: About Me

Elementary school librarian, freelance writer, mother, and wife. British and Canadian.
Love cats, chocolate, travel.
Favourite place: Venice.
Favourite music: classical, Josh Groban, Il Divo, Sarah Brightman.
Hobbies: writing; poker; piano; reading; genealogy.
Favourite drinks: water; herbal teas, goji juice, apricot juice; hot chocolate.
Lots of life experiences - some good, some not so good.

My passion is ...

sitting with my cats and eating chocolate while reading a good novel.

I know too much about ...

health issues: hereditary cancer, thyroid disorders, depression, arthritis, etc.

My parents always told me ...

Don't speak until you're spoken too. Maybe that's why I prefer writing to speaking!

My childhood ambition ...

To be a vet.

My favorite memory ...

Many trips to Venice, Italy with my family.

Why I write ...

To inform people of important issues and to educate them particularly on health topics.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading Deepak Chopra. Watching: romantic movies, Dancing with the Stars. Listening to: Josh Groban, Sarah Brightman.

My first job ...

Land-use survey assistant in London.

My best moment ...

Getting my first article, on post-partum depression, published.

My inspiration ...

J. K. Rowling.

Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss What to do when someone dies and there was no time for good-byes

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It was Friday the 13th of all days. I knew it was bad news as soon as the phone rang at 5 a.m. It was my sister from England. My hand shook as I reached for the phone and my worst fears were realized. My mother was dying at that very minute and I was 4,000 miles away in Canada. This couldn't be happening. I had wanted to be there with her. My mother had been ill for a while with cancer but we weren't expecting her to pass away so soon. I had just visited her a few weeks earlier and had promised to return as soon as possible. Now I would be returning for her funeral without having said good...

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