Canadian Health Care

I can't sleep - so I get on the computer and there is so much to read on the Canadian site - what fun. Thanks, everyone.

I forget: is this the snow thread, or is that the other one?  I'm getting all confuzled. 

Hoping that this IS the snow thread, here's my report from Brooklyn.  Went for a run this morning; was called, variously, "brave" (at least three times) and "intrepid" (I liked that one) by random passersby.  (I'm sure I was called "crazy," too, but not to my face.)  There was very little vehicular traffic, so pedestrians just took over the streets.  (Kind of like a summer street festival, but without the "mozzarepa" trucks.*)  Kids were loving it: sliding down snow-covered front steps, or clambering from snow drifts onto the tops of buried cars.  Parents were not loving it quite so much.

Add to the list of Canadian contributions to world civilization - cold weather running gear.  My Canadian-made running pants are the greatest.

*Thinking you may not have arepas, much less mozzarepas, in Canada, a few words of explanation.  "Arepas" are a kind of Colombian griddle cake, made out of cornmeal, found in immigrant neighborhoods.  "Mozzarepas" are arepas plus lots of gooey cheese, found (for some reason) at every street festival in every neighborhood in NYC.

Linda

Yep, split pea soup!

All that porridge talk made me obsess all day about a hot cereal that I discovered after coming to Canada.  For a while I quite liked it and then I got bored.  I could not remember the name of it, finally with my husband's help it came to me - Red River.  Did anyone else like this stuff?  It's probably very good for you - multigrain and all that, maybe I should pick up another box.

Yeah, I love oatmeal, just not all gooey.  Oatmeal cookies, oatmeal muffins. 

I prefer my oatmeal and raisins in COOKIES!

The Olympic torch relay passed by my house yesterday on its way to Niagara Falls.  Most of it featured the Olympic sponsors advertising their wares!  But -- everyone loves a parade!

Nope -- guess I was on the wrong side of the street!   But that's okay, I've never been a coke drinker.  And I was too busy trying to figure out how to take photos with DH's fancy digital camera.  I did get a good one (of the torch exchange) though, and if I can figure out how to post it here, I will!

I hope to take my kids on the 290th when the torch goes by here, but I've just realized that I also have rads that day. Hmmm. I'll be glad when this is over. Very sore now, and my incision line is oozing - sorry, was that TMI?

Those banners suck.  I complained about it on Stage IV board.  So did someone else.  We need encouraging words -- there was one about biphosphates working for us.  I'm gonna create a message to the moderators.

Just posted in the comments etc forum.

Okay, I just read the "banner" article about fat people.

I wish I hadn't.  Who needs to feel any worse about their bodies than they already do.

I'm going to light a cigarette and grab a piece of chocolate.

peace and hugs,

Bren

Yeah, well I'm slim and I got it so there goes that theory out the window. I get ticked with all the medical news about lifestyle coz I lead a healthy lifestyle and I still got cancer twice (ovarian 7 years ago). 

It's naive to think that if you eat broccoli and don't smoke and maintain a healthy weight you won't get cancer.  There are other factors.  I got it because of BRCA1.  It didn't matter what I did I still got it.  I was in the best shape of my life and I still got it.  The only benefit with being slim in the case of the ovarian was that the surgeon was able to see everything in my abdomen and be sure that he got it all.

I'll weigh in here too - HE HE,

I am also overweight, and find it extremely hard to loose weight. The obese word ticks me off. I am sure that I do not eat any more than my slim and trim friend - all  I see her eat is chocolate bars and other junk ..... I've been trying to work out, but now that the kids are off school and going to rads daily, my good headway seems to be lost. I know I'll get back into it after the new year, but what do I do when I go back to work full time? It really isn't fair.

I hate the banners too. Perhaps the mods could have started a new thread with this info, instead it stares us in the face.

Rinna,

I hope you are feeling better.  I am glad you are on antibiotics.  I hope they clear up the infection soon!

To all the wonderful people on this thread and board, I wish you all that you desire during this Holiday Season.  I hope that you get the love and support you want.  I wish for a cure for this horrible disease.  I wish that you have happy and healthier days ahead.

Mary