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As a social worker, working with disabled individuals and their families, I know that a disability can occur at any age. But what exactly is a disability? I don’t need to tell anyone who cannot get out of bed in the morning due to…
Read article Age Is Not A Disability↗January 19, 2011; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates How sad I was to read that Mrs. Chiu froze to death, close to her own home last week in Toronto. She died because she froze to death. She froze to death because she had dementia and…
Read article Remember: It is still Alzheimer’s ‘Do Not Forget’ Month↗January 11, 2011; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates Lest I forget to mention it, January is Alzheimer’s awareness month. With one in three seniors over age 85 having dementia, many families are dealing with this diagnosis. Dementia is…
Read article Did I Mention That January Is Alzheimer’s “Do Not Forget” Month?↗January 3, 2011; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates It may be unusual that the first section of the paper that I read, is the Sports section. Not to know how the Leafs did but rather to read the births and deaths. I started reading the…
Read article The Way We Were-The Obits↗December 30, 2010; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates As we count down to 2011, I have put together a list of my favorite elder care reflections of 2010 and a wish list for things to improve upon in the coming year. Fav: The love of a…
Read article Old Age-New Age Wish List↗