This just in……

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I’ve been asked to be a panelist concerning connecting human rights, disability and access to government services and the social determinants of health relating to access to services.

When and where: Dal Legal Aid’s AGM, on Thursday, April 5, at 7pm in the Northend library.

Other panelists include: Claire McNeil, DLAS lawyer, who will speak on the human rights aspects of access to services (she is representing at the Human Rights Commission Board of Inquiry, regarding the Emerald Hall case) and Megan MacBride, social worker at the Northend Community Health Centre.

Please join us for this important discussion.

From Then To Now – How Far I’ve Come

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When I got up this morning it was Resurrection Sunday. It was April 1. Maybe my brain wasn’t quite clicking in and obviously not, because I should have been very mindful of this date. But I got up, went to Easter breakfast at church, attended our service, then came home. It wasn’t until a “Facebook Memory” popped up. Suddenly I was overcome with so many emotions – gratitude, awe, strength, wonder, and so much more.

Wow! It’s 2 years now! Two years and I’m so very different. Yet I’m more me than I’ve ever been. Two years and I’ve experienced so, so, so much. In some ways two years have flown by. In other ways two years seems like a million years ago, when I started a new life and a road to recovery.

I have survived abuse. I have survived being emotionally, psychologically and spiritually viciously ripped to shreds.Now I am here, in my place, my home, feeling strong, feeling optimistic, excited about the path that I am on. I can write so much about this, and Ii will in the weeks and months to come. For now though I just want to publicly acknowledge this day.

Thank you Kelly Wilson, (Rev.) Mike Koslowski, Mike Askew, Hannah Hefler-Jamieson, and a few others who were “on the inside” of what was happening and gave me strength to keep fighting when I truly had none left.

Now, I realize that although my healing continues everyday, I am now strong enough to share all of my stories and speak out loudly and without fear against things which I know to be wrong and unjust.

❤️ to you all!

I Hope It Was Worth It!

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I don’t know about anyone else, but I often find Holy Week very sad and upsetting, especially Good Friday. When I try to imagine all that Jesus went through during His final week in this world, my heart truly breaks and I question “why”?….. Why? The question plagues my mind.Why did this loving, caring, compassionate being have to endure so much? Why? Did He really have to be treated so badly? Did He absolutely have to be severely beaten, bruised, humiliated, spat on, heckled, ridiculed, tortured, and then crucified? Wasn’t there any other way?
Then I also wonder, was it worth it? Was it really worth it at all? I mean, have we really learned anything – how to treat each other better, and how to forgive? Do we yet know how to love unconditionally and to love so much that we would do anything we possibly could for anyone? I don’t mean just those we know, love and care about. I mean ANYONE we encounter? Do we even come remotely close to doing that?
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Home Office

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Today I was asked about my home office. So here it is…..

Hours Regained (but may be temporary)

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Ok, so it goes like this….. As of April 1, (no joke) I have my “work Place Attendant (WPA)” hours back, “temporarily.” Apparently our Department of Community Services provides WPA support for “employment” but not for “self-employment”. However in my case, they’re willing to meet and “see what can be figured out.”

Many folks now know that I’ve started Disability Pride (.net) with the goal of it becoming revenue generating. I am beyond ecstatic that both the blog and the fb fan page is already getting such a favourable response. The fb page already has almost 30 followers and that happened in less than 24 hours!!!! Wow man, that’s mind blowing to me! I am so appreciative for all the support and love already shown to me and this venture. You guys are AWESOME!!!!!

Now, as with any venture, in order to be considered a “success” there needs to be evidence of demand and growth. In this case, increasing readership demonstrates demand and growth.
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