This the the story of Canada’s female First Nation saint. It all began in a hospital where as his parents sobbed, and last rites were performed, 5-year-old Jake Finkbonner neared death after flesh-eating bacteria infected him through a cut on his lip. His parents had begun discussing donating his tiny organs. Then a miracle happened. A relic from ‘Kateri Tekakwitha’ …
Feeling Young – It’s Not Just For The Young Anymore You don’t have to be young to be feeling young. I feel like a friend of mine, retired Canadian trucker, Mel McConaghy, who, with a lot of other people who feel that they’re either in their second childhood, or, like Mel, have never left their first. I’m sixty two years …
Wheelchair costumes are creative and inclusive costumes designed for individuals using wheelchairs. These costumes are specifically crafted to incorporate the wheelchair into the overall design, making the wheelchair an integral part of the costume concept. They are typically custom-made or adapted costumes that accommodate the wheelchair and allow the individual to participate in Halloween or other costume-themed events. Creating wheelchair …
Shawn was gay. He had always been gay, and would remain so for the rest of his life. Which was about to end. Shawn planned to kill himself. He was fifteen years old and tired of the side-eyed looks, the whispers behind his back, and the open harassment that he had to endure every single day. The horrible irony of …
The journal, Nature, reports that researchers in the United Kingdom have taken a huge step forward in treating deafness, after stem cells were used to restore hearing in animals for the first time in medical history. Hearing partially improved when nerves in the ear, which pass sounds into the brain, were rebuilt in gerbils using stem cells. The same improvement …
Prunes – Amazing Health Benefits In the last fifty years, prunes have earned a reputation more related to power pooping than all the rest of their amazing health benefits. But it was not always so. Prunes have been enjoyed for thousands of years, but it was only recently that some of the benefits were acknowledged by science. Now the dried …
Gum disease, which is also known as gingivitis, or periodontal disease, has become the major cause of tooth loss among adults, with around 70 percent suffering the condition to some degree. The reason that so many adults develop the condition stems from a lack of adequate understanding about what causes the condition and how to spot the early warning signs …
Now you can turn your backyard, park or man cave into your personal practice driving range or batting cage! The RukkNet is simple and FAST to set up and take down, generous in size, durable, light-weight, versatile, and most of all- affordable. It pops-up instantly to let you practice multiple sports anywhere. Use the practice net for golf, baseball, softball, …
There was once an elderly, despondent woman who lived in a nursing home. She wouldn’t speak to anyone, nor did she ever request anything. She merely existed – rocking in her creaky old rocking chair. The old woman didn’t have any visitors, however, every couple of mornings, a concerned and wise young nurse would come into her room. She didn’t …
Why do some parents seem to have such little regard for the safety of their kids? Last Saturday, after an early finish at work, I was up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 9:30 am. The sky was clear and the sun was shining, so a trip to ‘the hills’ was called for. We hooked the caravan (trailer) up, and headed off …
To me being beautiful is not a touch of facial makeup, wearing clothes to the taste of modern trends, or wearing high heels on a catwalk.
British Columbia – Surgery Wait Lists Vary Widely Two patients limp into two British Columbia hospitals, both requiring hip replacements. The first patient gets examined within the hour, x-rayed the same day and has surgery the following week. The second waits two weeks to see a family doctor, then eighteen more weeks to see an orthopedist, where x-rays are taken, …
Was The Word Golf An Acronym? Golf is actually an ancient word, one that first appeared in written language in 1425. There are conflicting theories about its origin though. The most popular theory, one that the Oxford English Dictionary seems to endorse, claims that the word ‘golf’ is derived from the Dutch word ‘kolf’, a term used for sticks, clubs, …
Imagine that you are awoken by the sound of someone trying to break into your home. You are terrified, and realize that you are in very real danger. You know that you have no security system to protect you and summon help, so what do you do? Well, most people would only panic and call 911, which will summon help… eventually, …
Six Simple Rules Many people lack hope and feel hopelessly incapable of changing their lives for the better, most of them, only because they simply dono’t know how to. There is no pill to take, ointment to apply or ritual to perform to magically make it happen, but anyone and everyone who will follow a few simple rules will achieve …
