Category Archives: Ottawa

What happened the day my daughter died

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

Everything started to fall apart early Friday morning. Diane’s water broke on Monday, but the doctors believed she and the baby could last to the 24-week mark, when our baby girl’s lungs would be better developed. But by early Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Mental Health, Ottawa, Pregnancy | Tagged , | 20 Comments

Suddenly there were people

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

If you ever have the opportunity to meet someone you blog with, I’d recommend meeting them for a shawarma. My girlfriend and I needed some time away from the village, and she had been having shawarma cravings for weeks, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Ottawa | 4 Comments

H1N1 Policy On The Maternity Ward Of The Ottawa General Hospital Sucks

Posted on November 12, 2009 by

My very pregnant girlfriend has the flu. Late Tuesday night she had a fever of over 101F long enough the nurses, dressed in long, yellow, disposable plastic jackets and wearing face-shields, moved her from her “home care” room to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Ottawa, Pregnancy | 13 Comments

Proof Of The Life Of Brian And How It Saved Mine

Posted on September 17, 2009 by

I have a large collection of Blues music, but it came to me mostly by accident and from only one source. At the beginning of my College journalism program we were assigned a local celebrity. We had three months to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Ottawa, UmBiPMaD Stories | 6 Comments