Palliative Care
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Meet a Quebec doctor doing home visits, and how it can help overcrowding ERsIn the last week, several Montreal-area emergency departments have been operating at 200-per cent capacity. But the problem extends beyond Montreal.HealthJan 8
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Family blames Interior Health for ‘undignified’ death of loved onePaul O'Neill, 51, was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer in his neck a couple of years ago, a terminal condition.CanadaNov 9, 2023
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Community walks to support palliative care centreMost people don't think of end of life care for their loved ones and the grief of losing someone until they have to, which was the case for Jessica Siynor just a few years ago.CanadaMay 7, 2023
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Ontario hospices call for more funding as costs, demands riseCash-strapped hospices in Ontario say the province needs to boost their annual funding because cost increases that began at the start of the pandemic have not eased.HealthApr 21, 2023
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N.B. death doula helps families open up about end-of-life discussionsA New Brunswick woman is helping families confront death from a more positive perspective.FeaturesMar 8, 2023
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Philanthropist donates $1M to Kingston hospitalDr. David Cook donated $1 million to the hospital in recognition of the care his wife, Margaret, received in her final days.HealthNov 1, 2022
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Former MP, MLA Bill Blaikie, who represented Elmwood for decades, in palliative careBill Blaikie, who represented Elmwood-Transcona (and earlier ridings in the same area) as a member of Parliament from 1979 to 2008, has been fighting kidney cancer in recent years.PoliticsSep 21, 2022
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Calgary woman takes in dog needing palliative care: ‘such a beautiful journey’Woman provides home for dog needing end-of-life care: 'to give them these small moments of happiness, sort of makes their life worth living'FeaturesAug 16, 2022
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Delta mother fights for palliative care for terminally ill sonInstead of devoting every second her son has left to making memories, Hill Davie has been left with the burden of stepping in as his full-time nurse, she said.HealthJun 10, 2022
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Group opposes forced transfer of B.C. patients seeking medically-assisted deathsDying 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.HealthMar 7, 2022
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