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Thursday April 11 Posted by Jo-anne. No comments

Career Disappointment (Part 4) – Do I Really Have a Choice?

I wanted to have it all…a satisfying career and a happy family. It would be a balancing act, but not impossible. At 26 years old, after dedicating my whole life to my studies, would I go into medical school at last? My husband and I had started a family, one...

Sunday November 25 Posted by Jo-anne. No comments

Career Disappointment (Part 3) – A Fork in the Road

At 21, I was up there at University with a job and enrolled in the Master’s program in Health Sciences. I was proudly working with the different professors in my faculty assisting in their research, was responsible for the set-up of the laboratories of the undergraduate program, etc. I had...

Wednesday October 31 Posted by Jo-anne. No comments

My Journey to a Promising Career Path

I worked for several years for a car financing company located in Quebec city, where I held various positions during my first career. In 1997, I was offered a transfer to Ottawa for a subsidiary company where I held the positions of ‘Head of Unit’ and ‘Team Lead’ in various...

Wednesday October 31 Posted by Jo-anne. No comments

A Wish to be a Grandmother!

Coreen, now 49 years old, was approaching the big 5-0 and was not yet a grandmother … far from it, actually. Most of her friends were grandmothers and she envied the storied they told about their grandchildren. Her two daughters were old enough to start a family, but there was...

Tuesday October 30 Posted by Jo-anne. No comments

Time Heals all Wounds

I am the youngest of five children. Life has given me a wonderful life partner who I married a long time ago and with whom I have given birth to two beautiful and healthy girls. From my perspective, life is extraordinary. I strongly cherish my family, my friends, and above...