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Anne Hendrickson loves her café mocha.
Her daughter, Diane Barnhill, brings one every time she visits her 97-year-old mother in Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver.
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With the new visiting rules in place at long-term care facilities in B.C., Hendrickson will be getting her treat of caffeine and sugar twice a week.
Barnhill’s regular visiting time is 11 a.m. on Fridays. She’s not sure what day she’ll add, but probably Sunday or Monday to space out visits.
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