Just to let those know on LJ, my Father passed away on Jan 24th. It is my opinion that the Ottawa Para-medic Service made bad judgement calls and he had inadequate care at the General Campus. The rage will be bottled for now to fuel the energy I need when I go after them for wrongful death. They indirectly killed my Father and the proof will present itself when it comes, so for now love and peace are todays emotions.
One year later: I was right all along. After 2 investigations and inquiries and 3 autopsies, it appears many changes are afoot.
The Ottawa Para-medic Service did indeed make 2 bad judgement calls and 1 diagnostic failure. They are now looking at my Fathers case as a model to help make this not happen again.
The General campus of the Ottawa hospital did actually kill my Dad. They administered Dialaudid from the moment he came in knowing full well he was allergic to morphine and fentanyl. They lied to us on many occasions and then had to retract in the final Inquiry.
I am at peace that my Dad is gone. I can do nothing to change that. I am also at peace that I will always carry the anger around at the injustice done to my family and I can't do a thing about it. It is what it is.
My advice; please understand that you have to be 150% vigilant when in or near a hospital today. Trust no one and make sure they are treatng you or your patient correctly. Demand, dont ask, or you WILL be ignored. Go straight to the top..avoid minions; they are overworked and are the ones who blindly administer the mistakes.
I JUST had an MRI Jan 26th at the Civic campus. I had to point out that the Tech handed me a smock with metal snaps. AND then allowed me to enter the machine with a forgotten ring on my finger. W.T.F. ???
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pensive - Music:Faith of the Heart
I just totally unfriended a whole whackload of you by accident. It was not my intention, indeed I did the reverse of what I wanted to do. Sorry.
- Location:in the corner
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embarrassed - Music:Jizz in my pants
Just FaceBooking my a** off. Who has time for cooking? I'll be back soon.
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indescribable - Music:birdies outside
Passed away about a half an hour ago.
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crushed - Music:none
I am making soup today, its blah outside and I have just read a friends journal that makes me very sad. So its a perfect day for comfort food.
( Potage of Beef and Barley Soup recipe here... )
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crushed
Russian Cream is an old sca recipe that is not period. It was in favour about 10 years ago. I have identified this as actually Russian but variations can be found in most countries, obviously after gelatin was invented.
Actually this "cream" can be used in any amount of ways, your imagination is the only limit you have!
( Micaylahs Russian Cream Cake recipe here )
Nice comfort food here. I served it with a salad and some homemade bread. Of course the pic isn't mine. I didn't get a chance.

( Southwest-Style Potato Corn Chowder recipe here )
- Location:heading off to the kitchen
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thirsty - Music:Fish Heads
I made this to go with the Ragout for R's birthday. Originally I was going to put a graham cracker layer base but I didn't have enough crumbs so I just skipped that layer.

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good enuf - Music:watching Rocky and Bullwinkle
Hi all,
Sleep is still a problem for me; its been almost 9 months. But I have been cooking a little so for my first 2009 post I thought I would share a recipe that has been around since, as far as I can tell, 1878.
Basically it is meatball stew made with pork. Its an old Québec recipe that I remember my maTante Jean-d'Arc and my Grand-mére make as a child. My Mother never made it but she is French from Manitoba so culturally it prolly never made it there in this form. Also, its a little fiddly but if you make enough you can freeze portions. And its worth it.
She served it with potatoes, but I cant remember if they were boiled or mashed or if they were served on the side. I had it with cold slaw as a side dish. We had a dessert with it that I will post later. (It was R's birthday). Btw, the pics arent mine.
( Ragout de Pattes at de Boulettes recipe here )
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lethargic - Music:watching The Birdcage
- Location:On my couch
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weird - Music:Galaxie reggae