Story in Today's Crosscut

I wrote the top-of-the-Web-site story on the Crosscut site today. Crosscut.com--"News of the Great Nearby"--is a Web site started by several people I know, most of them refugees (escapees?) from Seattle Weekly.

Crosscut has original content, and then introduces stories from pubs around the Pacific Northwest. I like it because it's a quick way to keep up with what's going on, news-wise.

This story is an update on my search for a Canadian husband. It's a summary of the lessons I've learned from that experience, which has been unsuccessful, so far. But now that I'm in remission, I'm going to start looking again.

Read: How to marry a Canadian

@ Jeanne Sather 2008.

Comments

[Dee]

Great article! And, another reason notto completely trust what the American media reports. Sometimes they get it right, but sometimes they don't tell the whole story.

[Allie]

Hi, another Canadian metster here. I found my lump in fall of 06 - had surgery within two weeks & chemo as soon as I healed (4 weeks later). I live in a small town - while waiting for surgery to heal my tumor characteristics etc. were reviewed by an oncological tumor team (includes pathologists, onc's radiologists etc.) at the nearest major centre who recommended treatment course. When they decided I needed a CT scan I had one within the week. My treatment was quick, efficient, and state of the art. What we don't have in Canada is the same level of testing - harder to get BCRA testing, oncotype testing, or less likely (if at all) to use tumor markers to assess progression - I have scans every three months. We also have less access to some newer drugs - some we can only get if we pay personally or have additional private insurance and this varies across provinces. Others we can't get at all. See http://www.canceradvocacy.ca/ and click on 2007 reportcard if you want to know whats covered where in Canada. Private cancer clinics are cropping up across the country to supply non-approved (by public funding) drugs to those that can afford them.
Cheers,
Allie

[jeanne]

Allie--thanks so much for the information, I will check out that link.

And so sorry to hear about your cancer. How are you doing now?

Jeanne