When One Door Closes–Another One Opens

Last year I wrote an article titled “When One Door Closes—Another One Opens”. I want you to read it because I have a postscript to my story… It is June 30, 2009 and in 7 months, the eyes of the world will be focused on Vancouver, Canada, for the 2010 Winter Olympics. My dream for the past 28 years has been to be part of this magnificent event–not as an athlete, but as part of the volunteer medical team. I have spent hundreds of hours travelling the world with our national and elite... 

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A Wonderful Marriage–unconditional love

 When the doctors gave us the news 3 years ago that my husband, Dave, 57, has Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) I had no idea how much it would change our lives. In the initial stages, FTD affects the front and sides of the brain –personality, language, speech, logic and reasoning areas. Loss of memory–one of the first signs of Alzheimer’s—develops later. It took 2 years before the reality of my new life hit me. I remember standing in the kitchen making dinner and hating it. Dave used to... 

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Happy Anniversary Mum & Dad

In my last post I shared the beautiful card I received from my husband, Dave, for our 31st Anniversary. I was away on business this week and when I came home there was another card waiting for me. It was from our children, Kyle and Amy. They are spending their summer working together at a fishing lodge on Langara Island, in the Queen Charlotte Islands–very close to the Alaskan border.  I want to share this card to give you an idea of the journey that our children are on while living with... 

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