Ep 295 - John Conibear (The Village of Riverside Glen)

Bridging the Social Distance · Apr 15, 2026 · 1h 29m

In this longer-than-normal episode I interview John Conibear, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. John lives in retirement, and his wife lives up in Emma's Neighbourhood, an area of Riverside Glen that focuses on memory-care. John opens up how hard it is to experience this separation, after 64 years of marriage - even if it's the same building, on another floor, being apart, and navigating his wife's memory decline, is a very heavy experience. I loved this conversation, and John really got me talking! He shared about his career as a customs officer, then working for the customs…