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Say thank you with a snowflake<br />
Candace Lacina<br />
Development Officer<br />
Calgary Health Trust<br />
At Calgary Health<br />
Trust, I have the<br />
incredible privilege of<br />
meeting some<br />
amazing people, both<br />
donors and health care<br />
professionals.<br />
Often it is because of<br />
the extraordinary<br />
people who provide<br />
care that patients,<br />
residents and families<br />
look to find ways to<br />
say ‘thank you’<br />
through a donation.<br />
I am very lucky to still<br />
have my grandmother<br />
in my life. At 85, she<br />
is an inspiration and<br />
mentor to me. She<br />
lives every day to the<br />
fullest and always<br />
manages to find the<br />
bright side in any<br />
situation, even when<br />
times have been<br />
incredibly difficult.<br />
Unfortunately, my<br />
grandmother was<br />
recently diagnosed<br />
with Alzhiemers-type dementia and now requires<br />
more extensive care.<br />
It was devastating for her to learn that she would have<br />
to leave her home, her garden and the activities that<br />
she enjoys. As a family, it is important for us to know<br />
that she has the best support available whenever she<br />
needs it.<br />
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Photo courtesy Calgary Health Trust<br />
This winter, you can recognize the people who have gone above<br />
and beyond to care for you or a loved one by making a donation<br />
and writing a special snowflake message for everyone to see.<br />
We will hang the snowflakes at <strong>Carewest</strong> facilities throughout<br />
the city so they know how much you appreciate them.<br />
As both a fundraiser for<br />
Calgary Health Trust<br />
and now as a family<br />
member of someone<br />
with dementia, I truly<br />
admire <strong>Carewest</strong>’s<br />
commitment to create<br />
warm, inviting and<br />
comfortable homes for<br />
people to live.<br />
Now more than ever, I<br />
appreciate the staff’s<br />
dedication to honour<br />
the person behind the<br />
disease, focus on the<br />
‘now’ and celebrate all<br />
the things about<br />
someone that makes<br />
them who they are. It is<br />
these people that make<br />
all the difference.<br />
Calgary Health Trust’s<br />
snowflake campaign is<br />
a way to recognize the<br />
people that have gone<br />
above and beyond in<br />
the care for you or a<br />
loved one.<br />
We will hang the<br />
snowflakes at <strong>Carewest</strong><br />
facilities throughout<br />
the city so they know<br />
how much you<br />
appreciate them.<br />
This year, my snowflake will be for my grandma in<br />
recognition of all those who help her continue to live<br />
life to the fullest.<br />
To find out how you can donate a snowflake today, go<br />
to www.calgaryhealthtrust.ca/snowflake. Be sure to<br />
indicate that you would like your snowflake to go to<br />
<strong>Carewest</strong>.
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