The wedding march is a familiar tune that many of us know well, and undoubtedly will get me crying. I have been to four weddings in the past twelve months, and have cried my heart out at each of them. With all the crying, one question has repeatedly crossed my mind – Why do we cry?
Read MoreHe was a physician, a father, a world traveler, and in the end, a fighter. My grandfather suffered a stroke 10 years ago, like tens of thousands of Canadians do every year, and it drastically changed his, and our family's lives. The fact that modern medicine couldn't prevent or cure his inability to walk, get dressed, or hold his grandchildren was incomprehensible to me. It made me realize that progress in science and medicine requires a continuous battle against nature, and sometimes we lose.
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