‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral

A Nova Scotia woman has defied convention and societal norms by hosting her own living funeral, allowing people to celebrate her while she’s still around. Once a performer herself, April Hubbard planned the event like a night at the theatre. Heidi Petracek reports on the unique way Hubbard chose to bid a final farewell before pursuing a medically-assisted death, and her hope this will inspire more open conversations about dying with dignity.

• N.S. woman opens up about her decision to die and having a ‘living funeral’