My son had a precious baby daughter the other day and is now plunged into the dilemma of whether, when and against what to vaccinate. There are over 46 separate vaccines being forced on us today - all of them representing $$ and jobs to the pharmaceutical companies as well as a possible benefit of b…

My grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s quite a few years ago.   What makes me sad for her (and hopeful for future generations) is that if it were today, she may have lead a much better quality of life. She was diagnosed shortly before turning the age of 60.  Normally, you wouldn’t think of so…

I loved reading this story by Dakshana Bascaramurty in the Globe and Mail on the 14th June 2010 - I thought you might enjoy it too? It's yet more about the near-miraculous rebuilding that the brain can do - if given a chance...

  What Is Existentialism? Existentialism is a philosophy of contrasts. It assumes that 'most people' are a certain way and prides itself on being different. It's based on contrasts, on opposites, on 'different'. For me then, existentialism poses a very difficult question?  Or does it?  I am very c…