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Troy
Troy was a 51 year old man, married to Alisha since they were both 22 years old. They had dated since they were 16. When Alisha was 37...
Catherine
Catherine, a 40 year old woman, primary school teacher, wife and mother to four year old son Sam. Catherine was living with stage 4 colon...
What is Palliative Care?
There are formal definitions of palliative care, but another way to understand it is to hear about a friend. World Health Organization...
Speaking with children about grief
The greatest gift you can give your children is not protection from change, loss, pain or stress, but the confidence and tools to cope...
One in every 50 children in Ontario are bereaved. This is the story of one of those children.
Samara. Five days after Samara’s 6th birthday, her mother Eva was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. This marked the first significant...
Hospice-Palliative Care and Our Family
My mother was a wonderful woman. It would be impossible to describe her 99 years of life, but they were full of life, love, and...
The dedication of Conforzi Place
Concetta, nee D’Andrea, was born in Civitella Casanova, Pescara, Italy, on December 9, 1898. She passed away on February 28, 1984 in...
Are You Double Vaccinated?
Last summer (2021), a few golfers at The Toronto Hunt were concerned. What could they do to encourage people to get vaccinated?...
Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications
By Damien Cave, Emma Bubola and Choe Sang-Hun New York Times May 22, 2021 Fewer babies’ cries. More abandoned homes. Toward the middle of...
November 2020 Newsletter
News That We've All Been Waiting For When will construction start? Everyone is anxious to hear about progress with the new hospice. The...
Harold E. Ballard Foundation joins campaign for new hospice
Focus On New Hospice For West Park Campus (Toronto: October 9, 2019) The Harold E. Ballard Foundation has announced its support for...
Children and Breavement
Canada has almost 7.5 million children under the age of 18 and over 203,000 of them are bereaved.
We need more resources for palliative care patients at home
As a hospital-based palliative care physician, I often receive requests to see patients who are in hospital that read something like...
President Jennifer Valliere presents a $10,000 cheque to Beth Ellis, ED of The Hospice
The Rotary Club of Toronto-Leaside has continued its support for hospice palliative care with a $10,000 donation to The Toronto...
Jean Davey, donates honorarium at RBC speaking engagement.
For RBC International Women's Day 2019, on March 12th, 2019, Jean Davey, author of The Only Woman in the Room, spoke at RBS Summerhill,...
Leaside Corn Roast raises money for new hospice
The 25th annual Rotary Club event featured food, family activities, and a dog show BY JUSTIN CHAN See original article here People of all...
Toronto Palliative Hospice Care Terminal Illness, Grief Breavment In Home and Residential Services, compassionate and dignified end-of-life care
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