The Dark Side to Advocacy
This essay is not about dissuading people from advocating, either from inside or outside the system. But I want to tell my truth about...
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Sue Robins
- Nov 20, 2021
- 4 min
Be Still
I was a very busy person when we first moved to Vancouver from Edmonton seven years ago. Our little family had to find someplace to live...
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Sue Robins
- Nov 8, 2021
- 5 min
Kindness Around The World
It is no secret that I’m a friend of Dr. Catherine Crock and her Gathering of Kindness and Hush Foundation organizations. I first met...
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Sue Robins
- Nov 6, 2021
- 4 min
A Commentary on the Compassionate Leadership Book
Compassionate Leadership is a new book by Michael A. West that was published in July 2021. The book is so timely and relevant that the...
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Sue Robins
- Oct 31, 2021
- 4 min
The Magnitude of All Things
"Every living thing is us." The great thing about art is that two people can look at the same painting, watch the same film, or read the...
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Sue Robins
- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
Happy Birthday, Queering Cancer
Three researchers who were strangers got together at a Hacking Health event and the concept of Queering Cancer was born. The idea of...
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Sue Robins
- Oct 26, 2021
- 4 min
How to Create Safe Spaces for Patients: Zoom Meeting Version
Here are tips + hints about making video-conference meetings welcoming, friendly and safe for all participants. BEFORE THE MEETING Make...
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Sue Robins
- Oct 16, 2021
- 6 min
Not Telling Your Story
I preach about the importance of telling our stories. But now I want to talk about NOT telling our stories. Sharing our stories publicly...
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Sue Robins
- Oct 14, 2021
- 4 min
A Commentary on Damaged, the Book
I marked up my copy of the book Damaged: Child Trauma, Adult Illness, and the Need for a Health Care Revolution so badly that I had no...
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Sue Robins
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
Communication Fail
As someone who co-owns a health communication company, I’ve watched in horror the public health communications during COVID. It has been...
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Sue Robins
- Sep 29, 2021
- 3 min
A Love Letter to the People of Alberta
I often cite a version of the Serenity Prayer, about what is in my control and what is not. It is my challenge to let go of what is not...
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Sue Robins
- Sep 21, 2021
- 5 min
When Everything is Not Fine
It has been exhausting to pretend that everything is perfectly okay during this pandemic. I can’t do it anymore. I need to start telling...
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Sue Robins
- Sep 16, 2021
- 1 min
Chicken: The Movie
"After high school was done, my son started living his own life.” -a wise mom Aaron withdrew from his last year of high school on the...
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Sue Robins
- Sep 5, 2021
- 3 min
Schools are reopening, but disabled children have been forgotten
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GLOBE AND MAIL SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 Any parent who has rushed their child to the hospital as they struggled to...
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Sue Robins
- Aug 24, 2021
- 5 min
Ending with a Whimper
My son Aaron has not been to in-person school since March 6, 2020, when the pandemic arrived. He was midway through Grade 11. He’s...
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Sue Robins
- Aug 17, 2021
- 4 min
Getting To Know You
To put the care back into health care, focus on relationships. To focus on relationships, build trust and mutual caring. To build trust...
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Sue Robins
- Jul 24, 2021
- 3 min
I Love You When You Are Mad
The other day, I overheard my son Aaron saying to our puppy Abby, "I love you no matter what." I do believe that Abby was being a turd at...
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Sue Robins
- Jul 3, 2021
- 2 min
Twenty days of radiation: A photo essay
If your heart is broken, make art with the little pieces. – Shane Koyczan I'm beyond thrilled that the Journal of Medical Imaging and...
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Sue Robins
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Explaining Bad Things
We did not celebrate Canada yesterday. Instead, we spent the day explaining to our son - who is 18 years old and has Down syndrome -...
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Sue Robins
- Jun 27, 2021
- 5 min
happy faces only: a commentary
happy faces only is a new book from author Karen Klak. I’ll show all my cards: Karen is my friend. I first met her at the Stollery...
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