Family Health

Hot Tip for Family Resilience!

Heads up! Is your ex-spouse still entitled to your estate? Maybe. 

In BC since 2018, remarriage does NOT invalidate your will.
So your very first task after the wedding ceremony is to review and rewrite your will - and your new spouse should do the same.
"When to change your will"
Emergencies
In an Emergency
Child Care in Merritt
  • Strong Start (SD 58)
  • White Bear Daycare​
Children and Teens
Good Health Info Sources
Health Information
Keep Good Health records
  •  Make a medications/conditions list ready and post it on your refrigerator for 911 and have a copy in your wallet  
  •  Interior Health MyHealthPortal for your lab test results and reports
  • Knowledge is the Best Medicine - about medications and keeping a record
  •  Keep a folder for personal "Health" information - copies of reports, surgeries, test results, etc.​ 
  • Your health records may not be immediately available to ER, or to other health regions, or when you change doctors or are traveling.  Have your own health summary ready.
Children and Teens
Mental Health Resources
  • The Canadian Mental Health Association has a 24-hour helpline: 1-833- 456-4566 
  • Klinic Crisis Line 1-888-322-3019 
  • Crisis Line Association of BC
1-800-SUICIDE (24 hours): 1-800-784-2433
Mental Health Support (24 hours): 310-6789
Staying Healthy
Specific Health Topics​  
Family Life Resources