New beginnings
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People often ask me, “How long has your father-in-law been in the home?” I tell them $80,000 worth—they look at me with bewilderment and I say three years.
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People often ask me, “How long has your father-in-law been in the home?” I tell them $80,000 worth—they look at me with bewilderment and I say three years.
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I first met Roberto and Marta about a year and a half ago in their lovely North York home. They were both retired engineering professors and had been looking for a Spanish-speaking speech language pathologist to work with Roberto.
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Like many kids her age, Hayleigh Ireland loves to go grocery shopping with her grandmother, finding the items on the shelves and putting them in the grocery cart.
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I’ve become good friends with many of the ladies who live in a seniors’ residence with my mom. They all have wonderful stories to share, but I have been particularly impressed by a woman named Edith.
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On my first day of college, the professor did the usual and made the students introduce themselves to the person sitting next to them. When I turned to my left I saw that I was beside a smiling older gentleman with grey hair and thick glasses.
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My husband and I divorced many years ago. I chose to stay focused on my kids and my job instead of getting into the dating scene.
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When Peter Davison was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2005, at 45 years of age, he didn’t tell anyone.
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My nana was one of my favourite people ever. She was hilarious, generous and strong-willed.
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When my daughter, Abigail, was five, she was diagnosed with leukemia. Abby was scared and we tried our best to explain to her why she was sick, but it was a difficult time for our family.
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Callum hadn’t yet been born when his grandfather, Wilbert, began showing signs of Parkinson’s disease. It wasn’t until the family returned to Canada from Australia that that the youngster began developing a relationship with Grandpa Bert.