I recently read an advertorial aimed at the ‘dutiful daughter’. The writer asked two questions: Do your parents and siblings rely on you whenever problems arise? Are you currently caring for your elderly parents as their health declines? If so, you may be...
Determining your level of social wellness is a good indicator of whether or not you are burning out as a caregiver. Social wellness is supported by healthy interpersonal relationships and access to support from family, friends, church and community while caregiving. I...
I’ve just been engaging in a really interesting discussion on LinkedIn about continuum of care. Some of the continuum elephants that have been identified by the group are: • Fragmented “silo communication” on internal/external basis • High hospital re-admissions...
Questions are being raised by the Toronto-based Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE)’s counsel Jane Meadus about the Home First Policy being implemented by hospitals across the Province of Ontario. ACE reports they have received about 250 complaints from...
In remarkable research on-going at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, scientist Dr. Adrian Owen was able to demonstrate using an fMRI that a patient considered to be ‘vegetative’ was actually capable of answering questions. The research...
I just finished taping a great interview with Gary Gzick, one of our special guests for the Loving Mom™ Virtual Workshop beginning soon. We had a great chat and he shared some really good tips and ideas for taking care of yourself and ensuring you are a...
Lynne Harley is a Fit Minds™ Cognitive Coach in Saskatchewan and is also dealing with her own mother’s cognitive challenges. We were talking about the Loving Mom™ Workshop and she shared the following journal entry with me. Her story, while not unique, really...
Today as I was working with my brain I was waiting with my heart to hear how my mother-in-law’s operation had gone. As the morning progressed I thought about how grateful I was to have her in my life – the gift she has been to my children…and I was...
In a recent meta-study analyzing 23 clinical studies researchers at the the Dementia Collaborative Research Center at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia found that non-pharmacological treatments had a significant impact on individuals suffering...
Eleven years ago today I was starting into my second week as a Lower School principal at an all-girls independent school in Toronto. As the events of that morning unfolded, our entire school gathered in the gymnasium to pray – Christian prayers led by our...
