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World Senior Citizen’s Day was originally founded by former president Ronald Regan in 1988. The goal of this day is to remind various governments of its “ commitment to support senior citizens of the country”. Well, I don’t think we have…
Read article Friday August 21, 2020 was World Senior Citizen’s Day. So What?↗Last week Ziggy and I resumed our visits with a couple of my clients who live in their own homes. As we all know Covid had restricted these visits and it was a welcome change after several months. Ziggy as you may recall is an ambassador…
Read article Enjoying Nature From An Armchair↗While we are still learning how best to live under the threat of either spreading or catching Covid, our long term care facilities are starting to also figure this out. See: https://www.allaboutestates.ca/family-essential-visitors/ With…
Read article Definition of (Essential) Family Caregiver↗We will all experience loss of a loved one and while my loss may be more recent than some, it can make these occurrences feel more vivid. Over the weekend I received the many boxes that I had packed up from my mother’s apartment. While I…
Read article Mementos and good memories↗We already know that loneliness is a major debilitating cause of health decline in seniors. Over the years I have blogged about the challenge of seniors living on their own, without a support network. During this pandemic, the isolation…
Read article Living alone, being lonely and the perils of isolation.↗