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Chris Hodge: Suffering from a ‘benign addiction’

Chris Hodge: Suffering from a ‘benign addiction’

Everybody Has a Story
Lori and Sadie: Next steps living with dementia

Lori and Sadie: Next steps living with dementia

Everybody Has a Story
Bernadette Leslie: A career in history

Bernadette Leslie: A career in history

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A journey through depression inspires Lady Sings the Blues

A journey through depression inspires Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues. What's that about? It could be that blue is one of quilt artist Heather Hochbaum's favourite colours and that's why she's titled her first solo exhibition after the name of a famous song. But it's much more than that.
Kali Weber: Do what you love

Kali Weber: Do what you love

“Life is about so much more than safety, and doing what’s expected,” says drama teacher Kali Weber. “I don’t want to live a typical or ordinary life.
Cole Knutson: “Every day is a day I look forward to”

Cole Knutson: “Every day is a day I look forward to”

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Putting a human face on a horrible history

Putting a human face on a horrible history

When a Notre Dame teacher read about a Holocaust survivor’s visit to Unity, she felt compelled to bring Eva Olsson’s story of horror and hope to her own community and her own students.
Pat Gotto: ‘I’ve always been busy’

Pat Gotto: ‘I’ve always been busy’

“I’ve always been busy, all my life, because I was a working mom and it becomes habit that you stay busy.” That’s how Pat Gotto explains her curriculum vitae as a thrice-retired registered nurse and inveterate volunteer.
Lori Michaud and Sadie: Quite happy to be ignored

Lori Michaud and Sadie: Quite happy to be ignored

A teacher and principal, Lori Michaud has always loved her job. But young onset dementia has brought an early end to her career. At 44, Michaud is retired and living with a disability. But she’s not done with education.
Rita Kuntz: Goodbye to a book adventure

Rita Kuntz: Goodbye to a book adventure

Like many stay-at-home moms, Rita Kuntz went back to work when her kids were grown.
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