The next time you travel through your community, take a look around. Become a sleuth. The seniors among us struggle through our fast-paced cities without us even noticing. We may become annoyed when they take too long to do something, especially when we’re in a hurry. Imagine having to walk up five stairs with a [...]
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Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet And so are you! This poem is often shared on Mother’s Day. I still have my handmade Mother’s Day cards from my girls, and my mom still has the ones I made for her. Every year, the second Sunday of May is our opportunity to say [...]
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When the telephone rings, we expect to hear our friends or family on the other end. But on occasion, it’s a telemarketer trying to push some kind of product onto us. We need to be more telemarketer savvy and recognize when a situation doesn’t feel right. The other week I attended a community health fair [...]
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Last Saturday we turned our clocks forward, ultimately losing an hour’s sleep. I have to admit, I never took notice of it before but my sleep was so disrupted throughout the week to the point that I felt out of sorts. Sleep matters. It’s an essential part of our day and well-being. As we go [...]
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Many seniors drive cars well into their 80s and even their 90s. In 2009, 3.25 million people over age 65 had a driver’s licence, of which about 200,000 were over age 85, according to Statistics Canada. This week I presented my regular monthly lifestyle luncheon talk to the seniors of the Franklin Horner Community Centre. [...]
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