VIVIENNE’S STORY: Holidays with a difference
With birthdays, Christmas, and other holidays being big family events with us, it’s important that our mom, Vivienne, is with us. This is particularly important now that we have young children.
Does this seem cruel to you?
I was talking with my brother who lives close to my Dad’s seniors’ residence. I live 2,500 miles away and miss being there. David was telling me about how Dad’s hearing aids went missing a couple of months ago. Since then, my brother bought him new ones, but only lets my Dad wear them when he goes to visit him. David visits my Dad once a week. When he arrives he lets my Dad use the hearing aids. When David leaves, he takes them with him. He does not want to keep paying for hearing aids, he is afraid that the new ones will also go missing. I think that this is crazy and cruel. What do you think?
Joe
CHIP’S STORY: Life after diagnosis
Lately, I’ve been pushing myself and doing a lot. I set limitations for myself but find them difficult to follow. There is so much I want to do in life, but Alzheimer disease has changed my goals.
ALEISHA’S STORY: My little flower
My grandmother loved to plant flowers. Her favourite was the sunflower.
Hear My Cries
Voice`s fading, not through age,
Dementia building it`s sound proof cage,
Listening in but nothing out,
Unable to talk but able to shout
Avoid Surprises: Gather Key Information Now
You have agreed to be named as Attorney in a Power of Attorney for Property (POAP). You know they trust you to act honestly, loyally and with integrity, strictly in their best interests at all times, respecting their right to privacy and confidentiality. You even realize and are comfortable with the record keeping aspects of…
My brother did not tell me.
Mom lives in a senior’s building and recently needed emergency surgery. Without the surgery she would have died.
My brother and I have not spoken in years. He has POA for her. My brother did not bother to tell me about how sick Mom was or that surgery even happened. I only learned about all of this from my aunt. How can I get my brother to tell me when things like this happen?
Chris:
Worried about falling - what should I do?
I’m worried that my dad will fall while my wife and I are at work and nobody will be there to help him. Is there anything I can do?
CARL’S STORY: Be strong and fight
For many decades, I served thousands of Mississauga residents as their neighbourhood pharmacist at a small, independent pharmacy I opened in May 1952. Since my retirement, things have changed to say the least. I don’t remember when it happened.
Do caregivers help with meal preparation?
Can I ask the caregiver to help with meal preparation for my brother? He is 84 years old and quite shaky on his feet sometimes.