Canadian National Hospice Palliative Care Conference – Oct 18 – 21, 2009

Great News: Thanks to one of our wonderful corporate sponsors: GlaxoSmithKline we will be attending this annual conference in Winnipeg this year. Through their support we will be exhibiting our charity. We are also thrilled that our Abstract has been accepted. Our topic is: Great Causes + Great Websites = Great Charities Our presentation will…

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Losing Our Parents ( BBQ Charity Video June 11,09) at Shoppers Home Health Center

Hello Everyone, Here is a BBQ Charity Video Losing Our Paresnts hosted with Shoppers Home Health Care Store in Newmarket, Ontario on June 11th, 2009. Click on the following link to view the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_wV-E39HCc

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Mary Bart To Be Interviewed by Bary Shainbaum on Faith FM, 94.3 Sunday June 14th at 12 pm

We are very pleased to announce that Mary Bart of Losing Our Parents is being interviewed by Barry Shainbaum on his radio program. Here is a bit about Barry: “I produce and host a show called Perspectives with Barry Shainbaum. Broadcasting out of Kitchener on Faith FM, 94.3 each Sunday at noon, with each program…

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Open to Hope Foundation

I am thrilled to be featured on the front page of this Foundation’s Website with my article entitled: From tears to ideas. Here is a snippet of my article Words can barely describe the depth of loss I felt when My Dad died….. Here is the article, I hope you like it! Open to Hope

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Shoppers Home Health Care™ BBQ Lunch In Support of Losing Our Parents

Drop by & have lunch with Shoppers Home Health Care! We are supporting a local charity that helps people who are coping with the declining health or death of a parent. Food’s hot and our hearts are warm! Date: Thursday June 11, 2009Time: 11:00 – 2:00Place: Metro Plaza17725 Yonge St. Unit 5Newmarket, Ontario

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Losing Our Parents is featured in Boomer Women Speak monthly newsletter!

Mary Bart and the Losing Our Parents charity was featured in Aprils edition of BoomerWomen Speak newsletter. Here is how the piece on Losing Our Parents opens: “Mary is a daughter. She also chairs “Losing Our Parents” a registered charity. As her parents’ principal caregiver for ten years, Mary has first-hand experience in helping aging…

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Losing Our Parents is written about in Comfort Life!

Mary Bart recently had an opportunity to get the charity mentioned in the Comfort Life website newsletter. Here is a snippet: “We watch the decline in a parent’s physical and mental health, years before death actually occurs,” says Bart. “Many people are grieving while still caring for their parents and feel isolated, vulnerable, and overwhelmed.…

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Warm Embrace Elder Care Features Losing Our Parents In Their March Newsletter

Recently the staff at Warm Embrace Elder Care featured the Losing Our Parents website in their March 2009. A heartfelt thanks goes out to our friends at Warm Embrace Elder Care for sharing us with their readers. Take a moment and read about us in their March 2009 Newsletter.

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Sunrise Senior Living Presents: An Evening For Sons & Daughters

Losing Our Parents Presenting A Talk at Sunrise Senior Living Losing Our Parents is proud to present a talk at Sunrise Senior Living on coping with the stress of dealing with your parents declining health. You can attend the event on April 23rd, 2009 at 7pm. For a full explanation of the event view this…

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Published In the Funeral Services Association of Canada Newsletter

This article was recently published in the Funeral Services Association of Canada Newsletter and we are proud to share it with you here. Canadian Charity Helps Those Mourning Death Of Parent The FSAC website now links to a fascinating new Canadian charity. As its name suggests, Losing Our Parents offers support to those with a…

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