Squirrel AT MY THROAT

In this episode, I talk with Jeff Blomquist, a mental health therapist, a mentor for youth as well as an advocate for the poor and disenfranchised.  He adds that he is a poet and a philosopher in his spare time.

My chat with Jeff is particularly timely in light of the fact that our Minister of Education has rolled out a new mental health program for schools across the province.

To say that I'm cynical about their sudden concern for mental health is beyond an understatement, especially in light of the fact that the schools were and in some sense still are largely responsible for the abysmal mental health of our children and youth. Rather than addressing their own failures, the Minister deflects with some superficial band-aid solution and thereby yet again fails to address the roots of the problem like the lock-downs, school closures, the travesty of on-line learning, their despicable implementation of medical apartheid in their schools, their ongoing segregation of children into identity groups, the sexualization of students, their confusing gender policy, their lack of discipline, the bullying (not only from students but from the administration and teachers themselves), their gaslighting, their indoctrinating curriculum, their lack of attendance or late policies, the lack of common decency, the irradication of academic standards, their commitment to socially engineering and radicalizing our students into activists as opposed to confident individuals who are armed with academic and technical skills provided to them by a well-functioning education system.  I could go on and on.

I remember when I called up Western University, desperately seeking help for my son who had been forced into on-line learning in 2020.  The powers that be suggested that my son get mental health help.  I said that he didn't need counselling; he needed to be in class, learning with actual professors and interacting with other students.  It is amazing how out of touch, ignorant and plain stupid the people running the show actually are.

Is this system worth salvaging or should we just flush it all down the toilet and start again?

In this episode I sit down to chat with a lovely mother of five who has had experience with the Catholic, public and private school boards.

In this episode, I have a chat with Claire Roberts.  Claire is a mom of two kids who went through and are currently going through the public school system here in London, Ontario.  Claire was a private music teacher and ran an awesome music program for children called "Clap with Claire".  She has also been a volunteer in the school system and she ran for election as a schoolboard trustee because of the many concerns she has over an education system that is failing our children.

Here are some more articles about our educational system in Ontario.  Thankfully, there must have been a huge public outcry against what is happening in our schools because the current government is trying to pass a bill that seeks to bring education back to what it was supposed to be:  a place to learn reading, writing and arithmetic, along with a few other core subjects, as opposed to a place where children go to become radical activists hell-bent on promoting a particular ideology. 

https://ca.headtopics.com/news/david-haskell-doug-ford-must-eradicate-wokeness-from-ontario-school-boards-38125730

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/education-ontario-government-1.6812818

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In this episode, the second in my series on the Ontario education system, I speak with Matthew Greeson, my husband, who has been a science and math teacher for the past thirty years.

Matthew talks about the many positive experiences that he has had in education, but also laments the many problems within the system which might prove to be its downfall.

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Here are some articles and videos about what is happening in our public education system:

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/22white-supremacy-how-woke-ideologues-corrupted-canadas-math-curriculum/

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-ontario-math-teachers-association-whiffs-on-response-to-nrs-22white-supremacy-article/

https://wokewatchcanada.substack.com/p/the-ontario-college-of-teachers-and

https://www.foxnews.com/media/canadian-catholic-student-arrested-charged-saying-men-women-different-embarrassing

Here are some informative videos about what equity, diversity and inclusion really mean:

https://newdiscourses.com/2023/03/marxist-roots-dei-session-1-equity/

https://newdiscourses.com/2023/03/marxist-roots-dei-session-2-diversity/

https://newdiscourses.com/2023/03/marxist-roots-dei-session-3-inclusion/

Here are the many ideological initiatives of the Thames Valley District School Board, none of which seem toinclude efforts to improve literacy, numeracy, discipline or academic standard:

https://www.tvdsb.ca/en/parents/equity-and-inclusive-education.aspx

https://www.tvdsb.ca/en/parents/equity-action-plan.aspx

https://www.tvdsb.ca/en/our-board/our-plan.aspx

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In this episode, I am beginning a series of conversations about our public educational system in Ontario.  My first interview is with my own son, Vincent Greeson, who is now 23 years old and has much to say about his experience with many aspects of the system in the many different schools that he attended at both the Thames Valley District School Board and the London District Catholic School Board.

