In this episode, host Wayne MacPhail interviews Susan Ormiston.

Susan is a veteran Canadian broadcaster who's done outstanding work for both CTV and CBC. She's also been an energetic spokeswoman for Alzheimer's disease in Canada. Susan watched as her mother was wrapped in the insidious fog of the disorder in the late '90s.

Her grandmother, too, was its slow victim. But Ormiston refused to be afraid of the future. In fact, she thinks finding humour even in the dark places Alzheimer leads us, can help us cope. To learn more about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimerontario.org

To help you care for someone with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimer.ca/english/care/intro.htm



For more information, call the Alzheimer Society of Ontario at 1-800-879-4226

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This is the final podcast in the Talk for Memories series, for now. Please stay subscribed to keep on top of new content.

In this episode host Wayne MacPhail interviews Barbara and Charlie Wallis.

The couple live on a small farm about five miles east of Kincardine in Ontario. Several years ago, Barbara's father was stricken by Alzheimer's disease and, eventually was placed in a nursing home in nearby Lucknow where his wife visited daily for three years. Then, she too decided to move into the home. Now Barbara and Charlie visit them there.

They share their story of living in rural Ontario, with faith and with a parent whose mind has fallen victim to dementia. To learn more about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimerontario.org

To help you care for someone with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimer.ca/english/care/intro.htm



For more information, call the Alzheimer Society of Ontario at 1-800-879-4226

Photo courtesy of Barbara and Charlie Wallis (l to r) Barbara Wallis, Bob Gale (Barbara's brother), Hugh Gale, Charlie Wallis, Verna Gale.

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In this episode, host Wayne MacPhail interviews Brenda Hounam, a 58-year-old Paris, Ontario resident.

Six years ago, Brenda was the single parent of two children. She had to give up her career as an accountant when Alzheimer's struck.

Back then, she thought the disease would prevent her from experiencing the life events -- births, graduations, marriages -- that she had looked forward to. Wayne interviewed Brenda by phone a couple of weeks after her son's wife delivered Brenda's first grandchild.

To learn more about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimerontario.org

To help you care for someone with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimer.ca/english/care/intro.htm

Learn more about the song "One More Memory" here.

For more information, call the Alzheimer Society of Ontario at 1-800-879-4226

Photo Brenda with singer Sara Westbrook courtesy of Linda Westbrook

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In this episode host Wayne MacPhail interviews Gerry McKee. Gerry is a former broadcaster now living in Ottawa with his wife, Joan.

Gerry's dealing with early onset Alzheimer's disease. He also watched as his father wrestled with the disease just after his retirement.

Joan is passionate about raising funds for this disease. In the 2006 Manulife Walk for Memories, Joan was one of the top fundraisers in the Ottawa region.

To learn more about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimerontario.org

To help you care for someone with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimer.ca/english/care/intro.htm

For more information, call the Alzheimer Society of Ontario at 1-800-879-4226

Photo courtesy of Gerry McKee

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In this episode, host Wayne MacPhail interviews Ruth Anne Smithson by phone from her home near Simcoe, Ontario.

Ruth Anne is a 59-year-old retired school teacher. Her husband, Paul is 62 and is living with early onset Alzheimer's disease. Ruth Anne first started noticing her husband's memory loss in the summer of 2001, when he forgot how to play a card game.

The disease struck Paul much earlier than normal, often Alzheimer's disease doesn't hit until later in life.

To learn more about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimerontario.org

To help you care for someone with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimer.ca/english/care/intro.htm

For more information, call the Alzheimer Society of Ontario at 1-800-879-4226

Photo courtesy of Ruth Anne Smithson

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In this first podcast in the Talk for Memory series, host Wayne MacPhail speaks to Geoff Dean. Geoff, who's 65, is a former book publisher. He had to give up his career to care for his wife, Philma.

They were married 42 years ago, after graduating from the University of Toronto, just two years earlier. But in the '90s, Philma showed the first signs of dementia that gradually worsened.

Their two children live in other cities. Geoff and Philma's sister trade off assisting her day to day.

To learn more about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimerontario.org

To help you care for someone with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimer.ca/english/care/intro.htm

For more information, call the Alzheimer Society of Ontario at 1-800-879-4226

Photo courtesy of Geoff Dean

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