Caregiving Posts

Caregiver’s Diary: A Very Difficult Conversation

December 20, 2012

An e-mail from youngest sister late at night to youngest brother and me. Our 89 year old widowed father had fallen ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Patience

December 7, 2012

I’m not my 89 year old widowed father’s caregiver, I’m just an occasional visitor, and a voice at the end of ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Dad’s War

November 15, 2012

Dad’s War My 89 year old widowed father was studying organ at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto when the war broke ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Dying In Good Health

November 2, 2012

My widowed 89 year old father called the other day. Youngest sister was coming over for lunch, he was dressed. I said ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Thanksgiving with Dad

October 19, 2012

The weather Thanksgiving weekend was cold and wet. Stiff wind out of the west, where the rollers come from. Jamie and I ...

Featured letter: Health-care system fails frail Alberta seniors when they most need it

October 5, 2012

Alberta Health Services is not able or willing to respond to the needs of frail seniors with medical problems. My ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Mission Accomplished!

October 5, 2012

“It’s enormous!”. That was my widowed 89 year old father speaking to oldest brother on the phone. He was ...

New AARP Caregiver Ad Sends Powerful Message

August 24, 2012

Caregivers face incredible stress and often get very little thanks or support from the governments in return. One of ...

Caregiver’s Diary: One More Birthday

August 24, 2012

My father had his 89th birthday last week, and it didn’t make him very happy. We were sitting in a faux English pub ...