One of life’s truisms is that no two days are the same;
we may hope for that to be a certainty but it will never be so.
Simply being alive gives us challenges of varying
degrees;...
The members of the Strait Richmond Palliative Care
Society wish to acknowledge and thank the frontline health care workers in our
region during this trying time of the COVID–19 pandemic.
These include doctors, nurses, paramedics and...
As the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, a pressing and immediate issue is the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the front-line health workers who are working to save the lives of others. Facemasks are...
Doctors are worried about your health.
In the wake of COVID-19, waiting rooms across Nova
Scotia are empty. Patients are not seeing their doctors for routine
appointments.
You might think we’re not providing...
To our fellow Nova Scotians,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during these
difficult times as our hearts weigh heavy for the victims, their families, and
the communities involved in the tragic events of recent...
I consider myself privileged to have been able to
participate, from an early age, in sport (mainly baseball and hockey) as it has
taught me important life lessons.
The current Covid-19 reality is offering me a...
Editor’s note:
The following letter was written to Minister of Fisheries and Oceans,
Bernadette Jordan.
Dear Minister,
My name is Dr. Jaime Wertman. I hold a PhD in
Microbiology and Immunology from Dalhousie University.
The COVID-19 virus is destructive world-wide, and
causing serious illness along with deaths. It will attack any individual who is
unfortunate to cross its path and it will show no mercy whatsoever.
COVID-19 has become World...
Last week while I was out for a run along an unpaved
rural roadway, I came upon a message that had been scratched in the gravel. It
was simple in its wording but powerful with its intent: “Have a...
Two weeks ago, the Government of Ontario released
projections around the spread and transmission of COVID-19 that painted a stark
picture for the residents of the province.
A few days earlier, the White House released the...