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Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca One of the hardest things that an adult child caregiver has to deal with, is placement of a parent; specifically, a parent with advancing dementia. There is no roadmap and every situation is unique…
Read article A new place to call home…..↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca My colleague’s blog on August 5 was titled: “Do I Really Need A Power of Attorney?” Let me add my loud response of ‘YES YOU DO’ because if you don’t, your wishes of how you want to live your life,…
Read article Yes You Really Do Need A Power of Attorney↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca “I don’t need anything…. I am fine…… Leave me alone…..” Do any of these refrains sound familiar to you? Last week I was part of a conversation during which a group of woman friends got together to…
Read article When (Y)Our Help Is Refused↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca Fact: -one in three adults over age 85 will develop dementia -260,000 Ontarians currently live with dementia – most people living with dementia ( like all of us) prefer to remain in their community…
Read article Developing An Ontario Specific Dementia Strategy↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca I asked a friend how her holiday family dinners were and she shared an interesting and to me, sad story. The dinner was being held at her cousin’s home in lieu of it being held at the cousin’s…
Read article Family gatherings and the 6th wave↗