Calgary’s Bobsled Accident (Aftermath & Coping Mechanisms)

(Disclaimer: All ideas expressed are my own and sources for facts are provided throughout the article. I am not a professional counsellor and therefore if you are finding it difficult to cope with loss, please seek professional help. The Distress Centre’s ConnecTeen program is a great resource.) [source] On Saturday, February 6th, Calgary was rocked with the news…

The iKnife

There is the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Now, there’s the iKnife. No, it doesn’t have apps and games and music on it, but it does so much more than that. It identifies cancer cells. When removing cancer, surgeons try to cut as precisely as possible: not too much should be out, but there…

Project: I am Hemlock

First, a message from Hemlock: “Hello. You may call me Hemlock.  I would like to be your friend, but we must be secret friends. I seek no personal glory or fame.  I wish only to craft things of beauty.” I am Hemlock was originally a pseudonym used by singer/songwriter Trevor Deley to release his EP Robert in…

250 hours of hockey

A bit more of an even number and nearly twice the number of 127 Hours.  However, neither Aron Ralston nor James Franco are desperately stuck in a canyon.  This is the story of 40 men, playing a 10 and a half hour hockey game to raise money for the Alberta Children’s Hospital. And it’s happening…