<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp3bc49411yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div style="margin-bottom:0in">Dear Sunday Community,</div><div style="margin-bottom:0in"><br></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0in">On Tuesday, Jan. 17<sup>th</sup>,
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.</div>
<p class="ydped36134MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">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.<br></p>
<div style="margin-bottom:0in"><br></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in">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. </div><div style="margin-bottom:0in"><br></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">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. </div>
<p class="ydped36134MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">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.<br></p>
<p class="ydped36134MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">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.<br></p>
<p class="ydped36134MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">Love to you all,</p>
<p class="ydped36134MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">Brian</p></div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydp3bc49411signature"><div style="font-family:new times, serif;font-size:16px;"><font color="#4c76a2" size="4"><i>Brian J. Halferty</i><br>146 Sumach Street, Apt. 214<br>Toronto, ON M5A 0P7<br></font><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(76, 118, 162);font-size:large;">416-431-0038 <br></span><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>