Q. A homecare nurse visits my dad regularly while we are at work. However, when I ask him what she said, or if she left any special instructions, he always says, “I don’t remember” or “I’m not sure.” How can… (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)

According to the Canadian Caregiver Coalition, around four to five million people in Canada care for a chronically ill, disabled or elderly family member. For many, this is in addition to raising kids and holding down a full-time job.
Family… (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)

Love to doodle?
Although it’s often viewed as a sign of a wandering mind, doodling may actually help prevent daydreaming. British researchers played a rambling voicemail message to 40 people, half of whom were instructed to draw… (Read more)

More and more of us are doing it. Research shows that 32 per cent of Canadian workers are caring for elderly family members, and the majority of caregivers take time off work to do so. In fact, 15 per cent… (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 memories of parenthood
A young mother’s three-year-old daughter opens a birthday gift from her grandmother, and is delighted to discover that it is a water pistol. She heads straight to the nearest sink so she can… (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)