"A most beautiful Canadian film – Still Mine –
A movie recommended by one of our readers – “A most beautiful Canadian film – Still Mine – a very powerful, extraordinary story of a man who refuses to put his wife who has dementia in a nursing home. He makes different kind of decisions with such humanity and dignity — Stars Genevieve Bujold […]
PSW? HCW? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet!
Shakespeare once wrote “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” Across the years and across the country the name we use to refer to an incredible group of unsung heroes changes. Titles include: Personal Support Worker, Resident Care Assistant, Home Support Worker, Community Health […]
I fell in love with Personal Support Workers…
I fell in love… I am not sure when it happened. But I fell in love with Personal Support Workers. I fell in love with the workers and with the work that they do. Perhaps it was the stories. “After bathing her, I got her into the clean bed, then I sat, held her hand […]
I came to hospice nursing as a child…
I came to hospice nursing as a child. A few of my earliest recollections of death include a dead rat and a lovely transparent leaf. I tried to nurse both back to life with no success. When my siblings and I found a dead bird we decided we were not doing well in the healing […]
