At the age of 91, she takes care of her sister of 95 years old with Alzheimer’s

News 21 October, 2017

Photo Magalie Lapointe
Cecile Mondor (left), 91 years old, takes the bus every day to go visit his older sister Gabrielle, a 95-year-old, who lives in a residence.

Magalie Lapointe

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A close carer’s 91-year-old attends every day of her older sister, 95-year-old, suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. It the cuff, he brings food and leads him to cut his toe nails.

Cecile Mondor is 91-year-old, but not his age. Each day, she climbs into a bus in the Plateau-Mont-Royal to go and see his older sister Gabrielle who lives in a residential centre and long-term care in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.

She’s walking more than a kilometre to go and buy the food that his sister loves.

Ms. Mondor lives in poverty, but it does not stop him to always think of others.

She will also eat hot meals in the self-help organizations and waiting in line every Thursday evening, at the station Place-d’armes metro to receive a bit of free food given by the body of Our Lady of the street.

“My sister only eats what I bring him : biscuits, chocolate, wafers, and bananas when I have them. She does not like the food center, she spits it out, but she drinks her milk, ” said the close caregivers.

His sister misses him when she is not with her.

They have lived more than 50 years together, have never had spouses or children.

It is for this reason that since the departure of her sister Gabrielle, three years ago, she swears to have never missed a single day of visit.

Hairstyle

Good weather, bad weather, it will take care of her hair and talk to her even if she is seriously suffering from the disease of Alzheimer’s.

“I see that the staff doesn’t mind it and it pains me. She has a small room. It has a lot of weight. It weighs only 85 pounds, when she was bigger than me before moving. If she keeps not eating, she is going to die, ” explained Cecilia.

Exception

According to the communications advisor in the Support for caregivers of seniors, Sophie Caron, Ms. Mondor would be part of the exceptions. According to the latest statistics, only 4% of carers are aged over 75 years.

Poverty

The two ladies have never lived in abundance. Ms. Mondor said that they have already had to live in the body, in The street of Women (organization that helps homeless women or major psychosocial difficulties) and also at the Old Brewery Mission. It is believed that this poverty the united.

“When we were young, my sister, my two brothers and I, we always went to school without breakfast. My mother was into cakes with water, without milk because it was cheaper, ” recalls the lady is still very sharp of mind.

She has never used tobacco

Cecile Mondor brings food and clothing to women who live in the same centre as her sister and is sad to see them always alone.

50 years ago, Ms. Mondor had already tasted the joy of being close to helping. While her brothers have died of cancer and diabetes when they were in their forties, Ms. Mondor was going to visit the hospital every day.

In addition to helping her sister, she makes it her duty to go and entertain other seniors.

“It makes me feel funny to be surrounded by sick people. I’m not used to it not. These women are only. They never have to visit, so I’ll see “, she said.

Health

The lady of 91 years, has not the goal to live as long as possible, but wishes to maintain health.

It will continue to take care of his sister and stroking her cat, who is his only friend.

“I’m in shape, I go out every day. I don’t take any medication and I do pay attention to me. I have never smoked nor taken any drugs. That must have been the trick, ” said the lady 91-year-old, laughing.

“One day, we will die, it’s going to happen to us. I expect it and so does my sister, but in the meantime, I am well “, she concluded.

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