Compassion Begins With You
This past week has been a tough one for me. I noticed that I was feeling sad, almost as if I was letting myself down.
Happy 41st Anniversary!
Today, Nagib and I celebrated our 41st wedding anniversary. Some days, it feels like we are still newly married…
What makes for a Happy Life?
According to the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted, the single predictor of happiness is relationships. Our connection with others and relationships in all its forms play a crucial role in shaping our mental, physical and brain health and our overall well-being.
March 2023 is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month!
11 every day, and more who may not yet know. The City of Toronto has designated March 2023 as Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month! On Wednesday, March 1st, the TORONTO sign will be lit up in RED at City Hall & Nathan Phillips Square in honour of Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. To mark this occasion, I […]
Four Thousand Weeks
January 25, 2023. Today is my birthday – the day I was born, 64 years ago. I have no idea where the time has flown and how I’m in my ‘sixties’ – I feel so much younger. I also celebrate two additional birthdays: February 15, 2013, when I had my first stem cell transplant and […]