We clap and sing Happy Birthday And implore the birthday love To blow out candles on a cake They do Snuffing out the dancing flames with win...

 While Sylvia and I were watching The Pitt a couple of weeks ago, a demented idea popped into my head.  Imagine an emergency room doctor who...

Today Alberta's UCP government announced most Albertans will have to pay for COVID-19 vaccinations starting this fall . The government ...

The last few days have been pretty rough for the Woods family. But in the midst of worry and stress, we are united in our gratitude for the ...

On Tuesday morning, I went in to see my doctor about the stiffness that's been growing in my right arm for the last few weeks. She exami...

 A couple of weeks ago I dreamed that I was working at Stantec Tower again. I was back on the seventh floor with several of my colleagues, b...

On Wednesday, I was so exhausted that I called in sick. On Thursday, I worked half the day and felt myself passing out again, so I called in...

It is not the end of COVID-19, nor even the beginning of the end, but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Earlier this afternoon, Sylv...

Today Sylvia and I received our first of two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. We were told that it's a sixteen-week wait until the ...

One of the hardest things about COVID-19 is the cold reality of social distancing. I talked to Mom on Sunday about the pandemic and how...

Here are two well-researched articles about COVID-19, the threat it poses, and why we must all, collectively, around the world, take action...

The strange days continue. Like many others, I'll be working from home for a while in an effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19. If...

"Sean Woods is putting my health information into my hands! Thanks, Alberta Health Services!" Photo by Scott Friel. Modelling...

Last week I had to have radioactivity injected into my veins for some medical testing. When I returned to work, I mentioned that the nurses...

As part of a series of tests to see why I have a persistent cough, I went in for an electrocardiogram today. But I think they also gave me ...

Yesterday I made grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. The grilled cheese is perhaps the simplest of culinary exercises, and yet somehow I m...

Sean makes his professional acting debut in this short commercial for Alberta Health Services' wellness tips service. He did a great j...

Photograph, 1993. 

Yesterday I received my flu vaccine shot at the University of Alberta hospital. "There, you're good to go," the nurse said ...

For the last month or so, I've been exhausted by any physical activity, even things as simple as walking a block at a normal pace. Such...