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W elcome to the latest edition of BrainMatters, bringing you timely information on healthy living, ways to optimize your cognitive well-being and add life to years. Baycrest is celebrating a major milestone this year — our 100 th anniversary. Throughout 2018, we are reflecting on a century of excellence in care, education, research and innovation in the field of brain health and aging. We are looking toward to the future and all the innovations in brain health care still to come. We are also paying special honour to the founders and visionaries who first identified a need in the older adult community and did everything in their power to fill it. Looking to the horizon, we cannot wait to continue working alongside you, our community members, as we plan our next 100 years of service and progress toward our goal of permanently delaying the onset of dementia and helping older adults to live their best and healthest lives. Our generous and dedicated donors, supporters, volunteers, staff, residents and their families continue to be the backbone of all our accomplishments in providing care to everyone who needs it. This is why we are pleased to bring you this special centennial edition of BrainMatters, which pays homage to some of our longstanding donors who have made a lasting impact through their support of Baycrest. In our cover story, we invite you to meet Hayley Wickenheiser, the greatest women's hockey player of all time. She spent 23 years as a member of Canada's national women's hockey team, during which time she won five Olympic medals and seven world championships. She was recently awarded the Order of Canada. Hayley shares her story about the importance of talking about concussions and what can be done after taking a hit. Elsewhere in the magazine, we serve up a brain-healthy salmon recipe, offer insight on how military-style training can act as a boot camp for your brain, and information from Baycrest researchers on how cannabis can affect the brain and body, plus much, much more. Our scientists continue to investigate therapies and lifestyle choices that will help our brains function at their best. Ongoing research is leading directly to innovations in caregiving and the programs we offer here in Toronto, across Canada and worldwide. During our centennial year, I invite you to play a role in supporting our ongoing mission to improve brain health for people at every age. Visit baycrestfoundation.org or call our Donations Office at 416-785-2875. Wishing you a healthy and happy spring and summer! Josh Cooper President and CEO, Baycrest Foundation baycrestfoundation @supportbaycrest thebaycrestchannel Straight TALK BrainMatters SPRING/SUMMER 2018 3

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