Kath’s favorite read this month – ""Generalist plus Specialist Palliative Care – creating a more sustainable model of palliative care"
In the essay “Generalist plus Specialist Palliative Care — Creating a More Sustainable Model” Dr Timothy Quill and Dr Amy Abernethy propose that even though specialist palliative care consultations improve quality of care, reduce costs, and may increase longevity that all practitioners should have a core set of “basic palliative skills”. Examples of core skills […]
"It was the richest period of my life"
Mom died on January 16th, two months and one week after being diagnosed with a terminal cancer. We often talked of Joanne Lynn’s phrase “the blessing of a thoroughly dismal prognosis”. She referred to that blessing almost daily. Mom described this as being the richest period of her life. She determined what she would do […]
With gratitude for those who cared –
With gratitude for those who cared for my mom, Yetta Lees Strasdine: I give thanks for the opportunity to care alongside my siblings. Thank you to our incredible spouses and dear friends who cooked for us and kept the home fires burning. As a caregiver for mom I did not cook, clean or wash dishes […]
Sharing Yetta's obituary
Friend and colleagues, I am posting this obituary for my mom who died on Wednesday morning, at her home on Gabriola Island. Thanks for emails and phone messages that have arrived this week. As I am not checking facebook or blogging at this time, please do not hesitate to correspond directly with me. Warm regards, […]
