NEWS & ARTICLES FROM LIFE & DEATH MATTERS
As we listen to the debate about Medically Assisted Dying, and hear the appeal for Physician Assisted Dying, let’s step back a few years and
Interesting article by Dr Danielle Ofri, discussing how working in uncertainty is hard for her and for other doctors. Congrats to Dr Ofri for articulating
Last June the B.C. Supreme Court struck down Canada’s ban on assisted suicide. The federal government launched an appeal. Yesterday Bill 52 was tabled in
Through meta-analysis, a Cochrane review found that receiving home palliative care doubles the odds of dying at home and that people have less symptom burden.
Martina Jol, from Hamilton Ontario won the iPAD!! Martina is an instructor in the Personal Support Worker (PSW) program at Everest College. Congratulations Martina! Thank
“The chair is the greatest threat to our economy”… based on the cost of illness associated with too much sitting! Dr Doug Gross, Physical Therapist,
Last month when our son Geordie moved home for a few months I did not expect he would have such a positive impact on our
While working with Mary Kay, a retired teacher/principal with a passion for supporting kids through experiences of loss and grief, I heard more than a
Early morning discussion “what is important to me when I am dying”
Many years ago there was a strong sentiment that people should not die alone, should never die alone. In the last few years, perhaps with
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