Leanne Charette ♿
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Leanne Charette ♿
@Leanne_Charette
Poet. Frazzled mom of twins. Living my best life with cerebral palsy.
The healthcare worker who just received the information from the paramedics that took me and my extremely febrile toddler to the ER @grhospitalkw was NOT MASKED. I have been told repeatedly by patient relations that masks are required in all patient care areas. Seriously?
Thanks so much to @AeDeutschmann at @GuelphToday for this story about us! The increased visibility has already gotten us some exciting offers and many words of encouragement. Thank you for all the support, #Guelph! guelphtoday.com/women-and-girl…
My daughter told me they had a full school Xmas assembly today with no air purifiers and closed doors today, so she told her teacher she was allowed to skip it as it didn’t feel safe. She told me at lunch pick up and I’m very proud of her risk assessment skills.
What's going on with Canada's MAiD program? Let's ask the physicians in charge. This piece took a long time to report. I interviewed 50+ people. I went over two years of training seminars. And it turns out, MAiD in Canada is seriously flawed thenewatlantis.com/publications/n…
POETRY WINNER: @poetgerby - Backyard Fence “Here is a poem that reflects deeply, with precision, and makes you feel. Here is a poem that knows how something small and ordinary can contain a whole world.” - Poetry Judge Doyali Islam 🧵 puritan-magazine.com/backyard-fence…
"My colleagues are making decisions between the child with a brain tumor or the child that is going to lose her bladder function:" The Chief of Pediatric Surgery at McMaster is worried about the heartbreaking impact of cancelled surgeries. @Shaunacitynews toronto.citynews.ca/2022/12/14/can…
