Shadows
Just a little more than two years ago I would walk Isla to the bus, with not enough hands to hold all the tiny… Read More »Shadows
legacy
‘This post is appalling.’
Yesterday I was berated on social media, and we need to have a conversation about it because there should be no cause for disagreement here.… Read More »‘This post is appalling.’
How can I take action?
On Tuesday I sat down and shared Jude with you. Some of you have been with me longer and already knew a lot of what… Read More »How can I take action?
On my boys’ birthday
Originally posted on Facebook, January 16, 2018 Today is Thomas and Jude’s birthday. Thomas is four, and Jude isn’t, and the reality of this is… Read More »On my boys’ birthday
One year ago today
One year ago today we asked you to join us in a conversation that we’d been quietly having in our own home, with doctors, with… Read More »One year ago today
Goalkeepers – A Report Card on World Health
Justin Trudeau is heading to New York tomorrow for two days packed with events. Part of that trip includes a discussion with Melinda Gates at… Read More »Goalkeepers – A Report Card on World Health
We are not powerless.
A year ago today my phone rang and my life changed. I remember the first time Isla skinned a knee. She fell, she was a… Read More »We are not powerless.
The impossible
One year. One year ago today our lives changed forever. Jude woke up with a low grade fever and hours later he was dead.… Read More »The impossible
Leave the world better than you found it
I remember those days in 1990, the early ones following my dad’s very sudden death on May 8th. I remember the way people rallied around… Read More »Leave the world better than you found it
I was going to talk about the science, but this happened.
After a morning of sniffles Thomas woke up from his afternoon nap yesterday with a bit of a runny nose. . ‘Hey bud, you might… Read More »I was going to talk about the science, but this happened.
Points for consistency? The case for public health in personal choice.
I check the ‘on this day’ app most days, for the chance some adorable memory will pop up. Today Facebook reminded me of this day,… Read More »Points for consistency? The case for public health in personal choice.
To our children on the anniversary of one of the best days of our lives
Dear Jude, Three years ago I held you in my arms for the first time. Finally, finally, after all the years we waited for you,… Read More »To our children on the anniversary of one of the best days of our lives