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 In this podcast, I interviewed Traci Perott, a truly remarkable bereaved mom with an incredible story.  Traci courageously talks about giving birth to quadruplets, two of whom passed away shortly after birth and two who lived on with innumerable health complications.  One of her wonderful sons died at the age of seventeen after years of struggling with complications from birth.  Traci lovingly describes her son as well as both the joy and pain that comes with mothering such a medically fragile child.  Almost ten years after his passing, she still struggles with her grief, but is nonetheless profoundly grateful for her remaining son, a feisty young man who is also physically compromised, but who is determined to live as fully as he can.

We all need to hear these powerful stories.  The lives of bereaved parents are not for the faint of heart; they serve to inspire us to be grateful for everything that we have, leaving us gobsmacked by the courage, tenacity and resilience of people who have been dealth some of themost difficult blows that life can deliver.  Quite honestly, this woman puts me and my own attitude to shame.

Here is the link to the article about Traci's fertility doctor:https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ontario-fertility-doctor-banned-indefinitely-from-practising-after-being-found-guilty-of-endangering-two-patients

You can find my book, Squirrel at my Throat, on Amazon or through Friesen Press

  This is my first podcast episode from back in 2023.  I am having to repost everything because my employer forced me to take down my podcast back in 2024.  I am now retired and will do as I please.

   For my first episode, I chose to interview a father, Moe, who lost his almost 17 year old son to cancer. This dad describes how his son discovers his cancer, the treatment he underwent and the horrors that both this young man and  his father experience in the cancer world as well as the impact his son's cancer treatment and untimely demise have on his family.

   This father powerfully and heartwrenchingly details how the medical system failed his family not only due to the COVID protocols which interfered/disrupted his son's cancer treatment, but due to the failures in the cancer world in general.

   Moe talks about the medical system's blind commitment to treatment protocols that don't necessarily work, the refusal to acknowledge or explore alternate therapies and their refusal to accept accountability for their errors as well as the tragic abandonment of parents who are left stressed out and bewildered by a system that does not care about either them or the patient in their care.

    Moe talks about how the College of Physicians and Surgeons or agencies which are supposed to help those who feel dissatisfied with their medical care either gaslights parents/patients or ignores their concerns.  He points out that such agencies are a facade, set up only to placate patients, making them feel that they have resources or people to turn to to support them in their trials and difficulties when they really have no intention of providing any actual help.  Further to that, these agencies will often protect their own members at all costs, no matter how appalling their behaviour.  Agencies which are supposed to provide recourse for patients who have felt jilted by the system are ultimately designed to protect themselves and their own interests as opposed to admitting to any accountability for the failures of the institutions that they are supposed to hold accountable.

   Moe further speaks to the fact that in British Columbia, an individuals has no right to seek wrongful death charges in a court of law unless the person who has wrongfully died or who has died as a result of negligence is a breadwinner. Since Moe's son was only a teenager and certainly not a breadwinner, wrongful death charges don't apply, leaving one to believe that the only individual who has value is an individual who represents some kind of material or financial worth.

    The BC Wrongful Death Law Reform Society’s goal is to modernize BC’s wrongful death laws, which unlike other provinces, currently denies justice to the surviving family members of children, seniors, the disabled, or anyone who wasn’t considered a breadwinner with dependents, when killed by the careless or intentional acts of another.   https://intheirname.ca/

I wasn't given the opportunity to retire from teaching the conventional way, so I just filmed myself making a speech, outlining both the highs and lows of my career and the educational system.

In this episode, I speak with Millie Spasic, engineer, but, more importantly, a mother, who did everything in her power to fight for her then 5 year old daughter, Keira,  after Millie was told in 2018 that Keira had glioblastoma, a mostly fatal brain cancer.  Refusing to accept that her daughter wouldn't be around for her next birthday let alone become a grandma, Millie began a deep dive into the world of alternative cancer treatments which she credits with her daughter's anomalous survival eight years later.

* Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a high-grade glioma that arises from the brain’s supportive tissue, known as glial cells. It is an aggressive tumor that rapidly affects nearby healthy brain tissue. GBM is challenging to treat.

• Approximately 65 percent of GBM cases appear in the cerebral hemispheres, which control higher functions like speech, movement, thought, and sensation.
• They can also develop in other parts of the brain that identify sensations such as temperature or that control balance and motor function.
• Diagnosis typically happens in children between five and nine years old. GBM occurs in boys and girls equally.

