28 Jul
Featured | Wellness & Healthy Aging

U of A researchers contribute to major advance in treatment of stroke

Michael BrownJuly 28, 2022

Tenecteplase (TNK), a common clot-busting drug used in people suffering from a heart attack, is a safe and effective treatment for those in the midst of acute ischemic stroke, reports a University of Alberta research team involved in the largest stroke clinical trial in Canadian history.

Brian Buck, a neurology professor in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and co-author of the study, explains ischemic strokes are caused by a blocked artery.

“Quickly opening the blockage that caused the stroke and restoring blood flow is the best way to reduce stroke-related disability,” says Buck, who is also a member...

27 Jul
Featured

Family: our first and most important connection

Barbara EllisJuly 27, 2022

I have been watching the news showing Ukrainian families fleeing their homeland. Fear and uncertainty are written on their faces.

Where will they go? How will they live? Which country will take them in?

Most importantly, will they ever be able to go home again? Unfortunately, we have witnessed this tragedy play out many times, families being torn apart and then scattered all over the world.

These uncertain feelings and questions must have also been on my parent’s minds when we escaped Hungary so very many years ago. Deciding to leave everyone and everything behind must have been a traumatic and heartbreaking decision...

22 Feb
Current Events | Money

Tax time at Kerby Centre

Larry MathiesonFebruary 22, 2022

It is tax time at Kerby Centre: each year our Tax Volunteers help seniors aged 55+ or AISH recipients prepare their taxes. We do this for seniors who have a low annual income. Last year our volunteers completed 3838 tax returns...

9 Feb
Wellness & Healthy Aging

Taking care of myself

Barbara EllisFebruary 9, 2022

Personal hygiene has always been important to me. Not that I ever obsessed about it, I just want to look clean and tidy. I always kept my spending on cosmetics to a bare minimum; just lipstick and nail polish. I...

3 Feb
Wellness & Healthy Aging

When should you hang up the keys?

Andrew McCutcheonFebruary 3, 2022

One of the most important aspects of aging that older adults seek to hold onto is their independence. However, there are times when difficult decisions and conversations may be required and independence may have to take a backseat to one’s safety...

31 Jan
Opinion

A stronger, healthier you

Larry MathiesonJanuary 31, 2022

Let’s Make 2022 the year for a stronger, healthier you! This is the first sentence in our information package for our new year-long fitness program; BENEFIT. In 2022 Kerby Centre and Veiner Centre will be unveiling a multitude of new programs,...

6 Jan
Featured

España por siempre

Jerry CvachJanuary 6, 2022

Driving east from Portugal I am nearing the Spanish border, nervous about what awaits me. The closer it is the faster I drive to get it over with. Will I need to prove my vaccinations? Will the flimsy documents I...

23 Dec
Featured | Opinion

We’re supported by folks like you

Larry Mathieson - CEO, Kerby CentreDecember 23, 2021

Two years ago, we thought of Kerby Centre as a place that offered programs and services for older adults. Then March 2020 was upon us and we had to close down Kerby Centre. For almost 50 years, 100 per cent of the...