For seven years, Madia Javid-Yazdi worked at The Globe and Mail. She has extensive experience in packaging and editing stories. As a Toronto Distress Centres volunteer, she supports individuals who have lost someone to suicide or homicide. She will be starting a Masters degree in Psychotherapy.
For seven years, Madia Javid-Yazdi worked at The Globe and Mail. She has extensive experience in packaging and editing stories. As a Toronto Distress Centres volunteer, she supports individuals who have lost someone to suicide or homicide. She will be starting a Masters degree in Psychotherapy.
Articles by Madia Javid-Yazdi
Article: World
QR codes help seniors get home safely
by MADIA JAVID-YAZDI
It’s no secret that Alzheimer’s and dementia have the ability to rob seniors of their independence. But a new pilot project underway in China is aiming to alleviate some of the stressors, such as wandering, that come with memory loss. About 50 people in the Dingxiang Community in Hefei, Anhui province…
Article: Good
Bride weds at Alzheimer's center
by MADIA JAVID-YAZDI
This story making the rounds online has touched our hearts – all thanks to a bride’s about-face. Miriam Reeves and her fiancé, Mark Davis, were all set to exchange vows at their church in Ypsilanti, Mich. But about a month ago, the bride felt she could no longer walk down the aisle. At least not…
Article: Nutrition
Eat baked fish for a healthy brain
by MADIA JAVID-YAZDI
Here is a habit you don't want to break: Eating baked tilapia or broiled halibut once a week. According to Time.com, a new study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine shows that eating fish is connected to more grey matter in the area of the brain that controls memory. “Our study…
Article: World
New device Vigi’Fall detects tumbles
by MADIA JAVID-YAZDI
Keeping your loved ones safe physically can be challenging, but a new European device named Vigi’Fall aims to make it easier for caregivers and patients alike. One of the unpleasant physical impacts of Alzheimer’s or dementia is injury caused by falls. “Far too often we see elderly patients arrive…
Article: Long-Term Care
Woks and tandoori ovens
by MADIA JAVID-YAZDI
Woks and tandoori ovens. That’s what you’ll find in the kitchens at the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care. Staff at Yee Hong not only create menus that are ethnically diverse, but they also speak several languages, including Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Vietnamese, and a variety of South Asian…
Article: Family
Finding new ways to honor dad
by MADIA JAVID-YAZDI
Special occasions such as Father’s Day can be looked upon with apprehension and anxiety when you have a loved one who is living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Maybe he's only in the early stages, and is feeling blue about having the diagnosis. Maybe he is in the later stages, when he doesn't recognize…