🇨🇦 Karen Farmer 💙🧡

God Keep Our Land Glorious and Free. Married mom of 4 adults. Let’s Go Oilers!

[🇨🇦 Karen Farmer 💙🧡 @004Bear]

Cool!

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

211 fanfares venues de 14 pays… et ce sont les Canadiens qui remportent le trophée 🇨🇦

Félicitations au corps de cornemuses de l'Université Simon Fraser. Il s'agit des premiers champions de l’extérieur du Royaume-Uni depuis 16 ans.

[🇨🇦 Karen Farmer 💙🧡 @004Bear]

😭

[Lynda Steele 🇨🇦 @steeletalk]

This is beautiful. 🥺

[Gabriele Corno @Gabriele_Corno]

This happened last Thursday at Denver International Airport.
Lucas, 6, autistic and minimally verbal, was having a sensory meltdown at the security checkpoint — too much noise, too many people, bright lights. He sat on the floor rocking and hitting his head with his fists. His dad, Brian, knelt beside him, but nothing was working. Security tried to help and made it worse. Travelers stopped and stared; some took photos.
Then Sharon, 61, rolled toward Lucas in her wheelchair with her four-year-old Golden Retriever PTSD service dog, Bear. She stopped a few feet away and unclipped his leash.
Bear walked to Lucas on his own, lay down beside him, and pressed his body against his side. Lucas stopped hitting his head immediately, gripping Bear's fur, his rocking slowing until he leaned into the dog and stayed there. Sharon held back, letting Bear work.
After several minutes, Lucas calmed enough to stand. Brian turned to Sharon, tears in his eyes: "How did you know to do that?"
"Bear is my PTSD service dog," Sharon said. "He's not trained for autism. But he recognized Lucas needed help and pulled toward him. I trusted his instincts. He's done this before — approached people in distress without being asked. He just knows."
"Lucas was in complete meltdown. I couldn't reach him. Security couldn't help," Brian told reporters. "Then this stranger let her service dog help my son. Bear did what I couldn't."
Airport staff gave the family priority boarding and commended Sharon. "Bear helps me every day," she said. "But sometimes he knows others need help too. I always trust when he tells me someone needs him."
Sometimes a service dog's greatest gift is recognizing pain in someone who isn't even their handler.

[Milano Returns @MilanoReturns]

Seeing a parent going through cancer as a young child is terrifying. Even as an adult it shakes you to the core. This little darling is overcome with emotion and pride to see her Mummy strong and triumphant.
#PrincessCharlotte
#PrincessofWales

[Queen Esther @XOQueenEsther]

Prince Harry & Invictus: Before Meghan Markle vs. After Meghan Markle

Watch the video clip and see the difference.

Prince Harry was supposed to be in the UK for Invictus. For the veterans. For the cause.

Instead, what have the headlines been?

Prince Harry’s security.

Meghan coming to the UK for the first time since the Queen’s funeral.

The children supposedly visiting Diana’s grave.

A possible meeting with King Charles.

Family reconciliation.

Then, a day later, it’s that Harry may have to rethink everything because he didn’t get the level of security he wanted.

Then it’s that Harry is being targeted by terrorists, according to his own private security team.

Now we’re back to Meghan and the children staying in California.

Maybe tomorrow we’ll get another headline about how they won’t let threats deter them, how they’re bravely putting duty first, how deeply committed they are to the cause, and how, despite everything, they may come to the UK after all. The usual self-congratulatory PR praising their courage and sacrifice.

Yet through all of this, where is Invictus?

Where are the veterans Harry is supposed to be representing?

The event has been overshadowed by an endless cycle of Sussex drama.

It’s disappointing that Invictus continues to let Harry and Meghan’s endless PR narratives overshadow the very people the Games were created to support. The focus should always be on the competitors and the veterans - not on an endless cycle of Sussex drama.

If I were a sponsor, I’d question whether my donation would have a greater impact with a charity that focuses on the people it’s meant to serve, rather than funding an organisation that’s repeatedly distracted by Sussex-related headlines.

