Many families will be traveling this week for our Thanksgiving holiday. If you live in a different city than your parents, the time spent together during the holiday can allow you to see how well they are managing. Be aware of the small things and things that…
Originally posted in allaboutestates.ca on October 3, 2013: ‘Sixty, Sexy and Striving’ …is the title of a new documentary being produced by a group of 20-somethings. When I was first approached by the Ryerson student interested in creating a film about…
Originally posted at allaboutestates.ca Sept 24, 2013: September is Arthritis Awareness Month. I wanted to ensure that I wrote about this debilitating disease so that there is some better understanding when we hear things like “it is going to rain tomorrow,…
Originally posted in allaboutestates.ca September 17, 2013: Dementia is an ugly disease and the unravelling process of the person can be heartbreaking. As adults, we can understand on a physical level what may be happening; however on an emotional level it continues…
Originally published in allaboutestates, Sept 9, 2013: The cover story of the Sept 9, 2013 edition of MACLEAN’s magazine was my light reading on a recent trip to Winnipeg. There were so many key points raised in the article; I knew this would be the subject…
