Marijuana grow-op found in basement of New Brunswick special care home for seniors.

It is difficult to understand how marijuana could be grown undetected in a facility that cares for the elderly.

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DEMAND FOR HOME CARE IN CANADA EXCEEDING RESOURCES

In 2011, 1.4 million Canadians received home care, a 55 percent increase from 2008.

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A garden of memories

Grandfather loved to garden. He would spend hours in the backyard wearing his straw hat and planting vegetables or weeding his flowerbeds.

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A great start

I’m 60 years old and last month I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Although I was eating more than I should, I always tried to choose healthy alternatives whenever I could.

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A profound personal connection with a grandchild moving on

Nicole wanted to arrange a visit with my mother, her grandmother, who just the month before celebrated her 96th birthday.

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A perfect combination / A healthy relationship

When I married, I moved only 30 minutes away from my dad’s apartment. Seven years ago he suffered a mild stroke and that short car ride was too far.

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A helping hand

I retired to become my mother’s primary caregiver. After five years, when she lost her battle with cancer, it was a difficult period.

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Birds of a feather

My Aunt Betty came to live with me when she found it hard to manage on her own. She had never married because she had been her elderly parents’ caregiver.

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A wicked sense of humour

My granny and I were very close. I loved how her feisty attitude and quick wit made everything fun.

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My silver-haired dad

My father was a bachelor until he met my mother, who was much younger than him, at quite a late age. They married and I was born a year later.

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