A Unique Canadian Story of Care, Innovation and Refugees
Melissa Campbell, founder of The Refugee Response Group, is a young Edmonton mother with a compassionate heart. When she heard about the plight of Syrian refugees, she wanted to help…
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WHAT IS A SUPPORT NETWORK AND WHAT WILL IT DO FOR ME?
I wrote this for an audience of adults with disabilities who want to get started using a tech tool to coordinate the help of friends and family in a circle…
This Christmas, We are Thankful for Tyze
This Christmas, our family is grateful for Tyze Personal Networks. For those new to my blog, I am the mother of a young man with severe disabilities who is adored…
The Right to Give Care to Someone You Love
Recently, I spoke on the telephone with another writer who six months ago, lost her beloved mother to cancer. Christabel Shaler writes a blog called The Ethical Hustler for the…
The Caregivers’ Best Friend – TYZE
My son Nicholas’ care is complex. He has round the clock one-to-one caregivers including awake night nurses by the bedside. Nick has a nasty habit of stopping breathing and the…
Help for Caregivers
TYZE is a software programme that helps to coordinate a group of people who care about someone receiving care. If you care a caregiver, have a look at this video!…
Some Doctors are Better Than Others!
Some doctors are better than others – ask anyone with an ageing parent or a complex child. Do you know any doctor who still makes house calls? I DO and…
Why Our Special Needs Family Loves Technology
Recently, I was asked to contribute a piece on the subject of technology and parenting a son with disabilities for the blog http://vancouvermom.ca. Here is what I wrote: Article by…
Managing Care Online!
Last week, I noticed a health blog in the New York Times titled “Managing Care Online“. I had to read it and write to respond, describing our experience with a…
Great Ideas on Housing, Support and Networked Care
One of the people I admire most in the care field is Alex Fox, CEO of Shared Lives Plus in the UK. I met Alex about four years ago when…