My little flower
By Aleisha Ricardo
My grandmother was once a great gardener. She had the “greenest thumb” ever. She planted many things but her main passion was planting flowers, and her favourite was the daffodil.
Recently, grandma’s… (Read more)

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A loving touch
By Penny Hathaway
My mother, Katherine Eichenberger, was very ill when she arrived at the Beattie Haven Retirement Community in Wardsville, Ontario. Her health had deteriorated significantly in a short amount of time and her… (Read more)

A helping hand
By Gina Fonzo
I retired to become my mother’s primary caregiver. After five years, when she lost her battle with cancer, it was a difficult period. I was grieving for my mother, while also deciding… (Read more)

A special someone
By Audrey Lawrence
My husband is in care at West End Villa because of his Alzheimer’s. One evening he was unusually talkative and lucid, so we were chatting about his old friends. I would ask, “Do you remember Larry?” and he would say that he did.… (Read more)

A Few of my Favourite things
By Rilla Sommerville
My fried Gail’s parents were living in two different care facilities, hundreds of miles away from her. Gail knew that a personalized approach to caregiving was best, but it… (Read more)

Tuesday date nights
By Marie Ackman
Tuesdays have always been special for me and my husband Rob because we met on a Tuesday 40 years ago. Since then, Rob has made Tuesday nights our date nights. Every… (Read more)

Putting others first
By Audrey Miller
Carol and Al Jewett are two special people who, in addition to being parents, partners and employees, are also caregivers. Carol’s dad, John was managing well as the full-time caregiver to his… (Read more)

An unbreakable bond
By Tammy Sanders
My mom suddenly passed away several years ago and we were all shaken up. In particular, my dad truly became a different person. He wasn’t high on life anymore, and he… (Read more)

The power of pets
By Zara Goumakos
My husband and I moved to Canada from Greece just over 23 years ago. Despite our pleading, my parents chose to stay back home. Everything was great, until two years… (Read more)