May 2021 – INSPIRED

Thrive Beyond 55: May 2021

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Thrive Beyond 55: May 2021

Spring in BC is arriving later than usual, and so are a lot of other things… including the first dose of ...

Spring in BC is arriving later than usual, and so are a lot of other things… including the first dose of the COVID vaccine. Many of us thought BC would be further ahead by now. Like many things ...

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BARBARA FRADKIN: PSYCHOLOGY MEETS “WHODUNIT”

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BARBARA FRADKIN: PSYCHOLOGY MEETS “WHODUNIT”

What do a background in psychology and writing about topics like buried bones and a missing uncle have in ...

What do a background in psychology and writing about topics like buried bones and a missing uncle have in common? For crime novel writer Barbara Fradkin, who spent 25 years as a child psychologist, th ...

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HUMBLE HEROES: A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER

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HUMBLE HEROES: A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER

We all have our own heroes – people we admire for their single-minded devotion to a cause, who, despite t ...

We all have our own heroes – people we admire for their single-minded devotion to a cause, who, despite the heartache and the hardship, accomplish the impossible. Their causes are usually directed to ...

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DAY TRIPPIN’ IN BC

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DAY TRIPPIN’ IN BC

PEDAL POWERING THE ARBUTUS GREENWAY Spring is finally here! And though pandemic restrictions are still in ...

PEDAL POWERING THE ARBUTUS GREENWAY Spring is finally here! And though pandemic restrictions are still in place, we can get out of our COVID confines and enjoy some fresh air. In the next few issues, ...

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PAINTING FOR A CAUSE

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PAINTING FOR A CAUSE

In 2007, Victoria, BC had grown increasingly concerned about the number of homeless living on the streets ...

In 2007, Victoria, BC had grown increasingly concerned about the number of homeless living on the streets. Subsequently, advocates, a street pastor, and the local council decided to build a central co ...

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DRAGON BOATERS REMAIN ACTIVE & CONNECTED

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DRAGON BOATERS REMAIN ACTIVE & CONNECTED

In 1996 as part of his research into exercise for cancer patients, UBC’s Dr. Don McKenzie questioned the ...

In 1996 as part of his research into exercise for cancer patients, UBC’s Dr. Don McKenzie questioned the practice of limiting upper body exercise for women who had gone through surgery for breast canc ...

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STEPPING UP AND OUT

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STEPPING UP AND OUT

When a child needs life-saving treatment, Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon steps up for families. The m ...

When a child needs life-saving treatment, Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon steps up for families. The mission of Ronald McDonald House (RMH or the ‘House’) is about keeping families together. In the ...

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GIVING WILDLIFE A SECOND CHANCE

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GIVING WILDLIFE A SECOND CHANCE

Wildlife Rescue Association has been saving wild animals for 41 years with the help of people like Paul a ...

Wildlife Rescue Association has been saving wild animals for 41 years with the help of people like Paul and Rosemary. The couple contacted Wildlife Rescue Association when they noticed an injured bird ...

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A GUIDE DOG MAKES INDEPENDENCE POSSIBLE

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A GUIDE DOG MAKES INDEPENDENCE POSSIBLE

Sabine Laubental has always been a dog lover, and as her vision started to deteriorate, the idea came nat ...

Sabine Laubental has always been a dog lover, and as her vision started to deteriorate, the idea came naturally to apply for a dog with the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. Canadian Guide Dogs for t ...

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HOW WE MET

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HOW WE MET

HENDRIKA & WILLEM When Hendrika, the second eldest of 11 children, emigrated to Canada from Holland i ...

HENDRIKA & WILLEM When Hendrika, the second eldest of 11 children, emigrated to Canada from Holland in 1959 with her family, she didn’t know that Willem, a young Dutch engineer had also arrived in ...

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TREASURES OF VIETNAM

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TREASURES OF VIETNAM

Ba Mu Temple. Photo: Linda Blair To find the real treasures of Vietnam, you have to stray a little from t ...

Ba Mu Temple. Photo: Linda Blair To find the real treasures of Vietnam, you have to stray a little from the main path. Big cities like Hanoi, Da Nang, or Ho Chi Minh City, all have hundreds of intrigu ...

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TIMING EATING WITH EXERCISE

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TIMING EATING WITH EXERCISE

The guidelines for timing eating with exercise are general because there are many factors to consider (li ...

The guidelines for timing eating with exercise are general because there are many factors to consider (like how much we eat, and how long and hard we exercise). In addition, we are all individual in o ...

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CAREGIVER SUPPORT PLAN: MAKE IT PERSONAL

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CAREGIVER SUPPORT PLAN: MAKE IT PERSONAL

Caregiving is caregiving. Frequency, intensity, duration, and types of caregiving vary, but each caregive ...

Caregiving is caregiving. Frequency, intensity, duration, and types of caregiving vary, but each caregiver is on a continuum. With that comes change and uncertainty. Developing a caregiving support pl ...

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LIVING ON PURPOSE

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LIVING ON PURPOSE

SERENDIPITY!The year I went to Africa wasn’t planned years in advance like some people plan their travel. ...

SERENDIPITY!The year I went to Africa wasn’t planned years in advance like some people plan their travel. But something happened in April of the year that I would later fly off to Tanzania. I had bump ...

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