Life And Death Expo 2019
Taking Charge Of Your Choices
Exhibitors
Jigsaw Organizing Solutions
Adeilah Dahlke is a Trained Professional Organizer with a lifelong passion for helping find solutions for everyday struggles with organizing, and tries to do so in the most eco-friendly way possible.
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Adeilah Dahlke
Trained Professional Organizer,
Jigsaw Organizing Solutions
Call 519-807-2478
Pathway Insurance
At Pathway Insurance we show you how to save for your child, family, and self through insurance, investing and taxes.
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Lisa Ryckman
Owner
Pathway Insurance
Call 226-894-3635
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Community Support Connections Meals on Wheels and More
Community Support Connections Meals on Wheels is a community support agency who is focused on enabling seniors and individuals with disabilities to live at home with independence and dignity . We do so , by providing a variety of NON medical supports, such as nutritious meals delivered to your door by volunteers, transportations to appointments, FREE exercise programs in the community, caregiver support groups, home help and MORE .
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Linda Flemming
Client/Caregiver Engagement Specialist
Community Support Connections Meals on Wheels and More
Call 519-772-8787
www.comunitysupportconections.org
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Hospice Waterloo Region
Hospice Waterloo Region provides the best in hospice and palliative services, supports and education to you, your family, and our broader communities.
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Silver Compass
We provide customized solutions that consider your complete financial picture on an independent basis to enable you to make well-informed financial decisions. You can expect us to be professional and interested in every aspect of your life because your financial life touches on everything you do-your career, family, health and leisure activities. We work in your best interest and looking for ways to enhance your financial wellness and financial peace of mind.
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Brenda Potter Phelan
Certified Financial Planner
Silver Compass
Call 905-510-1393
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Bereavement Ontario Network
Bereavement Ontario Network is a diverse group of organizations and individuals who through education and the exchange of ideas, resources and energy is dedicated to helping the bereaved and dying. Our purpose is to create and maintain a network of professionals, lay people and volunteers who care for and support the dying and bereaved in the province of Ontario.
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Susan McCoy
Chair, Bereavement Ontario Network
Call 519-290-0219
info@bereavementontarionetwork.ca
www.bereavementontarionetwork.ca
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Charmed Wellness
Charmi Lad, founder of Charmed Wellness is a registered Kinesiologist. She provides movement therapy to older adults who experience chronic pain, injuries, and illnesses. Movement therapy involves strength conditioning, corrective and stability exercises, and manual muscle release. Using these techniques Charmi helps her clients improve their strength, body awareness, mobility and posture, to be able to move more freely, with less pain and discomfort.
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Charmi Lad
Registered Kinesiologist
Charmed Wellness
Call 226-220-3108
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Karry Sawatsky of Modern Deathcare & Marion Willms the Departure Nurse
Karry Sawatsky, of Modern Deathcare, is a Death Doula, Death Educator and author of Modern Deathcare ~ An End-of-Life Planning Guide. Her mission is to empower individuals in enacting family-led deathcare, to educate the public about the many end-of-life options available in Ontario and to assist with death planning well before there is a need.
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Karry Sawatsky
Death doula, death educator and author
Modern Deathcare
Call 519-400-9359
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Retire-At-Home Services
Retire at Home Waterloo Region is a provider of Canadian Nurse Managed Home Care for over 20 yrs. We have established a time-honored reputation of helping seniors keep their independence at home, while providing families with peace of mind and relief from the stress they often feel as primary caregivers. Our services include:
• Nurse Case Managers • Personal Care Services • Home Support Services • Companion Care Services • Professional Nursing Services • Overnight Care • Hospice/Palliative Care Services • Respite Care • Hospital Discharge and Post Surgical Care
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Ashley Fox, RPN
Community Outreach Coordinator
Retire-At-Home KW
Call 519-208-2000
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Diana's Divine Escape Mobile Spa
Diana goes to client's homes to provide spa services. Diana caters to seniors, ill or immobile people, and cancer patients. Her spa at Freeport Hospital provides services to patients, staff and the public.
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Diana Strickland
Call 519-497-9501
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Soupson Meals
Soupson meals is where flavor and healthy eating come together for seniors and busy people, right within your own home. We take care of creating the menu, based on your preferences and needs, complete the food shopping, cooking and even the clean-up. Choose from weekly, bi-weekly or monthly meal services.
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Teresa Henry
Call 519-589-1498
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Green Burial at Parkview Cemetery
Glenna has been assisting families at the City of Waterloo, Parkview Cemetery since 2001. Over the years, families have increasingly requested natural burial options for various personal reasons. In the Spring of 2018, Parkview’s expansion included a dedicated Green Burial Section consisting of 108 lots; a natural area abutting Bechtel Park Woodlot.
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Glenna Huff
Sales & Customer Service Co-ordinator
Call 519-725-9280
Tricity Cremation Services
Tri-City Cremation Services provides an alternative to the traditional funeral home. They are the choice for families who would like to celebrate the life of a loved one in a simple, dignified and affordable manner.
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Shawn McKay
Call 519-772-1237
kitchener@tricitycremations.com
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Team Law - Remax Realty
Team Law is trained and certified to work with Boomers and Seniors and conducts their business based on old fashioned service and integrity. Working with Boomers and Seniors to make a plan for their future housing needs they use their combined 50+ years of experience in real estate to help you.
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Jim & Norma Law
Call 519-505-2888
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Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council
Believing that every person has the right to be supported in living a healthy positive life, our mission is to reduce suicidal behaviour and its impact on individuals, families, and communities.
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Elisa Brewer-Singh
Call 519-884-1470 Ext. 2151
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Bereaved Families Of Ontario - Midwestern Region
We offer peer support programs and memorial events to those in Waterloo Region, Guelph and Wellington County. We are the bereaved helping the bereaved so that no one has to walk alone through their journey of grief.
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Carly Kowalik
Program Coordinator
Call 519-603-0196
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Memory Gardens
Memory Gardens pre-planning director Joanna Faiella offers answers to commonly asked questions about how to plan a green burial at a traditional cemetery, and guidance on how traditional funeral homes can accommodate a diversity of needs and wishes when your loved one passes, including home funerals.
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Joanna Faiella
Pre-planning Director
Call 519-648-4065
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EasyWear Adaptive Clothing
Easy Wear's satisfaction is to see a smile on the face of someone regaining their sense of autonomy by wearing easy, slip-on clothing. Most pieces are created, with a unique flexible style, with two panels for full back coverage and closure snaps located on the shoulders for ease. This system has been carefully designed to simplify dressing for individuals of all ages experiencing reduced mobility. Our clothing also allows for effortless assistive dressing for caregivers and medical personnel.
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Denise Tremblay
Call 519-267-4107
denise@easywearadaptiveclothing.com
​www.easywearadaptiveclothing.com
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Triskelion Growth Coaching
Transitions can be very difficult for people to navigate on their own. As people consider retiring from their job, leaving a long term home or neighbourhood or mourn the loss of people in their life, there are many elements of change to consider and prepare for. As a life coach, Rosalind works with you through a process that guides you through change and helps you build the skills to effectively integrate the change into your professional and personal life. The coach and client work together to define and clarify goals and develop specific practices. The practices are designed to help the client develop specific skills and 'muscles' to integrate the changes required to achieve goals.
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Rosalind
Call 519-504-4372
Info@TriskelionGrowthCoaching.com
www.TriskelionGrowthCoaching.com
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