Do you really know him?

This week the subject of our newsletter was reflections on remembrance and in it I asked the question – Do we really know the people we care for? That question was prompted by the image created by Brian Fray and published in the Guelph Tribune. It seems to me it...

Trevor Greene – an amazing story

Trevor Greene’s recovery is an incredible story about the determination of an individual and the ability to comeback from a traumatic brain injury. He and his wife Debbie are re-writing conventional wisdom about the ability of the brain to recover from traumatic...

Calling All Caregivers

Caring for a loved one is challenging, particularly the Alzheimer journey, which is inevitably one of loss. But there are moments of the journey that can be uplifting, funny, heart-warming and beautiful. In sharing those stories we give and gather strength. Share with...

Honoring through love and respect

Tom Gunnels’ grandmother has dementia. He recently wrote an 8,000 word essay about her disease and how it has affected his family, ending up as one of five national finalists in the 2010 Norman Mailer College Writing Awards for Creative Nonfiction. The effect of...