[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people in this country hear the words no one wants to hear. What follows is a path that tests every part of who we are: physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. The challenges ripple outwards, touching families, friendships, work and the quiet moments we spend alone with our thoughts.

Cancer doesn’t just affect the body. It changes how you think and feel and profoundly affects every aspect of life. I know this personally, and that the journey through and beyond treatment requires more than medicine alone.

I have taken on the National Three Peaks Challenge, not simply as a physical endeavour but as a chance to explore life beyond diagnosis and to give something back. The Royal Marsden is a place that holds great meaning for me and whose care and expertise are life changing for so many people.

Through this challenge, I want to raise awareness for the deeper impact of serious illness and the importance of holistic healthcare. Every individual is different, and ensuring there is a whole person approach to care enables those living through cancer to manage the deeply personal challenge of diagnosis. Holistic therapies complement clinical pathways and support patients’ ability to maintain their wellbeing, resilience and quality of life during an exceptionally difficult time.  

We have an opportunity to reshape what the future of holistic cancer care looks like, enabling more people, nationwide, to access the kind of personalised support that can help make a meaningful difference during and after medical treatment.

This challenge will support the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, helping to transform access to, and understanding of, holistic care that will enhance recovery and healing for patients across the UK.

Healing, whether personal or collective, is not just about fixing what is wrong. It is about finding balance in how we live. Between effort and acceptance, between control and trust, between thinking and simply being. Because in the end, bravery isn’t just about pushing forward. It is about knowing how to stay grounded, connected and present, no matter the terrain, or landscape you are walking through.

Together, we can stand alongside everyone navigating life with cancer, ensuring no one faces this disease feeling unseen or unsupported.

Please know you are not alone.

C

[🇨🇦 Karen Farmer 💙🧡 @004Bear]

@hughlaurie @jan_murray It’s a show my husband and I have rewatched more than once, and we love it every time.

[🇨🇦 Karen Farmer 💙🧡 @004Bear]

@Jack_Royston @Newsweek @Jack_Royston OT, but I think William's tour reluctance is part of a plan to reshape the institution into a scaled-down, European model. This would lower the glare to shield his younger kids from the "spare" cycle. Fan from 🇨🇦 https://t.co/k47tZ23kv5

[🇨🇦 Karen Farmer 💙🧡 @004Bear]

@jkenney It was a brilliant half time show!

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Americans are being killed in the street by their government. Our Constitution is being shredded and our rights are dissolving. Resist.

Senate Dems should block ICE funding this week. Activate the National Guard.

We can and must stop this.

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

If there was ever a moment for libertarians and conservatives to step up and join the rest of us, we’re in it.

Americans have to unite and stop this descent from a freedom-loving nation into the kind of place where masked, militarized government agents are sent to politically noncompliant areas to roam the streets, terrorize civilians, and deploy violence with impunity.

[🇨🇦 Karen Farmer 💙🧡 @004Bear]

@EdmontonOilers @Sportsnet @CHED880 The anthem singer is fantastic! Get well soon, Robert Clark!

[🇨🇦 Karen Farmer 💙🧡 @004Bear]

@julietuite @ShayeGanam Those are the fans who think they’re entitled to Connor McDavid. Despite knowing this, I still got on the bandwagon.

[🇨🇦 Karen Farmer 💙🧡 @004Bear]

@staceybrotzel We had 500-600 kids!

[🇨🇦 Karen Farmer 💙🧡 @004Bear]

@DavidStaplesYEG Kids in independent schools get .7 of funding that other kids get. It’s not about being elite. Hear it here @ShayeGanam show
https://t.co/7dMeh5PDO6

[🇨🇦 Karen Farmer 💙🧡 @004Bear]

@KristinRaworth That would be so hard. I’m sorry. Are you on IG? I really like this account. Maybe there’s comfort in community. https://t.co/7EBkGlKmQ9

[Scott Moe @PremierScottMoe]

The Premier of Alberta is right.

The NDP Premier of British Columbia is wrong.

[🇨🇦 Karen Farmer 💙🧡 @004Bear]

This 80s fan can breathe again. Thanks, Connor McDavid!

[Edmonton Oilers @EdmontonOilers]

All in on the journey 💙🧡