On a warm summer day, Beverley Kissinger received her last wish to see her son get married. The ceremony took place under a gazebo — amidst flowers, plants and sunshine — on the grounds...
A brush brings colour and life to a blank canvas as it glides over the canvas. This process is repeated with each separate colour until a full image can be...
Molly is not even three years old, but she’s already faced more death than many adults. She’s been volunteering at Dulcina Hospice at St. Marguerite Manor in Calgary for more than two...
As a child growing up in Jamaica, he felt the power of music. Later, he saw it as a way to provide solace and spiritual healing to others. “My uncle...
On a breezy, blue sky day, 80-year-old Helene Gobeil is enjoying a bike ride through downtown Beaumont. And she’s doing it without any of the hard pedalling work, thanks to...
Jack Henry Hilton was only 19 when he joined the military to fight in the Second World War. Now 99, the St. Teresa Place resident says there are battles worth fighting. “When...
She reads to him every day. Sometimes when she’s lucky, for a brief shining moment, his memory returns and he will talk and read some lines from one of his...
The walk towards the end of life is an emotional journey. “My husband spent his last days and passed away at a hospice. I understand what it’s like to live...
The most popular therapy at Holy Cross Manor in Calgary usually involves bacon, sausages, French toast, eggs, hash browns, witty banter and laughter. It’s called the Men’s Breakfast Club, an...
