MARILYN BOUCHARD
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“We lived in fear a relapse would send him back into surgery or that he’d have chronic pain for life.”
Lyme disease is becoming more prevalent in Canada and its effects on patients and caregivers can be very serious, as Marilyn Bouchard discovered after her son was bitten by an infected tick.
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Bill Bennet
“I could have worked longer if there had been flexibility … But as it was, I retired in 2018, when Sharon had symptoms but long before she needed my full-time care.”
Dementia, with Alzheimer’s disease as the most common form, affects a growing number of Canadians and has a profound impact not only on people living with dementia, but on their care partners. Bill Bennett shares his experience following his wife’s diagnosis in 2022.
