mom knew hundreds of songs, but down in the valley was her go to
I had never heard Mom sing Down in the Valley. Ever. Until a couple of…
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10 important facts i learned about people living with dementia from being my mother’s care partner
My mom, who lived with Alzheimer disease, and I were care partners for more than…
a young hospice nurse makes a promise to her dying patients
Emily Gagnon is a hospice nurse. She lives in Waterdown, Ontario. Her Facebook post to…
your name is a queen (elizabeth shares a lesson on labelling)
Let it go (it doesn’t matter if they know you or not) is one of…
3 things to know when you can’t be with someone you love as they are dying
Palliative care physician Dr. Mike Harlos gives advice to other palliative care doctors and nurses…
it’s taken a pandemic and tens of thousands of deaths for people to get what long-term care advocates have known for decades: the system sucks
The tragedy that is being played out in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) across Canada and…
20 things that are not shut down, quarantined, cancelled or kept at a distance when we deal with challenges such as pandemics and dementia
Friday March 20, 2020: To say these are challenging times is a massive understatement. But…
20 questions to ask yourself when someone who lives with dementia wants to “go home” or tries to escape wherever they are
Wanting to “go home” is a desire often expressed by people who live with Alzheimer…
brilliant lol take on old folk tune strikes powerful paradigm-shifting chord
Wow! Bravo to gerontologist, author, and dementia care advocate Dr. Al Power who teamed up…
like one flew over the cuckoo’s nest
I should have known better than to invite my photographer friend Edith to do a…