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Originally published @allaboutestates.ca My first blog of the New Year may be about death. But it is about having as good a death as possible- (in your own bed while asleep) and of your choosing…..A recent blog was about a fellow who…
Read article A Directed Death↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca While I was enjoying the Florida sunshine last week, a Washington Post article caught my eye ‘A Florida man collapsed with a ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ tattoo. Doctors didn’t know what to do’. The full…
Read article The Message Is Loud but Not So Clear↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca On Wednesday, September 27th, Ken Chung, a 39 year old academic Philosopher died of Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer. Diagnosed in March 2016, Ken blogged about his experience up until his very last days,…
Read article The Randomness of Life↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca It is hard enough when a loved one forgets; but it is also very painful when family forget …. about who the older person is and who they were. Many times older people are seen as just that old folks-…
Read article Keeping Memories Alive↗Originally published @allaboutestates.ca Last week was Canada’s National Hospice Palliative Care Week. So what is palliative care? Since its inception in Canada in the 1970’s, things have changed quite a bit. Only a few years ago, the…
Read article Going Gently Into The Good Night↗