Tuesday, 25 June 2013

The once soothing sound of rain is a subtle reminder how life can change

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The sound of rain has always soothed my soul. I think of those summer nights when I was a kid at our family cabin in beaut...

New home care contract could spell trouble for travel times

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Donna loves her job as a health care aide, but she is concerned she is being literally driven out of her job. Six years ago D...
Monday, 24 June 2013

Home care and PDD as different as Edson and Lloydminster

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Somewhere, long ago, a new friend — no more than minutes old — asked me if I knew his cousin who had Downs syndrome. When I...
Sunday, 23 June 2013

Tait's Eight: 8 ways Edmonton can help Calgary

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We need to help our neighbors in Calgary and the surrounding area after the recent flooding. But how? Here are eight possible id...
Friday, 21 June 2013

Hope, however small, is in southern Alberta

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Dave Hancock sat in his office several years ago when he was education minister and made a profound statement over an early morn...

Giving pets dignity at that sad time

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(THIS BLOG IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY STOPZILLA. PLEASE CLICK HERE) One of the best parts of my day happens seconds after I set my h...
Thursday, 20 June 2013

"We both won, Papa": my grandson

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  It’s just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday night when I wheel through the front door of my condo unit. There he is, our 10-year-old gr...
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Today's timely tune: AHS reverses decision

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Two weeks after Creekside Support Services, ArtSpace and Abby Road were told their self-directed home care contracts were cancelled by Alb...
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Part 2: No more 24 hour care at Abby Road

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SHAWN McCLOSKEY // PHOTO: John Lucas, The Journal Shawn McCloskey is one of 14 residents with a disability at Abby Road Co-Op. After a...
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New home care provider won't cook meals: user

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SHAWN McCLOSKEY // PHOTO: JOHN LUCAS, Edmonton Journal Fourteen residents residents with physical disabilities of  Abby Road Co-Op in...
Monday, 17 June 2013

Redford meets us for coffee; home care discussed

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Alberta premier Alison Redford accepted our invitation ( CLICK HERE TO READ OUR REQUEST) for coffee Sunday morni...
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Thursday, 13 June 2013

Guest blogger Nic Good: Stop cuts. NOW!

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Fred Horne, Minister of Health Government of Alberta Dear Sir: I would first like to commend you on a job well do...
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From guest blogger Brenda Currey Lewis: wheeling backwards

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 Brenda Currey-Lewis: I am outraged at the cutbacks being forcefully changed for the worse, for disabled persons. Just im...

Put the $3.2 million from AHS bonuses back into home care

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We may have found $3.2 million for Alberta Health Services to re-invest into home care. And since AHS is saying they need to cut...
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Tuesday, 11 June 2013

"They're my second family" — health care aide

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Genita Bailey has worked as a personal care aide for Creekside Support Services in the Mill Creek area in Edmonton for the past 12...
Monday, 10 June 2013

Guest blogger Vivian Ross: What will happen to me?

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Vivian Ross: I have ALS and require total physical assistance. These supports enable me to remain in the community as a full pa...

An open letter to the provincial government from Bill Cummings - 3 p.m. - June 10

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Good afternoon; The above named housing co-operatives stand united in opposition to the proposed change in funding and str...

Coffee, Ms. Redford?

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Dear Ms. Redford: Let’s have coffee this week. We have a lot to talk about, you know. People with disabilities have yelled, an...