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Cake day: July 23rd, 2023

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  • Leeds, Grenville, Thousand Islands, be Rideau Lakes Conservative MPP Steve Clarke’s chief of staff. Remember that. Clarke was either complicit in the 8 billion dollars of graft because he knew what his chief of staff was doing under his nose or incompetent because he didn’t. There is no, “I was completely on top of what was going on in my office and what my chief of staff was doing but had no idea this was going on.” The Ford government has committed billions of dollars of graft and glad handing to its wealthy donors and friends while handing you crumbs. Now they’re going to give you back $200 of your tax dollars to try to buy your vote instead of putting the money into healthcare or education where it is desperately needed. I’m going to sign my cheque directly over to my local hospital to help them to try to buy a CT machine that the government should be funding in the first place. I encourage everyone in Ontario who gets one of these cynical political stunt cheques to do the same.
















  • I’m currently in treatment for Hodgin Lymphoma. An old friend that I rarely see volunteered to take me to chemo every two weeks for six months. We have really good visits while I’m in the chair. Last week I got out my tablet and showed him my farm in Minecraft. I don’t like being asked how I’m doing or how I’m feeling because literally everyone asks and I get tired of answering. I prefer, “Do you need anything?” or “Can I help in any way?” I’m not good at asking for help. A friend who I have helped several times just showed up with her partner and four kids and their partners and got our place ready for fall. One of the kids partners was a plumber and he installed a couple of sinks for us. We have a bunch of people around us who have offered to help and meant it. One got up early and drove my son and his bike to school two days after chemo. Another has done groceries for us and taken my wife grocery shopping because she doesn’t drive. If you offer to help mean it and do anything you can to help. Otherwise, just be there and do things other than talk about cancer. Normalcy is welcome. If she wants to talk, talk. If she just wants you to be there, be there.