Living With Dignity Newsletter Vol. 27
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After the death of her husband, Maureen Pickering moved to the Caressant Care nursing home in Woodstock, before dying on March 28, 2014. Her last moments are now under scrutiny with police alleging she and seven other elderly people didn’t die naturally, but were drugged to death by a registered nurse.
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MAY 2018 Each dying patient has their own context and belief frame for their “suffering.” Each case has its own mix of causes, and things that make it worse or better. When we fully understand what’s going on, it is rare that suffering can’t be greatly palliated. It then follows that the perceived need to end life to alleviate suffering is a very rare occurrence. Continue Reading → With assisted suicide, context is everything
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MAY 2018 Thanks to a referral from a compassionate ER nurse, Francis Young ended up at the West Island Palliative Care Residence, a hospice in Kirkland, Que., that has a reputation as one of Canada’s best – a model for how end-of-life care should be delivered. Continue Reading → ‘I know I’m going to have a good death’: Why palliative care matters
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MAY 2018 Filmed at the 2018 conference "Improving Care" hosted by the Physicians' Alliance against euthanasia, Aubert Martin explains the situation updated. Continue Reading → Update on euthanasia in Quebec and Canada
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