Our dog has a huge “paw” in my daughter’s recovery
“Pets understand humans better than humans do.” Ruchi Prabhu When I was growing up I was obsessed with dogs and asked my parents constantly if we could get one of…
Author: Allie G.
Part time teacher of French & Spanish, full time mother and wife. I love walking my dog, reading and travelling with my family when the world isn’t in the grips of a pandemic. If hoarding ever becomes truly necessary it will be coffee I stockpile, not toilet paper.
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High School Students, Your Teachers See You
When I started teaching in 1998, I anticipated certain types of change that I would face during my career. I anticipated shifts in technology and I also expected that there…
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Her absence is never unfelt
The second anniversary of my mother’s death is approaching. She passed on April 3, 2019. In 2010 at the age of 65 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had…
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Isolation in Lockdown is Nothing New
As we enter week 5 of the second Covid lockdown, I realize that I’ve managed really well with this restricted way of living for the last 9 months. In fact,…
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I Used to Look Forward to Christmas
I have not made a Christmas list in many years, possibly 25 or more. It is very true that the older you get, the less you care about material things….
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When Being Strong Is the Only Choice
“You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice.” — Bob Marley I saw this somewhere on social media shortly after my daughter suffered a…
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The Notebook: Journal of my daughter’s health crisis
My mother loved to give notebooks as gifts. For birthdays and Christmas or to mark big transitions in life, my mum would write a short inscription on the first page…
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Fear Taught Me How To Manage Fear
Following what was a very happy and pleasant childhood, I spent much of my young adulthood being afraid. The fear had no real focus. I was simply afraid of the…