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Since so many people are unaware of the services that the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) provide in Canada, I thought I’d share this great article, written by my niece.

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Victorian Order of Nurses
by Nikita Turner

VON is the leading charitable organization addressing community health and social needs. VON is also a unionized organization.

VON is a charity, guided by the principles of primary health care. They work in partnerships with Canadians for a healthier society through leadership in community based care. They also deliver innovative comprehension health and social services.

VON provides wound care, palliative care, intravenous care, enterostomal therapy, pediatric Continue Reading…

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Unfortunately, I learned about passing a kidney stone the hard way!

Photo left: An 8mm kidney stone

That’s right folks, just passed my very first kidney stone tonight, and let me tell you, it’s NO JOKE whatsoever!

From what I heard this past week from EMS, the nurses and doctors in the Emergency Room, specialists and anyone that’s known someone, who has had to pass a kidney stone, it is supposedly more painful than having a baby!

Well, I have never had a baby yet, but I can certainly attest to the fact that it’s the most painful thing I’ve ever had to go through in my life!

My stone was 4 mm. I’ve known about it since July, when it was seen on a CT scan as an incidental finding. “Oh, by the way, you have a 4 mm kidney stone too.” Yeah, thanks…NOT!

I haven’t had pain with it until Sunday night, when within 5 minutes I went from feeling fine, to screaming Continue Reading…

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Have you heard of Life Line? You know, like the commercial with an elderly person that says, “I’ve fallen and can’t get up…”

You push a button in your home or on a device around your neck, and have an immediate connection to emergency departments.

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Life Line in Canada
by Nikita Turner

Life Line came to Canada in 1974. It started out in community hospitals. Life Line was made to assist and get help efficiently to individuals who live alone or live with disabilities.

The purpose of Life Line is to get clients help fast when needed and it’s easy access button helps in life threatening situations. Every Life Line client receives a button they can either wear around their necks or on their wrist, which is accessible in emergencies. When the button is pressed, it sends signals to Continue Reading…

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