It's been a busy week for health-related appointments: dental cleaning and check-up, follow-up with my plastic surgeon regarding my breast reconstruction, flu and COVID shots for Chris, and today's follow-up with the gynecologic oncology team at The Ot...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on October 18th, 2024
Yesterday, I shared my sadness after learning that one of my temporary breast implements may have sprung a leak. In response, I received many beautiful messages and wanted to capture some of them in this post. They gave me strength and may give others ...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on October 17th, 2024
Before going to my follow-up appointment with my surgeon today, I noticed that my right breast felt smaller than my left one.
When I arrived at Dr. Lee's office, I mentioned this to her nurse, who agreed that my right expandable implant seemed smalle...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on October 16th, 2024
When I learned on August 27 that I had won the Terry Fox Wrexham Run contest, I was worried that I might not be up for a trip abroad given my breast reconstruction surgery planned for September 12, just four weeks before I would leave for Wales on Octo...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on October 15th, 2024
Our whirlwind weekend in Wrexham has come to an end, as Shane and I make our way back to Canada. I post this edition of the blog from Pearson International Airport in Toronto, as we await our flight to Ottawa.
The four-hour drive from Wrexham to Londo...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on October 14th, 2024
Today was the Terry Fox Run in Wrexham. What a rewarding way to launch the first such run in Wales. More than 300 people turned out to run 5 km or walk 2.5 km around Wrexham's beautiful Bellevue Park. The goal was to raise funds for the UK's Institute ...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on October 13th, 2024
Day 2 in Wrexham was a day to delve into history.
First up was a visit to the Wrexham Miners Project, housed in the former Miners Rescue Station. Michael Hett shared the history of the Wrexham Miners Project, which commemorates the Gresford Mining Dis...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on October 12th, 2024
Today's Wrexham recollections begin with our flight from Toronto to London overnight, and repercussions from our preceding flight from Ottawa to Toronto. Because the Ottawa-Toronto flight was completely full and the overhead storage area was so limited...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on October 11th, 2024
Yesterday, a friend sent me a cute video of cats at the airport, each representing a different type of traveler: the excited one, the frequent flyer, the one who's always running late, snacking 24/7, already starting the vacation vibe, nervous about ev...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on October 10th, 2024
Yesterday, the Ontario government announced that women 40 and older can now self-refer to receive a publicly funded mammogram through the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP). The previous minimum age for self-referral was 50. Self-referral means th...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on October 9th, 2024
