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National Alzheimer’s Plan, Canadian National demographics show

January 4, 2013 by Team Celebration Leave a Comment

Right now, over 500,000 Canadians have Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. That number is expected to double by 2038. We are asking the Canadian government to create a plan to respond to the dementia crisis. Within two decades, it's estimated that more than 1 million Canadians will be living with dementia, yet Canada still has no national, strategic plans to make sure every one of these people -- and their families -- get the treatment and support they need. Tell Prime … [Read more...]

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Ageing in the 21st Century: A Celebration and a Challenge

October 4, 2012 by Team Celebration Leave a Comment

Rapidly and surely the world is getting older. In 2000, for the first time in history, there were more people over age 60 than children below age 5. The number and proportion of older persons is growing faster than any other age group, and will surpass 1 billion people in less the 10 years. Ageing is now occurring fastest in the developing world, which has limited resources and plans to deal with this unprecedented demographic trend. The older generation -- which includes caregivers, … [Read more...]

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Anxiety linked to Arthritis, Dr. Elizabeth Lin

August 6, 2012 by Team Celebration Leave a Comment

Many people with arthritis also have depression; this has been known for many years. Now it has been established that anxiety is even more common than depression among arthritis patients, in a study published in Arthritis Care & Research by authors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this podcast, Dr. Elizabeth Lin (who was not involved with the CDC study, but has focused on comorbid depression and pain for many years) discusses why and how the mental health problem as well … [Read more...]

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The Great Miracle Share – Cheril Goodrich

March 21, 2012 by Team Celebration Leave a Comment

Sharing the Wisdom of the Crone The Great Miracle Share-Cheril Goodrich The purpose of The Great Miracle Share is to consciously define and expand on wisdom and information constantly being shared with us from the 4th dimension. The 4thdimension, also defined as time, is the home of nature. Our world shares its 3rdworld capacity with the 4th dimension, but because our world seems to lack the ability to “tune in” and communicate with the wisdom in time, we are constantly making … [Read more...]

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The Role of Attitude and Lifestyle – Aging Gracefully

February 4, 2012 by admin 1 Comment

A Celebration of Women presents.... 'Aging Gracefully' The Role of Attitude and Lifestyle Two Basic Requirements of Graceful Aging What I’ve discovered is that there are two “basic requirements” of graceful aging. To borrow from the “Serenity Prayer”, graceful aging requires the “serenity to accept the things we cannot change; courage to change the things we can; and wisdom to know the difference.” Certainly acceptance of aging is a key … [Read more...]

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Economic and AIDS Crises in Zimbabwe Force Elderly Women ..

September 25, 2011 by Team Celebration Leave a Comment

Economic and AIDS Crises in Zimbabwe Force Elderly Women to Live in Poverty FILABUSI, ZIMBABWE– Lydia Banda, 70, came to Zimbabwe from Zambia in the 1960s in search of a better life. As a young newlywed, she moved here with her husband, who had a better chance of getting a job in the region’s industrial hub. Banda never had any children, so when her husband died in 1998, she was on her own. But she says in Sindebele, the local language, that she did not despair because she … [Read more...]