Family Historian, proud mom of 3 kids 2 grandbabies;semi-retired social worker;Oiler Diehard, often uses swear words 😇 , living on Treaty 6 land

Joined November 2009
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So yesterday was bittersweet. It was my late husband’s first heaven birthday but my daughter honoured their love by marrying the man of her dreams in a small wedding ceremony It turned a sad day into a wonderful memory of celebration ❤️❤️
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Connor McDavid, YOU ARE the Ted Lindsay Award winner for the fifth time! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 #NHLAwards The award is presented annually to the most outstanding player as voted by the players.
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Anyone else see the resemblance between Yasavage from the @BlueJays and Luke Grimes from the Marshalls ?
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Just heard my surgeon for hip replacement is going on holidays for the summer! Originally told I'd probably have operation in May. Been 2 years. Now delayed until September at the earliest. Chronic severe pain is awful
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Pray for me. I think I have squirrels in my attic. My son has heard them running thru the wall. Just what I can't afford
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Missing teenager from #FortSaskatchewan, AB: Xzaidence Littlechild (14 y/o) was last seen Feb. 13. RCMP believe he's in #yeg. He has black hair, brown eyes, is 5'8, 127 lbs and was wearing black joggers and a black hoodie. RT?
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WHAT ICU NURSES KNOW ABOUT THE LAST HOURS OF LIFE THAT FAMILIES ARE NEVER PREPARED FOR: 1. Hearing is the last sense to go. Many patients can hear everything being said in the room long after they appear unconscious. Nurses know this. Most families do not act like it. 2. The body does not shut down all at once. It withdraws blood and oxygen from the extremities first, working inward toward the heart. The cold hands and feet you notice are the body making a final decision about what to protect. 3. A sudden, unexpected improvement in energy and alertness hours before death is not a good sign. Nurses recognize it immediately. Families almost always mistake it for recovery. 4. The sound called the death rattle is not pain. It is simply the throat relaxing and losing muscle control. But no amount of medical explanation prepares a family for hearing it for the first time. 5. Most people do not die during the night. The body has a biological rhythm and many deaths occur in the early hours of morning, between 3am and 5am, when the nervous system is at its lowest. 6. Patients often wait. Nurses have watched people hold on for days until a specific person arrives, or a specific word is spoken, or permission is quietly given to let go. It happens too consistently to be coincidence. 7. The words "we did everything we could" are sometimes true and sometimes the most painful half-truth a family will ever receive without knowing it. 8. Families who are not present at the moment of death carry guilt that no counselor fully resolves. Nurses see this guilt begin forming in real time and cannot always stop it. 9. The face relaxes completely at the moment of death in a way that is impossible to describe until you have seen it. Nurses say it looks like the person finally put something down they had been carrying for a very long time. 10. Many ICU nurses privately believe that the most painful deaths are not the ones with the most physical suffering. They are the ones where the patient dies surrounded by family members who are fighting with each other. 11. The thing families almost never say, but almost always should, is simply this: it is okay to go. Those four words, spoken out loud, do something that medicine cannot explain and nurses have witnessed more times than they can count. 12. Nurses grieve too. They learn the names, the histories, the family dynamics, and the small personal details of every patient. They cry in break rooms, in parking lots, and on drives home. Then they walk back in the next morning and do it all over again, because someone has to, and they chose to be that person.
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Another day means another day to share that my husband needs a living kidney donor. I don’t think anyone ever sees what I post but I’ll keep sharing until we have a transplant 💙💙
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Officially retired today after almost 30 yrs in Child Protection- feels a little unreal. Now I just need a Go Fund Me to get me thru the next few months while my pension readjust! Off to a new life
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I have a lot of sports memorabilia-auto pics from all sports, hockey sticks etc. Wanting to sell anyone know a good place to post it to get exposure Have it on FB now under "Make An Offer'
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We're just 2 days away from the Heavy Hockey Showdown in support of @sacetalks! Event details below. Lots of great reasons to bring the family and have a blast for a great cause on Saturday afternoon! Hope to see you there! #WeR4SACE #HHS2026
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Amazing and thank you everyone for the support of @sacetalks and the @HeavyHockeyNet Showdown!! I am in awe of the support we get each year and the amazing work our volunteer committee members do. We're well on our way to our goal of $50K raised(this year), but there is still work to do. Please if you can donate: justgiving.com/page/hhs2026-… Or attend the pre-party: eventbrite.com/e/heavy-hocke… Or online silent auction: 32auctions.com/2026heavyhock…
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BIDDING IS NOW OPEN for the Heavy Hockey Showdown Silent Auction! Bidding is open from now until 8 pm on March 13, 2026. Check back often to keep tabs on your favourite items! 👀 View the tremendous items from our many incredible donors here⬇️ 32auctions.com/2026heavyhock…
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Having received my free sample of winter I would like to cancel the remainder of my subscription. Thank You. ❄️🥶
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Why was that not a 4 min penalty?
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Yay Yay Blue Jays. #wewantitall⚾️
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