Twenty-nine years ago today we lost our brother to his mental illness. I think of him often. For many reasons. When my demons are particularly ornery, we review all the ways I disappointed him and did him wrong and how if I had been a bit stronger I may have been able...
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I always felt like a bit of an imposter – that people’s expectations of me were far higher than I could ever achieve. But recent events have since brought me to the realization that I have left a positive mark on this earth – no matter how small – and that focusing on those things will lead me to a fulfilled future. So I am taking it seriously.
One man can make all the difference, but it can’t save him.
Back in 1996 when my brother Carey died, dozens of his fellow med students at The University of Toronto, as well as countless friends from all through his short life, showed up at the funeral and shiva to honour his existence on this planet. That is far more than...
Thrilled that one of our national publications - The Globe and Mail - published my piece on my brother Carey and Robin Williams on the 2nd anniversary of Robin's passing. Battling the darkness: Remembering my brother and Robin Williams - The Globe and Mail
Every year on this day I try to post or write some kind of remembrance that would do my brother Carey justice, if only to summon the sound of his voice in my head one more time. As I had in previous years, I published it to Facebook as I hadn't really established my...
