End Of Life

• Quebecers no longer seeing doctor-assisted deaths as last resort: oversight body

  'Medical aid in dying is not there to replace natural death,' said the head of the independent body that monitors the practice of doctor-assisted deaths in the province.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2023
  
• ‘Death cafe’ in Moncton, N.B. serves up comfort to people confronting end of life

  A relatively new movement in Canada, death cafes allow people to openly confront a difficult topic, end-of-life, with total strangers. Many find the experience uplifting.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2023
  
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• N.B. death doula helps families open up about end-of-life discussions

  A New Brunswick woman is helping families confront death from a more positive perspective.

  Features

  Mar 8, 2023
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• Quebec bill would give Alzheimer’s patients access to medical aid in dying

  Bill 38 would allow people with severe and incurable diseases to consent to an assisted death before they become mentally or physically incapable of doing so.

  Health

  May 25, 2022
• B.C. paramedics learning to treat palliative patients at home, avoiding trips to ER

  It's a major shift for a system when taking someone that called 911 to hospital was often the only choice for paramedics.

  Health

  Apr 15, 2022
• Group opposes forced transfer of B.C. patients seeking medically-assisted deaths

  Dying With Dignity Canada says forced transfers happen when a patient makes an end-of-life choice but is being treated in a facility that forbids medical assistance in dying.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2022
• Montreal florist makes life brighter for palliative care patients

  Florist Carolyn De Bien prepares bouquets to give residents at the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence in Kirkland. She drops off 12 to 15 bouquets in donated vases every week.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2022
• Counselling program launched to fill the gap as Elgin County awaits hospice

  'We know that many families simply can’t wait for the hospice to be built.'

  Health

  Sep 30, 2020
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• Community Care Northumberland unveils Ed’s House Hospice Care Centre

  The 22,000 square ft. facility in Hamilton Township currently has 6 private residence suites for end-of-life clients, and 4 unfinished suites.

  Health

  Sep 2, 2020
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• UBC study suggests dying people can still hear in their final hours

  "This research gives credence to the fact that hospice nurses and physicians noticed that the sounds of loved ones helped comfort people when they were dying."

  Health

  Jul 9, 2020