Tag: seniors at home

Don and his wife Joyce

Don is back in balance, thanks to free chair yoga in Mission BC

Taking a break after chair yoga class, Don is relaxed with his sneakers kicked off, chatting about the physical impacts of aging. He quotes from a Leonard Cohen song. “You start to ache in the places you used to play,” he says with a smile. At 88, Don has led a rich life. He began

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Gloria smiling

Home is where the heart is

Gloria loves helping her neighbours in Burnaby – so much so, that in 2010, she was the recipient of the City of Burnaby’s ‘Citizen of the Year’ award. While she has spent a lifetime giving back to her community, she now finds herself on the receiving end.   “I do have mobility problems now,” says

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