Jiaxuan Wu – June 17, 2022 The Tyee
On a bright and breezy spring morning, 90-year-old Xing Jun Ma packs up her exercise props. She assembles a water bottle, a retractable stainless-steel sword and a bright red tai chi Kung Fu fan. She puts on her rosy corduroy hat and heads to MacLean Park in Strathcona, a Vancouver neighbourhood that borders Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside. It’s a 15-minute walk from her home.
Ma, who lives with dementia, lives in nearby Chinatown.
As of today, over 500,000 Canadians are living with dementia. That number is expected to increase by 82.4 per cent by 2030.
