How Greenlanders feel is heartbreaking: "scared to death" “just want to be left alone" “We have always lived a quiet and peaceful life here.” Canadians stand with Greenland. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Survivorship: Not out of the woods "Following month after month of suffering dreadful chemo-induced side effects, I’m not yet out of the woods – but I’m starting to recognize what “normal” might feel like again one day...' myheartsisters.org/2026/01/18/s...

Doctor's orders I love: "Eat your ice cream!" myheartsisters.org/2026/01/11/d... #DrEzekielEMANUEL

Breast cancer patients are the "straight A honors students" of the cancer ward, with up to 95% considered low-risk, expected to be alive and well 10 years after diagnosis, compared to pancreatic cancer for instance: a 5-year survival rate of about 12%. www.businessinsider.com/oncologist-d...

The Right to Wind in Your Hair. . . reasonstobecheerful.world/cycling-with... #CyclingWithoutAge

Ottawa rated as the city having the best quality of life of all cities in North America. As a long time resident, I can confirm it is a wonderful city to call home.

Apparently, it is now acceptable to attain a new status in life, simply by proclamation. I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift. Thank you for your attention to our delusions.

Ups, downs, and going with the ebbs and flows of a new diagnosis: Karen Salmansohn (author of 'How To Be Happy, Dammit') myheartsisters.org/2024/11/17/k...

When your T-shirt becomes illegal... 🇨🇦 www.timescolonist.com/local-news/w... #kristiKoons

Hello pacers! So many questions about your new pacemaker - and so many answers here from real live patients! ttps://myheartsisters.org/2018/01/28/pacemakers/

Doctor's orders I love: "Eat your ice cream!" ~ Thank you Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel ♥ myheartsisters.org/2026/01/11/d...

My editorial in the British Medical Journal: "Heart FAILURE" It's Time to Finally Change the F-word..." openheart.bmj.com/content/open...

Why isn't my oncologist recommending this to me too?! 😍 www.cbsnews.com/news/doctors...

What's all that sighing, moaning and groaning about? The exhaustion of becoming a patient is described as the “leaky emotion of chronic illness“ myheartsisters.org/2016/04/24/s...

A NOT-To-Do List for the chronically ill - a guest post by former law professor Toni Bernhard and author of "How To Be Sick" - with some gentle advice for patients about self-compassion. myheartsisters.org/2013/10/06/n...

Is it bad that nobody justifiably believes anything Putin says while the President of the United States believes everything he says?

I could watch this all day. . . 🎶 Toronto's Larnell Lewis www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd_U...

The most frightening cardiac symptom wasn't chest pain, but the little voice in my head that's called "a sense of impending doom". It is my one piece of advice to all my friends. Listen to that voice in your head!” myheartsisters.org/2024/10/06/m...

No American president has ever named ships or institutions after himself—until now. Trump’s gold-plated presidency isn’t about strength. It’s about fear, ego, and unmistakable ignorance. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

This message hits hard.

Pick one: non-human AI - or a real person? myheartsisters.org/2025/12/28/p...

Merry Christmas Eve! 🎄We've been up to our elbows in cabbage rolls for tonight's Ukrainian feast. . .💕

Weary of all that perky Jingle Bell music by now? Try this from #Disturbed 2016 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7R...

Why we moved to the beautiful and balmy west coast of Canada in the 1970s... 💕🇨🇦 www.timescolonist.com/local-news/t...

Ups, downs, and going with the ebbs and flows of a new diagnosis: Karen Salmansohn (author of 'How To Be Happy, Dammit') myheartsisters.org/2024/11/17/k...

Whether you're craving something sweet, savory, spicy — or all of the above in one flavorful meal — we've got you covered. Here are 10 favorite cookbooks from the past year. n.pr/4pAXArl

Dan attempts to sit casually at the holiday party. . . @newyorker.com

Exclusive - Danielle Smith and Rob Anderson intervened on behalf of Jordan Peterson's online school in a concerted attempt to grant it accreditation in Alberta. Jordan Peterson's School Isn't Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta's Help via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

Is the Peterson Academy "a way to further erode and bias our knowledge base...?" University of Alberta health and law professor Tim Caulfield (an expert on misinformation) says YES. #TheTyee.ca

A cartoon by Barbara Smaller. #NewYorkerCartoons See more cartoons from this week’s issue: www.newyorker.com/gallery/cart...

#BoycottUSA #Canada Dramatic price increases for Canadians visiting U.S. national parks could benefit Maritimes By contrast, all national parks in Canada were free to access for everyone last summer, and will also be free for the coming 2026 season #ParksCanada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

In Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests. Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here." It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...

Why aren't you wearing your medical I.D? 'The first to come to your aid during a health crisis in public may be a bystander on the street who can relay your important I.D. tag info directly to the 911 dispatcher - but only if you're wearing a medical I.D. myheartsisters.org/2013/07/26/m...

How heart patients can keep the joy in this season: Perfect timing from Registered Dietitian Cheryl Strachan sweetspotnutrition.ca/holidays-aft...

My Finnish grandmother came to Canada in 1924 and became a citizen in 1933. To be a real Canadian, she believed she must, and did watch Hockey Night in Canada every week. I wish I had been able to understand her better, but I was a child and preoccupied.

No blockages: Living with non-obstructive heart disease "patients diagnosed w. microvascular or coronary spasm disorders have few if any detectable blockages obstructing flow in blood vessels feeding the heart muscle yet same distressing symptoms as heart attack myheartsisters.org/2016/07/10/n...

Fed up of waiting for the city to tackle traffic fatalities, Los Angeles residents are taking street safety into their own hands — one bucket of paint at a time. reasonstobecheerful.world/los-angeles-...

The communication magic of "Caring Bridge:" "Family caregiving is hard. Asking for help shouldn’t be. #CaringBridge helps families share what they needed from others – and easier for their community to step in and provide help of all kinds. myheartsisters.org/2025/08/24/c...

Will this newly approved crash test dummy make car accidents less deadly for women? www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...

I wonder if the surgeon I met recently (note: NOT a cardiologist) would believe that non-obstructive coronary artery disease actually exists (esp. in women) if he read this from #StanfordMed stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-cond...

Would you drive your car if its brakes were "failing"? And do our physicians cling to the hurtfully inaccurate name “heart FAILURE” simply because that’s what they’ve always called it? myheartsisters.org/2019/09/22/c...

How to spend every moment of your MRI trying NOT to push the emergency call button: a patient's important feedback www.jmirs.org/article/S193... #LelainiaLloyd #NMOSD

Two ways to portray heart failure. One of them works. And so many reader comments about why that is. "The scariest words in the world were “You have heart failure”. I thought Okay, that’s it, I am dying. What’s the point?" myheartsisters.org/2016/03/13/t...

I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago. Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑

Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria's Niger state have escaped and are now with their families. n.pr/4pkTJhw

A patient, a caregiver and a cardiologist walk into a bar... "While doctors are knowledgeable about disease, they don't adequately appreciate that illness changes everything for the patient..." Dr. Rita Charon, author of Narrative Medicine myheartsisters.org/2020/07/26/n...

Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/startups-pro...