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My adventures getting routine bloodwork and medication refills in Ottawa

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My crazy adventures just need to be documented with random pictures of Ottawa sometimes. I have hypothyroidism so I routinely get blood work done at least once a year sometimes every six months to ensure I have the right dose of medication. This has been the most interesting session I have ever had. I’m currently waiting for someone to fax my requisition because they lost it.  Let’s go back. It’s very difficult to get a family doctor in Ottawa. I am very lucky to have a retired doctor. He only works in the office for half a day once a week. This timing conflicts with my work meetings but I took a couple hours off to go to the appointment as I’m on my last refill. I also wanted to talk to my doctor. I arrived for my appointment and it’s often the case where I have to wait. I waited for quite a while in the waiting room which is normal there are other doctors at this clinic so can’t tell what the wait for my doctor is. I heard the doctor come out and staff telling him he was done for...

2025 Contest wins updated August 2025

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Last year I started keeping track of the prizes I won. You can read that post here  2024 Contest Prize Wins . It is a great post to have for memories so I’m going to start a new post for 2025. Updated August 2025 I had such an amazing weekend thanks to contest wins. I had a few different wins. The first event on the weekend was 2 tickets to Walk of the Earth and Luminati Suns at the brand new hard rock theater in Ottawa. I don’t know too much about bands but I was really excited to see the new theatre. The theatre was nice you can see a YouTube short here New Theatre at Hard Rock Ottawa . The spotlights that rotated hurt my eyes. If I go to that theatre again I would sit farther away from the stage. The band was amazing so much talent I was pleasantly surprised. You can see a YouTube short of the band here  Walk of the Earth at Hard Rock Ottawa . I looked up the price of the ticket and they were around $70 each.  value of prize tickets to Walk of the Earth $140 Total valu...