[Sundaycommunity] Mary Lou is moving to a long-term care home

[Dave Snelgrove]

Will just comment that I appreciate your keeping all Friends of the Sunday
Community in touch with what's happening to you and Mary Lou.

Prayers, for you both to be enveloped in the comfort of the Holy Spirit,
day by day, as you move into this new unwelcome phase of your lives.  I
will think of you often, as I recognize the value of these days with Dave
my husband.

With love, Rosemary

On Sun., Jan. 15, 2023, 8:45 p.m. Greg Gillis via Sundaycommunity, <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Dear Brian and Mary Lou, I am so glad this happened as quickly as it did
> and Mary Lou has a place. I know this will be a big adjustment for your
> family however, the fact that you feel it is a place that gives good care
> is essential. Please be assured of continued prayers  and I am glad that
> you have the support of your entire family.
>
> Peace and Love to all of you.
>
> Greg
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 8:13 PM Brian Halferty via Sundaycommunity <
> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>
>> Dear Sunday Community,
>>
>> On Tuesday, Jan. 17th, Mary Lou will be moving from Providence Health
>> Care to a long-term care home. Her stay at Providence has been an interim
>> or temporary placement while we were waiting for a long-term opening to
>> come up. The place she will be moving to is called True Davidson Acres,
>> located at 200 Dawes Road, just north of Danforth Avenue in Toronto. It has
>> 187 residents, and is operated by the City of Toronto on a not-for-profit
>> basis.
>>
>> In a time when there are long waiting lists for most LTC homes, it was
>> somewhat remarkable to us that Mary Lou was offered a room at True Davidson
>> within two weeks of her LTC application being fully completed. When the
>> phone call came that she was being offered a room, we were able to arrange
>> for a visit to the home and a tour, and so I went there, accompanied by our
>> son Mike and his wife Jess, to look around and to talk with a couple of the
>> staff.  Mary Lou will have a private room, and the home provides a variety
>> of services for its residents.  We have heard a couple of good reports from
>> individuals about the quality of the care at True Davidson, so we are all
>> supporting Mary Lou as she makes this move and we are hoping for the best.
>>
>> Visitors are allowed at True Davidson Acres, although everyone entering
>> the building has to answer a COVID screening questionnaire and do a rapid
>> test for COVID.  As part of Mary Lou’s admission process on Tuesday, there
>> will be a lengthy meeting which will provide us with more details about
>> things like their visiting policy, in-house programs and other issues.
>>
>> Dawes Road runs north from Danforth Avenue about halfway between Main
>> Street and Victoria Park Avenue.  Going north from Danforth, Dawes Road
>> heads basically north-east and crosses Victoria Park Avenue just south of
>> St. Clair Avenue.  True Davidson Acres, at 200 Dawes Road, is about halfway
>> between Danforth and Victoria Park. I believe there is a Dawes Road bus.
>> You can verify this, and the route, by checking on the TTC website.
>>
>> For the time being, it is not really possible to phone Mary Lou.  We need
>> to make arrangements for her to have a phone that’s easier for her to use.
>> I can send out more information about that later on.
>>
>> As I have shared with you previously, this whole process has been very
>> difficult for all of us.  It is painful for Mary Lou and I to be separated,
>> painful also to see Mary Lou in mental distress. We have very much
>> appreciated the kind and thoughtful words that many of you have shared with
>> us, and we are grateful for your prayers.  Don’t stop praying.  We need all
>> the help we can get.
>>
>> Love to you all,
>>
>> Brian
>>
>>
>> *Brian J. Halferty*
>> 146 Sumach Street, Apt. 214
>> Toronto, ON  M5A 0P7
>> 416-431-0038
>>
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