Leslie J Allen Feb 6 3 min Never underestimate the power of story.... Private Members Bill C-220 Amending the Canada Labour Code to Extend Compassionate Care Leave On February 25, 2020, Matt Jeneroux, MP for...
Leslie J Allen Dec 24, 2020 3 min This year for Christmas, we got Covid... "Everything is a gift. The degree to which we are awake to this truth is a measure of our gratefulness, and gratefulness is a measure of...
Leslie J Allen Dec 15, 2020 2 min The cage door is always open... If you don't like something, change it! If you can't change it, change your attitude. Maya Angelou Fifty years ago, I accompanied my...
Leslie J Allen Oct 15, 2020 2 min It's just a flat tire... Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late....
Leslie J Allen Sep 9, 2020 4 min Tuesday... In 2018, my husband, Don, passed away after a 6-year journey with cancer. Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) was a part of our journey...
Leslie J Allen May 15, 2020 2 min The Mustard Seed... The other day, a good friend shared how overwhelmed she was about her level of loss. Not only has COVID-19 contributed to this through...
Leslie J Allen Apr 15, 2020 4 min The price of procrastination... “Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone” . - Pablo Picasso A year and a half after my husbands death...
Leslie J Allen Apr 7, 2020 3 min 2-6 Months 2-6 months Richard said….I sat very still. So did Don. We were at his oncologist’s office and after discussing discontinuing treatment...