First Person

Tuesday nights with my sister is a balm for my soul - but it wasn’t always that way

After seven years of fertility treatments, was it still possible to hope?

Not everyone gets to love a cat. Phoebe was special

Great neighbours are rare. I don’t know what I’ll do without Walter

Once the kids moved out, our house no longer felt like a home

A teacher’s role is to let students develop their own opinions (not force feed their own)

My father chose to live with his dementia, not just die from it

After 50 years with my husband, I feel like I’m the last married woman in my social circle

A seniors’ home where creativity rules? This is some kind of paradise!

In Canada, I miss the art of haggling over prices

Fall colours help prepare me for what comes next in life

An impromptu Thanksgiving in the park with strangers made me feel less alone

My son is back from school this weekend. His return eases the grief of his leaving

A rotting deck and stratospheric contractor quotes turned me into a handyman at 68

One ice-cream shop can make a difference in a community - even in a big city like Toronto

It can be tough to make, and to keep, life-long friends

How a little black dress helped my sister discover breast cancer early

Am I ready for a dog to fix my loneliness?

Our friendship grew stronger with each step walking through my hometown

Life lessons from Lego-building with my dad