Kali J Desautels

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Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity. I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books. A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been “super married” to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids. My first book – How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!) I have tried a podcast – it’s still on Apple and Google Podcasts – but writing is where my heart is. My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit. I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually. Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!

Thank You, St Paul’s

Sitting with Dave through this involves some time sent away from his bedside, whilst the nurses and doctors perform their tasks and activities. Right now I am taking a minute in the patient lounge while his IV is replaced. It’s hard to manage pain when the IV gets displaced.

I’m so grateful for the nurses at St. Paul’s who are taking care of him, acknowledging how busy they are. Everyone one of us on the ward feels like our partner’s emergency is the most critical, and demand their attention in an instant, and somehow they manage to prioritize and triage the emergencies, without making us feel ignored.

#looper #loops #vancouver #vancouver_canada #hospitals #hospital #hospitallife #yvr #cancersucks #effcancer #fuckcancer #nursing #nurses #nursinglife #doctors #doctor #socializedhealthcare #canada #healthcare #stpaul #stpauls #kalidesautelsreads

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