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'Bring light to someone's day': High school students aim to reduce senior loneliness with Pan Pals program


 
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A group of high school students has created a virtual pen pal program to help seniors across the Greater Toronto Area develop meaningful connections amid the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the obstacles created by social isolation.
The program, called Pandemic Pals or Pan Pals for short, has students connect with seniors in long-term care homes via phone and Zoom calls in an effort to combat loneliness brought on by lockdowns in the province.
“We thought about seniors in long-term care homes who are missing out on this time with their children, their grandchildren their great grandchildren, along with this all encompassing fear of the unknown virus,” student Pan Pal Sam Shulman said in an interview with CTV News. ....

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Family caregivers are the invisible workforce


 
 
Spouses look after each other’s needs, whether it be earning a wage, running errands, cooking, cleaning or just making the bed.
 
 
Millions of Canadians find themselves in that situation, but their hard work and dedication often goes unnoticed.
 
“Being a family caregiver is such an all-encompassing and overwhelming role, yet it is largely a silent and unseen one,” says Adriana Shnall, manager and professional practice chief for social work at Baycrest Health Sciences in Toronto. “We need to care for and support our family caregivers and acknowledge the sacrifice and devotion involved in caring for others.”
 
 
 
Walsh has been sole caregiver for her husband, Gord, for seven years, since he had a foot amputated after developing a diabetic ulcer. Gord had recovered from a heart attack in 2006, but has since developed other health woes, including kidney failure and prostate cancer. ....

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