CFN – People had lottery fever this month. For some reason, they think being a multi-millionaire will solve their problems. Many of these ticket-buyers are what I kindly refer to as addicts. They go to the corner store every day, play the same tickets in the same order, get theContinue Reading
CFN – On June 20th, 2013, my then fiancé (we’ve since got married), and I got a chocolate Labrador retriever puppy. I have never had a dog, so, my husband and I talked about it, and came to the decision of getting Drake together. (He is named afterContinue Reading
CFN – Recently on the medical news it said that seniors need to do Stress Management. I was surprised because I had never seen it mentioned before for older people. Exercise, proper nutrition and social contacts but never stress management as an aid to health for seniors. In the pastContinue Reading
CFN – I am a 33 year old attempting to embrace the beauty of life. This quest has taken me to the realm of gardening. Recently, I watched a very inspiring video of a farm in Quebec, and it opened my eyes to the difference between harmony and mono culture.Continue Reading
CFN – I received a sample of Good Times Magazine. In their column “Your rights” was an interesting article from their January 2009 issue written by Lillian Newberry about having a ”Your Just in Case File”. After I read it, I realized how important it is to have such aContinue Reading
CFN – One morning in fourth grade, my classmates and I lined up on a snowy morning to start the school day. My father stood beside me in the cold and slush and gave me a lecture. “Don’t talk about people behind their backs,” he said. “It’s not nice.” IContinue Reading
CFN – October 1st. will be National Seniors’ Day and also United Nations International Day of Older Persons. June was “Seniors’ Month” and there were many articles in the media about seniors. At the Villa there was a bulletin board with a salute to the many characteristics of seniors. IContinue Reading
CFN – A few friends and I were reminiscing about the past. . It was brought on because we were wondering where young people go to dance today. , And also where anyone dances today. None of us know much about the bars and if you can dance in them.Continue Reading
CFN – Canadian Association of Retired Persons (C.A.R.P.), offers many benefits to its members. Founded more than 25 years ago, it is a non-profit non-partisan association for people 45+ of age. Their magazine, Zoomer, describes CARP as promoting and protecting the interests, rights and quality of life as this ageContinue Reading
CFN – We have some wonderful teenagers in this city. I happened to run into a few lately and I was impressed. One Saturday afternoon I went into Giant Tiger where two young people were manning the Cancer Society fund raising table. A lovely young lady and very charming youngContinue Reading
CFN – Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) strikes a lot of people during the winter months. Interested to see how it affects seniors specifically, I went online to discover that there are many web sites devoted to seniors who have this disorder. Seniors and people with disabilities find it difficult toContinue Reading
CFN – Hospice Cornwall. What an amazing place! What an incredible place…but one that I had been avoiding since it opened. One of my nursing classmates has been a volunteer since day one but I didn’t really talk about it with her. I didn’t really want to talk about it.Continue Reading
CFN– As long as you’re still breathing, it’s never too late to return to God. That was the theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s final public homily on Ash Wednesday in St. Peter’s Basilica. The pontiff spoke of the need for both personal and corporate witness to faith. “Living Lent inContinue Reading
CFN – The GlenStorDun Lodge issues a monthly Newsletter called the ‘ Lodger‘. It has many interesting articles, photos and great jokes. In the January issue Craig Smith, social worker and Tim McNally, recreologist, along with Linda Geisel have been working to make the Cornwall Unit into a dementia friendlyContinue Reading
CFN – There is a quote from Ben Williams that says that there is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. It is true! Every time I am at the Villa (St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre) and see the therapy dogs walking toward my friend andContinue Reading
CFN – If you are interested in news on what is changing in the medical field for seniors, perhaps visit Dr. Samir Sinha’s websites. He is a leading geriatrician at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital. He has participated in providing information on geriatrics in a huge medical study of what needsContinue Reading
The Tipsy Elf © Dawn Ford I was watching TV the other night when a soft knock came to my door. It was so gentle that it did not rouse my sleeping old dog. I have brand new hearing aids so I was able to hear it. I opened theContinue Reading
CFN – I had the opportunity to speak with Gary R. Easton, D. Ch. of FootMed, a Chiropody Clinic. I asked him if some needy seniors had problems financially having foot care. He told me that he has clients who have financial difficulties, including seniors who are of great concernContinue Reading