Thoughts

Zandra consulting at the UOHI’s Women’s Heart Health Clinic I am frustrated with how familiar this patient story has become: It took four emergency room visits for a…

Growing up, I was keenly aware of the silence that surrounded certain topics — periods being one of them. As a young brown girl navigating through life, I constantly grap…

My dad and I on my 18th birthday June 6, 2002, started with so much promise. There was brilliant sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. Tony, my fiancé, was playing go…

Mom and SCAD survivor, Nadia, with her three beautiful children.  As September approaches, SCAD survivor Nadia shares her story, and challenges you to advocate for y…

DEI (short for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is all the rage these days. It is used to mean positive affirmative action by some and as a mean put-down by others who c…

Cecile and her father I wouldn't be the person I am today without the love and wisdom my father shared with me. My father's foundation shaped my life and career. He was m…

Your tampon has lead it in.  Oh, and also arsenic, cadmium, and god knows what else. That was the message I heard loud and clear when I opened my phone earlier this …

It hit home the day I booked the restaurant for my daughter’s university graduation dinner: I’m a grown-up now. My husband and I had talked it over with my daughter — whe…