Inside Almonte Country Haven: Exhaustion, isolation, death, and a call for help

Eileen Coyle has always been a kind and caring person with a twinkle in her eye, even after the severe dementia she suffers chipped away at much of her cognitive ability. And at 97, although she no longer plays Scrabble or backgammon, bakes pies, watches curling or cheers on Ottawa’s hockey and football teams, her tenderness can still be seen in the way she reaches out for your hand and curls it into the warmth of her body, or affectionately nudges you with an elbow and a laugh. Read More