Anger and Joy
I woke up to the outrage that comes with inequity when my youngest son was born with Down syndrome almost two decades ago. I’ve always...
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Sue Robins
Feb 7, 20225 min read
Where Has the Trust Gone?
There’s been so much trust broken since the pandemic began. Our family no longer trusts that school environments will keep my son safe,...
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Sue Robins
Jan 17, 20222 min read
The Ducks Have Landed!
Here is a Q + A with author Sue Robins about her newest book, Ducks in a Row: Health Care Reimagined, which is now available on Amazon....
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Sue Robins
Jan 9, 20222 min read
The Million Dollar Question
In the depths of our current health care disaster, the million-dollar question is how do we change the system? The answer? Unless you...
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Sue Robins
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Three Lessons from a Little Baby
I am at my daughter’s house, looking after her while she cares for her new baby. I literally can’t leave the house, because of...
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Sue Robins
Nov 25, 20216 min read
The Dark Side to Advocacy
This essay is not about dissuading people from advocating, either from inside or outside the system. But I want to tell my truth about...
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Sue Robins
Nov 20, 20214 min read
Be Still
I was a very busy person when we first moved to Vancouver from Edmonton seven years ago. Our little family had to find someplace to live...
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Sue Robins
Nov 8, 20215 min read
Kindness Around The World
It is no secret that I’m a friend of Dr. Catherine Crock and her Gathering of Kindness and Hush Foundation organizations. I first met...
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Sue Robins
Nov 6, 20214 min read
A Commentary on the Compassionate Leadership Book
Compassionate Leadership is a new book by Michael A. West that was published in July 2021. The book is so timely and relevant that the...
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Sue Robins
Oct 31, 20214 min read
The Magnitude of All Things
"Every living thing is us." The great thing about art is that two people can look at the same painting, watch the same film, or read the...
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Sue Robins
Oct 27, 20213 min read
Happy Birthday, Queering Cancer
Three researchers who were strangers got together at a Hacking Health event and the concept of Queering Cancer was born. The idea of...
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Sue Robins
Oct 26, 20214 min read
How to Create Safe Spaces for Patients: Zoom Meeting Version
Here are tips + hints about making video-conference meetings welcoming, friendly and safe for all participants. BEFORE THE MEETING Make...
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Sue Robins
Oct 16, 20216 min read
Not Telling Your Story
I preach about the importance of telling our stories. But now I want to talk about NOT telling our stories. Sharing our stories publicly...
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Sue Robins
Oct 14, 20214 min read
A Commentary on Damaged, the Book
I marked up my copy of the book Damaged: Child Trauma, Adult Illness, and the Need for a Health Care Revolution so badly that I had no...
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Sue Robins
Oct 7, 20213 min read
Communication Fail
As someone who co-owns a health communication company, I’ve watched in horror the public health communications during COVID. It has been...
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Sue Robins
Sep 29, 20213 min read
A Love Letter to the People of Alberta
I often cite a version of the Serenity Prayer, about what is in my control and what is not. It is my challenge to let go of what is not...
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Sue Robins
Sep 21, 20215 min read
When Everything is Not Fine
It has been exhausting to pretend that everything is perfectly okay during this pandemic. I can’t do it anymore. I need to start telling...
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Sue Robins
Sep 16, 20211 min read
Chicken: The Movie
"After high school was done, my son started living his own life.” -a wise mom Aaron withdrew from his last year of high school on the...
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Sue Robins
Sep 5, 20213 min read
Schools are reopening, but disabled children have been forgotten
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GLOBE AND MAIL SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 Any parent who has rushed their child to the hospital as they struggled to...
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Sue Robins
Aug 24, 20215 min read
Ending with a Whimper
My son Aaron has not been to in-person school since March 6, 2020, when the pandemic arrived. He was midway through Grade 11. He’s...
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