Volunteer Dogs Provide Love and Companionship in Hospice Care
July 7, 2019Molly 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...
Painting brings out the creative side of Chateau Vitaline residents
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...
Lifting Senior’s Spirits Through Music
July 7, 2019As 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...
Cycling Without Age at Chateau Vitaline
April 4, 2019On 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...
World War ll Fighter Pilot Shares his Story at St. Teresa Place
April 4, 2019Jack 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...
Loving you till the end of time at Villa Marie
April 4, 2019She 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...
Hospice Volunteers Create Meaningful Moments at St. Marguerite Manor
April 4, 2019The 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...
Mens Breakfast Club at Holy Cross
March 3, 2019The 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...
Painting brings out the creative side of Chateau Vitaline residents
March 3, 2019A 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...