Dementia Friends Canada is an Alzheimer Society and Government of Canada initiative to help Canadians better understand what it’s like to live with dementia and how they can help those with the disease remain active and carry on with their daily lives.
One of the best ways to spread an important message is through your social circles, your own sphere of influence. National Hospice Palliative Care Week’s official theme for 2015 is The Power of 10: Let’s talk about Hospice Palliative Care.
My dear mom is 88 years old and lives in a long-term care facility where she is given excellent care. Mom has dementia and along with it aphasia, which affects her ability to use language to communicate. While she doesn’t seem to recognize most relatives and longtime friends, she still knows me, her daughter. I can tell by the way her face lights up when she sees me. She introduces me to the staff every time saying, “This is my…
Revera sites across Canada have been holding fundraising campaigns for the past three years in honour of World Alzheimer’s month in September. Events including everything from bake sales to clothing drives to walks, runs and bike rides. Close to $170,000 was raised this past September, the most yet!
I had taken care of my mother who has Alzheimer’s disease. Shortly after my father passed away nearly 11 years ago from this disease, my mother was diagnosed too. I was devastated when the doctor told me and I knew what lay ahead. I was determined to do everything I could to slow down this disease and give my mother the best quality of life that I could. After my mother was diagnosed I quickly had her move in with…
Une très grande dame. L’amour personnifié. Souriante, toute pleine de douceur et de tendresse. Toujours prête à consoler, aider, écouter. Vraiment une très grande dame. Cette grande dame, c’est maman. Et c’est ce qu’elle a été jusqu’à la fin, malgré la maladie, la souffrance et en dépit de son incapacité mentale. Comme je l’aime. Elle a été ma mère, mon éducatrice, mon amie, ma confidente, ma sœur, et finalement, ma fille. Les dernières années de sa maladie, nous les avons…
Bulk Barn celebrated its 10th anniversary as a supporter of Coffee Break this year and through their annual campaign they have raised $342,491, bringing their total contribution to nearly $2 million. Coffee Break co-ordinator Laura Berljawsky and Chief Development Officer, John Hayward visited Bulk Barn where they were presented with a cheque for the funds raised. (photos below). Bulk Barn célébrait cette année son 10e anniversaire à titre de commanditaire de la Pause-café. La somme de 342 491 $ a été…
On July 4 to July 27, 2014 we celebrated our 10th anniversary of our Society for the Arts in Dementia Care at the Ferry Building Gallery in West Vancouver, BC, with the kind support from the Alzheimer’s Society Research Program and the West Vancouver Community Foundation. For 3 weeks we exhibited highlights of the Society’s permanent art collection, which was established with the help of the Alzheimer Society of Canada several years ago. The idea for the Society originated in…
Premiers from across the country will be meeting in Charlottetown August 26th to 30th for their annual summer meeting. This group, known as the Council of the Federation, meet regularly to discuss pressing issues that are important to all Canadians. At the 2013 summer meeting, the premiers directed the Health Care Innovation Working Group (HCIWG) to examine issues related to dementia, including a commitment to look at best practices related to raising awareness of dementia’s early warning signs, identifying best…
Our country boasts some of the world’s best researchers and the Society is committed to supporting them,” says Mimi Lowi-Young, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Canada. “Their projects could fundamentally change the lives of people already impacted by this devastating disease and improve the outlook for those at risk.”