Kael
SickKids hospital has been putting on a campaign to illustrate how a seriously ill child can impact an entire family.
I helped put a couple of these family stories together for Huffington Post.
One of these stories involved Kael, a boy who spent more than a year in the hospital with a rare immune-deficiency disorder.
To read the story of Kael and his family head over to Huffington Post here.
Filed under Health
Creed
One of the pleasant surprises from the world of film this year was the entirely credible reboot of the Rocky franchise with the film Creed.
Led by Michael B. Jordan as the son of Rocky’s greatest adversary Apollo Creed, one of the film’s great successes was the quality of the fight sequences.
Sarah looked into what kind of training Jordan did to prepare for his role in Creed.
To read all about it head over to Asian World Of Martial Arts by clicking here.
Filed under Films, Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Sheldon Kennedy
Former NHL hockey player and sexual abuse victim Sheldon Kennedy has faced a long and difficult road through addiction and mental health issues to get to the healthy place he’s at now.
The lasting effects from the abuses he suffered are laid bare in uncomfortable detail in the new documentary Swift Current, which debuted at the Rendezvous With Madness film festival last week.
I spoke to Kennedy about the film and he hopes people will learn from it for Samaritan Mag.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Films, Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Some Movember moustache ideas
It’s officially November 1, which means men all over the world will be growing out their charitable Movember moustaches.
Most of these will look stupid.
Because I care about these things I tracked down a moustache expert from the Toronto Facial Hair Club who gave me pointers on how to grow some wicked whiskers this month.
To read how check out the full story at Samaritan Mag.
Filed under Health, Shameless Promotion
Garrett “G Money” Holeve
Garrett “G Money” Holeve, a martial artist with down syndrome, wanted to participate in a professional fight.
Some officiating bodies not so into a person’s self-determination didn’t want him to.
The result was a different sort of fight… for one’s rights.
Sarah wrote about what went down for Fightland.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Health, Jock Stuff, Politics, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 