NEWS & ARTICLES FROM LIFE & DEATH MATTERS
Frailty is not a disease. When we overlook the ways frailty shapes both longevity and quality of life, Dr. Robert warns, we risk robbing people of the chance to enjoy the time they have. In his view, there is no downside to giving the gift of good time.
We almost missed this incredible date!!! July 1st – the date almost past without realizing that it had come and gone!!! We have known for years
By: Marianne Sofronas – Receiving a serious illness diagnosis changes everything. Routines are disrupted, relationships shift, priorities are called into question.
By Marianne Sofronas – People living with neurologic disease face stigma, discrimination, and health inequities due to changes in function, chronic pain and other symptoms that can be difficult to treat and manage.
We are writing this blog post as an introduction to the care of people in their last days and hours. Our hope is that as
By: Dawn Elston – Life and Death MattersFeatured Photo: Drs Leah Norgrove, Ambrose Marsh, Fraser Black, and Kath Murray and Coby Tschanz This year’s European
By Elizabeth Causton, MSW – I found this to be a critically important and timely discussion about one of a growing number of training programs designed to teach care aides how to stop using babytalk and address older people as adults
Palliative care is an essential component of healthcare, designed to enhance quality of life for individuals facing serious illnesses. Rather than solely focusing on end-of-life
Life and Death Matters is proud to announce that Myke Dyer, a truly exceptional Personal Support Worker (PSW) at Hospice Georgian Triangle, is the 2025
By Geoff Straw, M.A. Registered Psychotherapist (Ontario), Registered Clinical Counsellor (British Columbia) “I learned that different meant many things: freedom, oppression, celebration, sadness, responsibility, hiding,
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