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Planning For The ‘Unknown’.

We all know someone who has taken ill or has been critically injured. No one expects that life as they know it can change drastically from one moment to the next. How can you plan for the ‘unknown’?

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Seniors Do Have Sex

Do you think seniors stop having sex once they reach a certain age? Adult children don’t typically want to hear about their parent’s sexuality and vice versa; however professionals need to be comfortable in asking and answering questions. Regardless of your own personal definition of sexuality and what it means for different age groups, it should include an understanding of safe sex and sexually transmitted disease awareness.

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The Giving Tree Becomes The Dying Tree

Today’s blog may be a bit unusual. It is about the death of a tree, the ‘D’ words: disease, decay, decline and death and the loss to a community.

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Let’s Talk- About Mental Health

Yesterday was Bell Canada’s ‘Let’s Talk’ day which is in support of mental health awareness. Bell has opted to talk openly about mental illness with the hope of reducing stigma so that people can get the help they need. One in five Canadians will have or have had a mental…

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Family Caregiver Holiday Jingle

T’was the fight before Christmas, when all families know,
It’s better to forgive than tell them to F. O.,
Mom probably liked you better, if memory serves,
So while I am a P.O.A., she will get what she deserves.

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Please Pass The Gravy

Many families will be traveling this week for the American Thanksgiving holiday. If you live in a different city than your parents, the time spent together during the holiday can allow you to see how well they are managing. Be aware of the small things and things that are different….

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ROLLOVERS TO AN RDSP

Today’s blog was written by Darren G.Lund, Associate at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP.

In the 2010 Federal budget the Federal government announced new measures to support persons with disabilities, stating that an “important concern for parents caring for a disabled child is to ensure that the child will be adequately provided for in the event that one or both parents die.”[1] The new measure was announced as follows:

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