Your Guide to the products & services available on Vancouver Island for Seniors and their families.
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices January 2014 Acral lick dermatitis (ALD), also known as a lick granuloma, is a frustrating disease. Typically, these skin lesions appear on the front of the foreleg, close to the carpus. Though ALD was historically considered to be a boredom and stress induced disease, a wide array of inciting causes are…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices Book Review: Hostile Seas: A Mission In Pirate Waters (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2013, 253 pages) Former Victoria resident, Jen L. Savidge, with her first book, has offered readers a glimpse into life on a Canadian Navy deployment that is both informative and personal. Her book effectively combines the parameters of life…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices November 2013 Making Dreams Come True Back in summer we wrote about ‘Celebrating Aging’. In that column I wrote about the Dream On Seniors Wish Foundation and how the mission of this foundation is to make the dreams of seniors come true; to celebrate aging. Well, that isn’t the end of…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices December 2013 Top 10 Greatest Things About Aging “Life is a country that the old have seen, and lived in. Those who have to travel through it can only learn the way from them.” – Joseph Joubert Aging is great! We all do it, albeit at seemingly different rates,…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices December 2013 At the recent North American Veterinary Conference held in Florida, Dr. John Symes spoke about pet food and the impact of gluten. The question he raised was whether expensive pet food provided high quality nutrition. The answer will surprise you. He thinks that many of the ingredients are unnatural…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices Victoria’s Welsh Society: The Long Reach of the Welsh What have Hong Kong, Patagonia, Oslo, and Victoria have in common? They all have Welsh Societies! There are almost 500 societies worldwide and they include choirs, language groups, and dance clubs, from Arizona and Australia to Zimbabwe. Canada alone has 43 societies…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices September 2013 Loss and Grieving Three of our longer term clients passed away recently. They were wonderful people and will always be in our memory and a special part of our company’s history. They also made me think of the loss and grieving process in more depth. Grieving has five stages. …
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices August 2013 www.veterinaryassistantlearningcenter.com This new website is designed to help veterinary assistants find the education they need. The following is a sample of the first lesson of Veterinary Assistant 1 – Becoming a Veterinary Assistant. Your Role at the Hospital The attitude and abilities of the veterinary staff can make or…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices July 2013 Taking your dog or cat on the road this summer? It consists mainly of preparation, but add in a little common sense and you’ve got all you need for a great trip. Here are some thoughts on what to include. If you are crossing the border into the United…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices May 2013 The Changing Landscape of Home Care Last month, the Canadian Home Care Association, which is considered the voice for Home Care in Canada, released the 2013 ‘Portraits of Home Care in Canada’ report. Released every five years, this extensive report is a reflection of how critical home care is…