Symptoms of Childhood Glioblastoma Multiforme

Most glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) symptoms result from increased pressure within the head. Other symptoms arise from the tumor's specific location, growth rate, and associated inflammation.

Symptoms can develop slowly over time or begin very suddenly. The most common symptoms include:

• Headache and lethargy (generally upon awakening in the morning).
• Seizures, depending on tumor type and location.
• Compression of surrounding brain structures. Depending on the location, this can cause weakness and other motor dysfunction, hormonal abnormalities, or changes in behavior or thought processes.

How We Treat Childhood Glioblastoma Multiforme

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) treatments may include:

• Surgery: The first treatment is usually surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible. We use advanced techniques to maximize tumor removal, such as intraoperative MRI (in which surgeons can visualize the tumor as they operate). It is challenging to completely remove most high-grade gliomas because they tend to affect nearby healthy tissues.
• Radiation therapy: We use high-energy waves from a specialized machine to damage or shrink tumors. Your child also may receive precisely targeted and dosed radiation to eliminate any cancer cells left behind after surgery. Radiation therapy can help control the local growth, which can increase survival in high-grade gliomas.
• Chemotherapy: We may use chemotherapy, a drug treatment that aims to destroy or shrink cancer cells, before surgery to help shrink the tumor. However, chemotherapy hasn’t been shown to increase survival rates in children with GBM.

Unfortunately, the prognosis for children with GBM is poor. Our Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) offers supportive treatments that help children’s quality of life and promote comfort and healing.

What is the Gerson therapy?
The Gerson therapy has been used by some people to treat cancer and other diseases. It is based on the role of minerals, enzymes, and other dietary factors. There are 3 key parts to the therapy:

1. Diet: Organic fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to give the body plenty of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and other nutrients. The fruits and vegetables are low in sodium (salt) and high in potassium.
2. Supplementation: The addition of certain substances to the diet to help correct cell metabolism (the chemical changes that take place in a cell to make energy and basic materials needed for the body's life processes).
3. Detoxification: Treatments, including enemas, to remove toxic (harmful) substances from the body.

The medical-industrial complex is a term describing the vast, interconnected network of for-profit healthcare corporations, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, insurance providers, and healthcare facilities that supply medical products and services. The phrase draws a parallel to the military-industrial complex to highlight how healthcare and wellness are heavily influenced by profit motives.

https://kidskickingcancer.ca/ - a support group for kids dealing with cancer

Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) is made from the cannabis (marijuana) plant and gets attention online from people who claim it treats cancer

There are many doctors who believe that cancer is a metabolic, not a genetic disease.  Much has been written about this subject.

PubMed is a free, publicly accessible database developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). It provides access to over 40 million citations and abstracts spanning biomedical literature, life sciences, behavioral sciences, and bioengineering. 

https://www.howtostarvecancer.com/about-jane/  Find out more about Jane Mclelland and her remarkable cancer story

Metformin is a first-line prescription medication primarily used alongside diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes. It works by decreasing sugar production in the liver, reducing intestinal sugar absorption, and improving the body's sensitivity to insulin (It has also been successfully repurposed to treat cancer)

Drug repurposing, or drug repositioning, is the process of finding new therapeutic uses for existing, FDA-approved medications. Because these drugs already have established safety profiles, this strategy bypasses the lengthy, high-risk traditional discovery stages, making it a faster and more cost-effective way to treat unmet medical needs.

 The Care Oncology Clinic (COC) offers a personalized, metabolic adjunctive cancer treatment protocol meant to be used alongside conventional standard-of-care. They utilize a specific combination of repurposed, well-understood medications that target cancer cell metabolism to enhance treatment efficacy and improve patient quality of life 

Fenbendazole is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic medication primarily used in veterinary medicine to treat gastrointestinal parasites like roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms in animals. While there are online discussions and limited, non-clinical research regarding its potential as a complementary cancer therapy, it is not licensed, regulated, or recommended for human consumption

 https://mycancerstory.rocks/ Joe Tippens famously used alternative treatments to cure his aggressive cancer

https://childcan.com/ - Child-Can is an organization in London, Ontario designed to support families whose children are undergoing cancer treatment

Ivermectin is an FDA-approved prescription antiparasitic medication used to treat infections caused by parasitic worms and certain skin conditions. It works by paralyzing and killing the parasites. Human versions are formulated as oral tablets, topical creams, and lotions - it has also shown to be effective as a cancer treatment