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Dying to Know – As the Last Chapter Approaches

February 16, 2021 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

Dying to Know is open to anyone interested in a variety of topics that help us to live well while facing uncertainty. The seminars provide information on preparing for end of life, offer strategies for staying resilient through challenging times, and help family caregivers become more confident in their roles. The sessions are on the… [More…]

Tagged With: death, dying, Hospice Calgary, online, Webinar

Calgary – Dying to Know 2020: Cross Cultural Beliefs, Traditions and Funeral Customs

March 17, 2020 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

Dying to Know, is open to anyone interested in the variety of topics related to death and dying. These interactive sessions provide information on preparing for end of life, offer strategies for staying resilient through challenging times, and help care partners become more confident in their roles. Participants will have the opportunity to share and network with others while learning about the many available… [More…]

Tagged With: Calgary, Culture, death, Education

Death Cafe – Sundre

February 23, 2019 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

Death Cafes are a respectful place to talk about what society has branded a taboo subject. There is no agenda other than to provide a safe place to explore whatever is on your mind about death – ideas, feelings, experiences, questions, concerns – and ultimately, to honour death in your everyday life. Talking about it… [More…]

Tagged With: conversations, death, Sundre

Equinox Vigil – Calgary

September 22, 2018 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

Inspired by both ancient and contemporary traditions from around the globe, Equinox Vigil is a creative, respectful evening to honour the deceased and celebrate the natural cycle of Life and Death itself. Each year on the autumn equinox, people of all ages and beliefs gather in historic Union Cemetery. There, surrounded by fresh flowers, fluttering… [More…]

Tagged With: ancestors, comfort, death, generations

Sacred Aromas & Essential Oils for End-of-Life Care

March 8, 2018 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

The memory of the scent of the disinfectant squirt on my hands I used prior to entering my client’s hospice room still permeates my nostrils weeks later. If that is what lingers for me, what do the dying smell on their last few days? Our sense of smell is linked to the limbic system which… [More…]

Filed Under: It's About LIfe...... Tagged With: comfort, death, death and dying, end of life, end of life care

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