The Hand of Time
By Catherine Roozman Weigensberg
I will walk with you through many doors. Though your pace is slower, I will take smaller steps, For your dignity is as vital as the air we breathe...
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The Survivor In All Of Us
By Catherine Roozman Weigensberg
She had kept her age from me all this time and unexpectedly revealed a part of herself which was no longer a taboo subject. It's as if she wanted me to know that she was old and vulnerable now...
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A Father's Gift
By Catherine Roozman Weigensberg
Bennie's memorabilia, cherished pieces of his life, remain hidden in a large container, reminders of another time, an era when handshakes sealed a business deal, when families gathered around the table sharing laughter and funny stories, when letters ...
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A Letter of Love
By Catherine Roozman Weigensberg
In this world of instant gratification, instant marriages, instant divorces – in fact instant everything one can possibly imagine – here, right beside me, is proof that time is the ultimate test of love...
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The Invisible Caregiver
By Catherine Roozman Weigensberg
A portly gentleman in his mid-sixties collapses into bed each evening, exhausted and spent. His wife by his side, they are attached wrist to wrist with a cord in case she tries to walk out of the apartment in middle of the night...
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Family Meetings
Not Rocket Science, But You Can Feel Over The Moon About Them
By Catherine Roozman Weigensberg
Family meetings can provide an ideal occasion to share new information, problem solve together, and work on more positive and rewarding relationships...
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The Magic of Cholent
By Catherine Roozman Weigensberg
The cholent request was, at first glance, innocent padding at the end of the message, yet somehow it seemed hesitant and cautious...
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Our Power Failure
An Enlightening Experience
By Catherine Roozman Weigensberg
Only moments before the lights went out, I had been pondering how I could get everyone out of their hibernation in order to spend a little time together...
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The Art of Listening
By Catherine Roozman Weigensberg
Most of us have come across an acquaintance and exchanged cursory hellos, been asked the customary, "How are you?" only to be left standing by ourselves, scratching our heads...
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Insights of a Senior Citizen
As interpreted by someone halfway there...
By Catherine Roozman Weigensberg
My journey has often been marked by sharp, uneven pebbles, other times lined with blooming flowers; the wisdom I have acquired along the way may be useful to some of you...
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Catherine Roozman Weigensberg, a married mother of four residing in Montreal, Quebec, was a geriatric social worker for several years before becoming a full time caregiver for her mother.
