Joy Manson
It's Good to be Me
Sometimes I blog about bad stuff. I’m a pretty happy camper at the moment so I’m writing about that instead.
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Joy Manson
Feb 9, 20222 min read
In and Out
I’m currently OUT of isolation. When I woke up at 7 AM, I was IN isolation.
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Joy Manson
Jan 18, 20223 min read
A Snowstorm, a Flat Tire and a Porcupine on Fire: My ENT Appointment
My date with the ENT was quite an adventure.
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Joy Manson
Jan 11, 20223 min read
Winner, Winner!!!
I’ve been playing two medical waiting games concurrently and I just won both within a week of each other.
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Joy Manson
Jan 4, 20222 min read
The Waiting Game
A couple of days before Christmas, I got some good health news – sort of – and it would be remiss of me not to mention it here.
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Joy Manson
Nov 28, 20212 min read
A Happy Medium
Several days before I fell and broke my hip, I consulted a medium.
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Joy Manson
Nov 16, 20214 min read
Reflections on My Tragic Hip
It’s been five weeks since I broke my hip. I’ve had plenty of time to think and put it all in perspective.
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Joy Manson
Nov 1, 20215 min read
My Tragic Hip
What follows is a two-week account of a hip injury.
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Joy Manson
Oct 10, 20213 min read
Thoughts on Scattering My Mom's Ashes
I’m caught up in the details of organizing this ritual. Somehow, I have to free my thoughts of the minutia and write a eulogy.
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Joy Manson
Oct 1, 20212 min read
Bassoon Mania
The story begins in 1977 when I’m a frustrated grade 11 clarinet player.
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Joy Manson
Jun 19, 20213 min read
Father’s Day
I found this small, handwritten note in May, tucked into an envelope addressed to Margie.
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Joy Manson
May 7, 20211 min read
Sightings
I just returned from a roll around the backyard. I know what you’re thinking. No, I did not get stuck and yes, I stayed on the sidewalk.
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Joy Manson
Mar 19, 20212 min read
An Omnibus Post
This is a collection of little “thought-lets” and observations I made that don’t quite merit a post of their own.
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Joy Manson
Mar 2, 20213 min read
In Praise of Personal Support Workers
In long-term care settings and in private homes, they help people like me with what’s known in the business as “Activities of Daily Living.”
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Joy Manson
Feb 18, 20214 min read
Grumpy Old Men
I’ve been a people watcher for many years.
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Joy Manson
Jan 9, 20212 min read
What the Heck is Inactive MS? (The MRI Part 4)
It means pretty much what it sounds like: my disease hasn’t been active for a while.
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Joy Manson
Jun 21, 20202 min read
Am I Turning into a Geezer?
I said something so shocking today, I regretted it the moment the words were out of my mouth.
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Joy Manson
May 6, 20202 min read
The Room of Joy
She calls it the Room of Joy. Now we all do.
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Joy Manson
Dec 1, 20192 min read
The Pixie
My pixie alter ego. She helps me write, even though I don't even know her name. I found her in a store in Tofino, BC...
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