To hydrate or not to hydrate, this is the question!
For decades we have asked, is it better to hydrate someone who is no longer able to swallow in their last days and hours, or is it better to not intervene? Finally, the research we have all been waiting for… a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized study… “Parenteral Hydration in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial” […]
Jackie McDonald Received the FIRST Frances Montgomery PSW HPC Scholarship
On Monday I was privileged to award Jackie with the first Frances Montgomery Personal Support Worker, (PSW)Hospice Palliative Care Scholarship at the Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Conference. Thanks to Rick Firth and the team at the HPCO office, we are thrilled to offer this award! This award, we developed, to honor the incredible care provided […]
April 16th is Advance Care Planning Day in Canada!
Did you know that TODAY is Advance Care Planning Day in Canada? Did you know that some of the best conversations that we will have in our lives will be about what matters to each of us as individuals, what we value, what we hope for, what we live for…. what we want, what we […]
The difference between empathy and sympathy
Have a look at this excellent three minute video with Brene Brown talking about the difference between empathy and sympathy. I love the animation and the message about empathy. Some lovely comments on what empathy is and what it is not, and illustrates a few ways to support someone in an empathetic way. Beautiful. In […]
