Yesterday I listened to Jack Layton get buried in French en route to and in the car park of a supermarket.<\/p>\n
A woman sang Rise Up. I sat in a hot car surrounded by passing shopping trolleys.<\/p>\n
It was desperately sad. Still it felt appropriate to be upset and mourn the loss of him amid getting on with the practicalities of the day.<\/p>\n
Also, I recommend getting buried in French. Somehow it’s more satisfying.<\/p>\n
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This week I also had cause to attend the Prostate Clinic. I learnt there are 10,000 patients at that VGH clinic.<\/p>\n
I sat between 2 old men and felt pretty special. The place reminded me of Heathrow Airport.<\/p>\n
I like my doctor very much and we both agreed it’s good I do not have a prostate.<\/p>\n
I asked him how can we feel hopeful if Jack Layton who has full access to healthcare and appeared a fit, healthy man (to my eye) and excellent advocate for himself cannot survive it.<\/p>\n
What hope is there for the man who smokes 40 a day and drinks a six pack and doesn’t go to the doctor? Says I.<\/p>\n
They do die, he replied, you just don’t hear about them.<\/p>\n
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