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 – 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
CFN – The price isn’t right for some seniors who need dental work. After seniors reach age sixty-five there are no dental benefits for them, much as there is no help for them with hearing aids and glasses. People tell me about their dental woes such as loose dentures, brokenContinue Reading
CFN – Where do you go to change your feelings when your heart is hurting? How do we transcend these cares when there is nothing we can do to change something? My brother Ron and I go to the Lodge every week to see our much loved older brother. WhenContinue Reading
CFN – Great news! Cornwall Transit Customer Survey is up and running. Click here to complete it; forms are also available on the bus. Having a car, I don’t often use it myself although I have when I have preferred to go somewhere and not have parking hassles. But I didContinue Reading
CFN – One day I happened to meet a lady I had known for years. We spoke of many things, but then the conversation turned to serious matters such as how hard some seniors were finding it making ends meet. She herself shared with me that she had a prescriptionContinue Reading
CFN – Another holiday week-end has come and gone without any public transportation for those who need it. One of the newspapers ran a column on what was open or closed which was helpful but I couldn’t help but wonder how it felt to be unable to attend anything ifContinue Reading
CFN – A few years ago, I was talking to the manager of a seniors’ residence about seniors and their nutrition. It seemed to me that a lot of women were saying they were fed up cooking. They had burned out and just didn’t feel like cooking very much anyContinue Reading
CFN – Hi Everyone. In this new column about seniors and their particular needs and concerns, I will be focusing on advocacy and, hopefully, solutions. I’m seeking your input in regard to the everyday wellness and safety challenges faced by seniors. Please share your comments below on any issue raised;Continue Reading