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There are so many stories that I would like to share as I continue on this journey of losing a last parent. This is actually quite a different experience than losing my father. I have always said that relationships are complicated and…
Read article Orphanos, Yathom = Losing Your Guide↗Let me start this blog by expressing my sincere thanks to all of you who reached out to me last week. Support during times of grief is so soothing and comforting and yet words do not quite make up for the warm embrace of friends and loved…
Read article June is Senior’s Month↗It is with the heaviest of heart that I write today’s blog after saying my final goodbye to my mother. My mother often inspired my writings and most Monday’s she would send me a note, saying no more than ‘ hi lovey, good blog today’. It…
Read article Grateful to have had time to say goodbye↗I drove to Montreal this weekend to see my mother and she said that she had something for my blog. So for alittle lightness, I am sharing a quarantine exchange that hopefully takes your mind off of COVID…. 1. Talk to yourself. There are…
Read article 12 Commandments For Seniors…↗On May 26, 2020 the most horrible report detailing conditions at several Long Term Care facilities written by the Canadian Armed Forces was released. The Army was asked to assist in the five LTCs in Ontario that had a very high death…
Read article Crisis in LTC: Worse Than We Imagined↗