The discharge day checklist: what to ask before you leave the ward
You will be handed a bag of medication and a sheet of paper. Ask these questions before the porter arrives, not after.
August 7, 2026
From Finding Dora
Hospital to home
Plain writing about caring for a parent at home in Edmonton: funding, winter, dementia, discharge day and the rest.
The first two weeks home after a hip fracture
What the days actually look like, what tends to go wrong, and why the second week is riskier than the first.
May 22, 2026
Why the medication list from the hospital is wrong half the time
Not wrong on purpose. Wrong because three people changed it and nobody told the pharmacy. Reconciling it is the first thing we do.
March 13, 2026