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By: Lauren La Rose Canadian Press May 17, 2010 When Chief Joel Abram learned of a proposed program to help First Nations people and families living with dementia, he saw the initiative as a way to fill a gap in sorely-needed support in…
Read article Program supports First Nations people and their families affected by dementia↗Happy May Day! This month we celebrate Mother’s Day, Victoria Day and Multiple Sclerosis awareness month. National Mental Health Week also is recognized from May 4th to 10th. Please let me remind you that it is important as caregivers,…
Read article Newsletter May 2010↗April is tax time. Although this may be late for some of you, I have been asked to republish an article that discusses the caregiver and disability tax credits. I hope that it will be beneficial in terms of tax savings. Disability Tax…
Read article Newsletter April 2010↗By: Lesley Alderman NY Times March 12, 2010 TWO years ago my father, then 83, became very ill. Until then, he had been living alone in a pleasant one-bedroom apartment on the Hudson River, an hour’s drive from my home in Brooklyn. After a…
Read article Deciding on Care for Elderly Parents in Declining Health↗By: Judy Gerstel Toronto Star March 5, 2010 An elderly couple I knew lived together in a nursing home well into their 90s. He had advanced dementia, inhabiting a world separate from reality, but physically he was strong and healthy. She…
Read article Hope against the ravages of aging↗