The Alzheimer Society offers education resources, sessions and events for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, partners in care and health care professionals. Tbaytel is proud to support the Alzheimer Society of Thunder Bay.
Clara Mersereau sits up straight on a couch in the Family Room of the Alzheimer Society of Thunder Bay, her hands folded neatly on her knees. To her right sits her husband Bill, a kindly man who is her caregiver and cheerleader. To her left is daughter Jo-Ann with a ready smile and a head for detail. Clara is here to tell her story. She is hesitant at first but quickly warms up to talk about her goal in life: “I want the stigma of Alzheimer’s to go away.”
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