Take Care With Meds

Caregivers provide a combined 5.7 billion hours of unpaid care in Canada —  It’s emotionally hard work, on top of full time jobs and other life commitments. Lidia introduces us to Cindy Sim, founder …

Compassion makes all the difference, especially when it comes to long term and end of life care. Lidia speaks with Cathy Fortunat, CEO of Sherwood Care, about how to spot a caring facility. Cathy sha…

Lidia invites Trudy Callaghan, Publisher of Edify magazine, to share the story of her mom’s journey through Alzheimer's disease and Trudy’s lived experience as her mom’s caretaker. Hear about the cha…

Melissa Sheldrick lost her son, Andrew (age 8), due to a medication error. Lidia takes us through Melissa’s story — we hear how this devastating event shapes Melissa’s view on medication safety and h…

The pandemic shone a light on many things. It highlighted how social connections and the way we live impacts our health - and that is especially true of the elderly. Dr. Paul Kivi and Dr. Marjan Abba…

Education is a big part of ACE-ing your healthcare journey, and it can feel overwhelming. Lidia outlines what kind of questions can help you navigate your care (or the care of someone else), includin…

In the world of healthcare, what does it mean to communicate? Lidia guides you through the kind of information healthcare professionals need from you and how you can best share it. 

Providing informat…

Learning to advocate for yourself is key to ensuring good healthcare, but it can be intimidating and confusing. Lidia breaks through common barriers to advocacy and provides suggestions for how you c…

In North American culture, medications are everywhere. We may not think twice about taking them. But, sometimes, the meds we take to help us can cause us harm. 

Lidia shares examples of medication use…