Reading Time: 3 minutes WEBINAR: Today we’re joined by Erin Bury, co-founder and CEO of Willful, which helps families legally prepare for when their loved one pass away
Tag: Palliative care
The best medicine? Humour can be a double-edged part of grieving
Reading Time: 4 minutes Can be a trigger for both grief and healing in people coping with the loss of a loved one
Half of Canadians don’t even know what palliative care is
Reading Time: 4 minutes Knowledge gap about advance care planning led U of A researcher to investigate how to engage and educate people
What happens when a hospice rejects medical assistance in dying?
Reading Time: 4 minutes ‘This is about the B.C. government destroying a sanctuary for dying patients who want the choice to stay in a facility where MAID is not offered’
Faith leaders oppose changes to MAID law
Reading Time: 3 minutes ‘Imposing the intentional taking of human life as a solution to human suffering is unacceptable for a civilized society’
Palliative care suffers because of MAID
Reading Time: 3 minutes “It is easier and cheaper for the government to provide euthanasia rather than continue with palliative care”
Health authority threatens to shut down hospice for not providing assisted suicide
Reading Time: 3 minutes A B.C. private hospice must drop its refusal to provide medical assistance in dying (MAID) for qualifying patients in its care. Or else
Put end-of-life wishes at the top of your to-do list
Reading Time: 4 minutes People who have conversations about their end-of-life preferences are much more likely to be satisfied with the care received
Break the awkward silence about end-of-life decisions
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why you should start talking early to your family and friends about your wishes, and some tools to help you get the conversation started
Dealing with the deaths of close friends
Reading Time: 4 minutes As much as we may wish to avoid the obvious, there’s increasing likelihood of the death of treasured old pals, neighbours and work associates.