I’m Gonna Break my Rusty Cage and Roll

 Last week, I left off when I was approached by upper management at the Children’s Hospital Of Eastern Ontario about moving out. I was seventeen at the time and was aging out of the system. CHEO gave me two options: I could either live in a group home or a

Tracheostomies and ventilators — every breath it takes

 Above: Medical ventilators like this ICU artificial lung ventilator are used in hospitals. (PHOTO: ISTOCK) Over the past year, there has been much conversation regarding ventilators. This, of course, is primarily due to Covid. Topics range from hospitals having a short supply of ventilators and the fear of using one.

Love and hope in a time of COVID

 By Marc Kealey Last year, 2020,  there was much written and reported about how we ought to comport ourselves during the pandemic. In short, we were advised to be compliant, socially distant, wary of exaggerated or factually incorrect media and social media posts and, for the most part, encouraged to