Read the original article When I got a rapid-onset headache and nausea that would not break, Telehealth Ontario advised me to go to the emergency department (ED). I was checked in and got an intravenous insert right away. I got moved to a waiting area, then to the CT scanner. I remember consenting to have … Read More
Read the original article I’m 25 years old. In my fourth year of university, I started to get numbness and tingling on the soles of my feet. It slowly progressed up my legs. Getting to a diagnosis took months. I went from a sports clinic to my family doctor and then for an extensive work … Read More
Read the original article I am 20 years old, born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario. I am a university student, studying multimedia and communications. I live with my mom, dad, sister and grandma. I have had health issues since I was 16. I had cysts on my ovaries that turned out to be dermoid cysts … Read More
Read the original article I am 78 years old. I was born in Hungary during World War II. I have children and grandchildren living in Europe but no family in Canada. I’ve worked my entire life and never been sick or admitted to hospital. I lived in a little apartment in the Annex of Toronto … Read More
South Asian-Canadian doctors change the negative COVID-19 narrative around their community Read the original article Seema Marwaha talks about the two categories explaining the COVID-19 cases in the South Asian community.
Read the original article I’m 27 years old. I have both an intellectual disability and anxiety. Since childhood, I have had complex medical issues and have seen many specialists — I still do. People say I’m really funny, outgoing and positive. I’m also hyperactive — I can never stay in one place. It’s hard to … Read More
Read the original article My dad, Ricardo, is 63 years old. Two years ago, he suffered a severe subarachnoid hemorrhage while at work. We did not know if he would make it. It’s been a long recovery, but he slowly got better. He went from the hospital to a palliative care unit in a partial … Read More
Read the original article My mom, Abida, is 87. She has diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease. She lives in a long-term care facility and gets dialysis 3 times a week. But she has a good quality of life and enjoys the time she spends with her grandkids. During the [early pandemic] lockdown she was … Read More
Read the original article Sam is a 97-year-old widower, retired business man and Holocaust survivor. I was born in Romania. The day my parents and I were rounded up to be taken away, I refused to go. I don’t know why they just let me go. My parents died at Auschwitz. My brother was also … Read More
Read the original article Marizel is a live-in caregiver and has worked for the Meister family of Toronto since 2006. I started working for Mrs. Meister in April of 2006. She passed in 2007. She treated me like family. A few months before she died, she asked me to get a notebook and record the … Read More
