Not relaxation. Nervous system management.

2026-05-20 — Oasis Inn Room 301 — Kelowna, BC The strange thing is:this crisis isn’t even prolonged yet. That’s part of what’s so psychologically disorienting about it. I went to the hospital on Tuesday. The temporary court stay protecting my …

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Support During Ongoing Housing and Medical Crisis Over the past several weeks my situation in Kelowna has escalated into displacement, hospitalization, wheelchair safety issues, ongoing court proceedings, and possible homelessness. I am currently displaced and temporarily staying in a motel …

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OPEN LETTER Kelowna displacement case now involving hospitalization, wheelchair safety concerns, and shelter uncertainty May 20, 2026 — Kelowna, British Columbia To: Hon. David Eby, Premier of British Columbia Hon. Christine Boyle, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Hon. Sheila …

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Exhausted in Oasis Inn Room 301 after waking before dawn and discovering my shelter allowance had effectively collapsed to $75 while displaced and living out of a motel room. — Randy Millis, May 20, 2026

2026-05-20 — Oasis Inn Room 301 — 5:00 AM to 6:28 AMMorning After the Evicacation I woke up sometime around 5 AM. Not because I was rested.Not because the body naturally completed sleep. I woke up because survival mode wakes …

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Sneaker the turtle. Fifteen-year observer of human chaos at the Oasis Inn.

Find out what it means to me. E-V-I-C-A-C-A-T-I-O-N. Sock it to me.Sock it to me.Sock it to me. Meet Sneaker. Sneaker the turtle lives in a lobby aquarium at the Oasis Inn in Kelowna. He was named by a three-year-old …

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The shirt is illuminated by a little USB rechargeable flashlight because right now I’m basically devoid of most of my normal tech environment.

DISPATCH — 12:18 AM — 2026-05-19 By Randy Millis 12:18 AM — Kelowna, BC I had a plan. What’s that thing they say about plans? It’s good to have one. Better to plan ahead. Always have a backup plan. Plan …

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Wheelchair user and journalist Randy Millis during the ongoing housing and legal dispute connected to unresolved suite door damage following a medical emergency.

By Randy MillisMay 11, 2026 I never imagined I would spend the weeks leading up to my 60th birthday fighting to avoid homelessness through emergency court applications. Yet that is exactly where I am. As I write this on May …

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