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Life & Death Matters Post

Hello and welcome to December! In the past months, summer and camping came to an end and the 2nd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic flourished. We are being asked to commit once more to physically distancing ourselves from those outside of our households. This is a difficult time that we all share. Globally people are […]

The Many Reasons That I Celebrate Front-line Caregivers

Life & Death Matters Post

“Singers sing, painters paint, and I am a hospice aide and I care. I love it. It is what I do… It is what I have to do.” Terry, a hospice aide October is the month to celebrate personal support workers1 in several provinces in Canada. In the US, the contributions of hospice aides and […]

Advocating for the Family of Persons with Dementia

advocating for the family of persons with dementia

This piece was written by our friend and colleague, Andrea Leatherdale – RN, BScN, Practical Nursing Program Coordinator at Centennial College.   Depending on a long-term care agency’s policies, when a person with dementia enters the end-stage of life, management/administration may seek to transfer care to an alternate level of care (palliative care unit) away from the […]

Reflections on the 4th International Public Health & Palliative Care Conference 2015

Reflections from PHPC 2015

In May 2015 I attended the Public Health and Palliative Care conference in Bristol, England. There were approximately 180 people who attended from around the globe. There were many inspiring and innovative ideas for death education and death literacy, and many messages about compassionate communities providing care for the dying. I found the following thoughts quite profound: […]

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Courtney Murrell is a PSW who works in hospice palliative care.

When she is not at work, she is spending time with her family, going on hikes or writing. Courtney is a lifelong learner and loves to share her passion for writing as a wellness practice.

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