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Sonia Discher

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May 27, 1959

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Sonia moved from England to Canada in 1969. After schooling, she spent the majority of her career working as a Project Control Coordinator, scheduling and monitoring the engineering jobs across the site at Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories.

When her husband was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s, Sonia dedicated her time trying to find a way to keep him alive and give him the best quality of life possible. Steve passed away in 2017.

Based on the struggles and challenges they faced during his illness, Sonia decided to write her first book “Dealing with Early Onset Alzheimer’s; Love, Laughter & Tears”.

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What an ordeal Mike and his family went through. Each step of the way Mike feeling tortured. It must have been terrifying and the book relays the experiences in great detail. So glad Mike was such a fighter and didn’t give up. I have such great respect for the way his wife, Diane advocated for him and showed her unwavering love. For the people who keep saying covid isn’t real, they need t Read more of this blog post »

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“I don't regret any of the treatments we tried or the care-giving I did. My only regret is that I wasn't able to cure him.”
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“I pushed him because I knew that something was wrong and he turned to me and said, “I don’t like being like this.”
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“Minimize the fear of caring for someone with dementia, and preserve the caregiver’s sanity with personal, functional tips to understand and cope with the disease.”
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“When I got home, I told Steve about the meeting and asked him if he minded me being so vocal. His response was, “NO, I want to stay alive, too.”
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