunshots, strokes, flu, traumas, and more. It’s par for the course in my field. Yet nothing has made me feel the way I do about my “job” as
I want to tell you about my dad, Donald John Pijanowski. He was born on October 30, 1932 and he passed away today at 12:07pm, April 1, 2020. The doctors tell us it was covid19 which means we were not allowed in the hospital to be with him for his last days. Instead of gathering
After having thirty-one sessions this week with patients where the singular focus was COVID-19 and how to cope, I decided to consolidate my advice and make a list that I hope is helpful to all. I can’t control a lot of what is going on right now, but I can contribute this. 1. Stick to
The day this happened, I had stopped at CVS to pick up a prescription and a couple of other random things. I wasn’t thinking much about the virus or the rush to the stores yet. I had honestly been avoiding the news as much as I could because it was getting a little overwhelming and
Taking a flight home from a trip I really couldn’t reschedule. A little anxious coming, and a lot more anxious going. Turns out panic buyers ransacking the grocery stores and shutting down businesses from coast to coast makes a person with anxiety a little on edge. Who knew. I’m living in a world that only
Life is a constant journey of learning. One of my favourite proverbs about learning declares that “a wise man never knows all, only a fool knows everything.” Life has a funny habit of throwing the unexpected at us when we least expect it. A breast cancer diagnosis at the age of 32 wasn’t part of