The decision to enter hospice palliative care may be a difficult step for a patient and their family. However, there are a number of supports and services that are available for Albertans at each point of their journey. For example, in Alberta, you often have a choice where you would like to receive end of… [More…]
Alberta Hospice Palliative Care Association
Hospice and Palliative Care information in Alberta
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Grief pandemic: COVID-19 "is threatening every single person on Earth with myriad losses of every kind. Name something you care about or that gives your life meaning. In all likelihood, this attachment is now negatively affected or threatened in some way." www.centerforloss.com/2020/03/pandemic-of-grief/
COVID-19 is reshaping the experience of dying. A crucial part of good palliative care is close, intimate, tender support of a patient at their bedside. Yet families can't visit COVID-19 patients due to infection risk. Tablets & phones are being used to replace face-to-face contact. www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/24/britons-saying-final-goodbyes-to-dying-relatives-by-videoli...
