Supporting all who care for elders
Immediately after lunch finished, it began. “Who’s looking after me tonight?” I told her the name of her full-time, regular care partner who would arrive at 3:00 p.m. “What’s she going to do?” The same things she does every night. Get you ready for bed. “What if she won’t look after me?” It’s her job […]
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“You had one job…” Did you know there are whole web sites of people’s blunders? We relish each other’s mistakes, although I’ll admit most are hilarious, or embarrassing. A bag labelled “ice” that’s full of popcorn a cup with its handle on the inside a sign which says OEPN a clock hung upside down (how
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“Next stop, Melita Avenue.” For just short of twenty-one years, I’ve heard those words as the bus pulled up to Christie Gardens and I crossed Christie Street in Toronto to go to work. Usually, the bus came late and all of us who stood shivering in the bus stop, or roasting in the summer, complained
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Imagine a keyring containing many keys of various sizes. Some you may not even be sure what they open. One key dominates. Large, old fashioned and gold, it obviously opens something important. Each key has its purpose, but this one is more significant than all the rest. This is the key to a great Christmas.
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Brenda worked full time, cared for her family and spent most weekends with her mom, who lived in a local care home. She would bring her to her home, where she could play with her three-year-old great-granddaughter and visit with Brenda. Sometimes they would do a few errands, Brenda would do mom’s laundry and make
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A conversation over coffee “I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I used to fall asleep easily. I’d hit the pillow and be gone. Each day is crazy busy and I can barely drag myself up the stairs. That hasn’t changed, but now I get into bed, and it’s like a switch goes off. I
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I tucked the carefully crafted letter in backpacks and diaper bags. When I met the parents at the door to pick up their children from my daycare, I didn’t say a word. In a few hours, the phone started to ring as my monumental decision reached its tentacles into the lives it would affect. I
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We sometimes play a game with a parachute. Everyone in a circle holds a loop attached to the colourful fabric and pulls to keep it tight. A ball in the centre rolls from side to side, sometimes bouncing if someone gets enthusiastic and suddenly pulls tight. If a player slacks off, the ball falls to
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“It takes a village to raise a child is an African proverb which means that an entire community of people must interact with children for those children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment. The villagers look out for the children.”1 The concept of the community participating in the raising of children is
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Do you remember the bundle buggy? A cart sitting on four wheels with a handle at the top. Used for shopping trips, usually pulled by an older person. The bundle buggy received a facelift several years ago. It’s now called a “trolley dolly” or a foldable shopping cart, or perhaps a “rolling bag cart.” No
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