05/13/2026
Across Canada, May is a time to pause and honour the people who bring compassion to life: Personal Support Workers, nurses, and hospice palliative care interprofessional teams. These are the caregivers who sit at the bedside, listen deeply, notice subtle changes, and support individuals and families through some of life’s most vulnerable moments. This month,
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I don’t think you ever truly choose hospice palliative care. For me, it has felt like something I’ve been becoming my whole life.
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Every April, Life and Death Matters joins people across Canada in shining a light on Advance Care Planning (ACP), as not as a task to complete but as a practice of listening, reflecting, and honouring what matters most. This year, our focus brings together everything we care deeply about: compassionate community care, real conversations, and
Read More04/02/2026
By: Maria Panzera Rugg Advance Care Planning Day is often framed as a reminder to complete forms or make decisions “just in case.” But for me, ACP has never been about paperwork. It has always been about conversations — the brave, sometimes uncomfortable ones that ask us to listen more deeply than we think we
Read More03/25/2026
As we near the end of our Young Carers Month series, this blog brings together the stories and insights shared over the past few weeks. During the month, we’ve explored the experiences of two young carers Saige Johnston and Melodie LePage who take on meaningful caregiving roles at home. Their reflections show how early responsibilities
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By: Donna Lawrence As we approach Black History Month (BHM), I find myself reflecting deeply on Ontario’s theme, “Black Legacy and Leadership: Celebrating Canadian History and Uplifting Future Generations”. For me, this is not symbolic or performative. It is deeply personal and reflective. With all the work I have done in collaboration with the RNAO’s
Read More01/08/2026
January marks Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the growing impact of dementia and the urgent need for better support. Families facing Alzheimer’s often describe the journey as overwhelming, with uncertainty at every stage. Compassion is essential, but it is only the beginning. With dementia cases rising sharply, we need systematic planning, equitable
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By: Myrna Norman and Maria Panzera January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a time to listen deeply to the voices of those living with dementia and to reflect on how care systems can evolve to meet their needs with dignity and compassion. Myrna Norman was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2007 and later with Lewy Body
Read More12/09/2025
The holiday season often arrives wrapped in expectations of joy, togetherness, and celebration. But for those grieving the loss of a loved one, this time can feel especially tender, complicated, and isolating. Whether the loss is recent or years old, grief doesn’t follow a calendar and it doesn’t pause for December. This blog gathers reflections
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Grief is a normal and deeply human response to loss. But even though everyone experiences grief, it is often misunderstood or left unspoken. For personal support workers (PSWs), nurses, and other care providers, grief is something you see every day. You support people who are grieving, and sometimes you grieve too. As we mark National
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