Tag: incurable brain cancer

Tongue tied: Brain cancer as a stealthy thief

Tongue tied: Brain cancer as a stealthy thief   A striking characteristic of  growing up in southern Ontario, more specifically in Georgetown and London, in the 1950s and 1960s,  was exposure to how my father handled the English language, especially idioms and expressions. Clearly Dad mimicked the movie actors and radio talk of his day,..

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How Our Winnie the Pooh Doctor Saved the Life of My Wife Anne to Eat Sushi Another Day

How Our Winnie the Pooh Doctor Saved the Life of My Wife Anne to Eat Sushi Another Day We call our “family doctor” Trespassers W in honour of a signpost fragment that recurs in the wonderful children’s stories featuring Winnie the Pooh, the iconic stuffed bear. Here is why our sawbones is so named:  ..

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