This is what I learned about the environment while using second-hand home goods.
It is always so exciting when you have to furnish your home for the very first time. You usually have dreams of how you want to live, how you want your home to look, how you want it to feel, and the kinds of memories you want to build…
Five ways to live more sustainably
When it comes to the environment, it can be hard to figure out how you can contribute towards solving some of its problems. With everything currently happening with our environment, taking action can be really overwhelming. I thought I would compile a list of the actions that I usually…
The importance of hope and why we should all have some this year
On October 28th, 2019, I got off from bed to prepare to go to the hospital for my recurring cancer, post-surgery results. It was around 3 am, I had not slept a wink, and it was precisely an hour fifteen minutes before the transport would show up outside my…
Medical kidnapping: What it is and why it has made health care that much scarier for people of color
Over the past week, I have been watching video after video, and reading article after article on medical kidnapping. A phenomenon that up until a week ago I knew very little about. Like most people the hospital and police have always been a source of comfort in life’s chaos….
How cutting out meat during the week changed my overall health
As a self proclaimed meat lover. If someone had told me years ago that I would even consider cutting out meat during the week, I would not have believed them. In part because growing up, a meal always consisted of 3 things; Meat, starch and vegetables. Which is why…
Basic first-aid skills for treating wounds and burns.
In 2016, two months after my cancer diagnosis, I had to go through 10 cycles of radiation therapy in an attempt to shrink my tumor. Halfway through the treatment, my skin around the affected area started to peel off and ultimately created a large map of an open wound. This…
