by Dan | Aug 8, 2018 | Dan's Blog, News
My adventure in caregiving this time around has been focused on my in-laws, who share our family home with us and the Day Program we are running at our retreat centre, Stonebridge Haven. But this house where I live is a BIG house on a BIG lot with permissive zoning...
by Dan | Jun 19, 2018 | Dan's Blog, News
The DDDance moves are becoming more intricate. As her memory is increasingly full of holes, she’s filling in with her imagination without realizing it. Of course even those of us with healthy brains do this: even scientists show unconscious bias when...
by Dan | Jun 4, 2018 | Dan's Blog, News
I am more and more deeply involved in the lives of frail elderly seniors, some of whom are directly in my care, and others whom I care for on an occasional basis in our Adult Day Program at Stonebridge Haven. As I watch these vital and precious souls slowly declining,...
by Dan | May 22, 2018 | Dan's Blog, News
It used to be that my wife and I would take off for different places we’d like to go when time and inspirations struck. It was an important part of our relationship as we enjoyed Nova Scotia one year and Italy another time as well as short, more local jaunts,...
by Dan | May 19, 2018 | Dan's Blog, News
It’s been more than two years since I took on the full-time care of my in-laws. We had been supporting them since their move to a nice independent living facility, but when we could see that they were at risk of being separated by health crises we arranged to...
