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Kate’s Story

By ⋅ April 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Excerpt from Kate’s Story 8:45 a.m. August 11, 1993 Kate Sawford stands outside the operating room, poised to take her last walk on two legs. A blue hospital gown hangs from her thin frame. Her bald head shines in the fluorescent light. In a few minutes she will walk through the doors, lie down on [...]

Alzheimer Society of Ontario: When word fail

By ⋅ April 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

When words fail Sporting glasses and a trim gray beard, David Knight looks very much like what he is – a retired geography professor. But pop him in a tux, stand him in front of a couple of kettle drums and he is an orchestra musician. It’s an identity the 67-year-old Knight has worked hard to [...]

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