Slowly, the news is spreading ... and it worries me. 

Fraser Health Region in BC has eliminated the position of chaplains/spiritual care directors from their area hospitals.  Budgets are tight ... so they say 'non-core services' have to go ... despite the research to support the key role spiritual care plays in health & recovery.  The illusion continues that people 'get this care' in their communities ... which for many who arrive at our hospital doors is simply not true.

TheCurrentCBC  podcast: Pt 1: Snow Science, Pt 2: The Value of Nothing - Raj Patel, Pt3: Spirtuality in Hospitals http://bit.ly/4TAAf

Take a listen to this take on Spirituality in Hospitals (follow to the Part 3 of the pod-cast of Feb. 2, 2010.

It was a beautiful day here in NS and I spent 7 1/2 hours of it in the emergency room.  I went in at 10am and got out at 5:30.  That is by far the longest I've ever spent in emergency.  It was a little over 6 hours before I saw the Dr.  They did a quick ultrasound and gave me some pain killers.  They figure that it is gall stones.  I have to go back tomorrow morning for an ultrasound and get the results.  I sure hope that it isn't that long tomorrow.

Today was my one-year annual PET/CT scan at the Stollery Hospital. Due to the morning rush, i had to leave the house at 7:15 am and my mom drove to a place where the good times never stop.

Hello Wondercafe!

As some of you might know, my significant other is from Barcelona, Spain.  I have been very lucky to visit the city many times, and each time I am amazed by its public transit.  Many people don't own cars.  It's one euro for a metro/bus fare, flat - no zoning like London or Madrid.  One euro makes TTC's 2.75 look exorbitant.