by KathyKastner | Jul 25, 2015 | Blog, Inspiration, Kathy Kastner
With Mary Ito, host of FreshAir: celebrating after our interview on CBC Radio about what this ‘layman’ brings to conversations about end of life Click to listen: 11 minutes...
by KathyKastner | Jul 22, 2015 | Blog, Inspiration, Personal Decisions
I’m noticing new approaches to obituaries Defying a history of somber and factual, I’m seeing welcomed injections of humour – including obits written by the deceased. Before, of course. This means leaving blanks as you can see from above picture....
by KathyKastner | Jul 22, 2015 | Blog, Inspiration, Personal Decisions
When Karen Greve Young gave me the hot-off-the press copy of ‘Love you so much: a shared memoir’ she explained: “Sometime into my mother’s treatment for ovarian cancer, we decided we wanted to do something meaningful.” Told by both daughter and mother, the title of...
by KathyKastner | Jul 19, 2015 | Blog, Medical Decisions
End of life planning for those with specific chronic conditions: Topic – Kidney Failure “End-of-Life Care planning (aka: Advanced Illness Management) is essential for kidney failure patients.” Dr Robert Bear, Nephrologist, Blogger, Tweeter and...
by KathyKastner | Jun 12, 2015 | Blog, Information, Medical Decisions
Dr Paula Rochon, Geriatrician,Vice-President Research–Women’s College Research Institute; Adjunct Scientist Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit I heard Dr Paula Rochon speak to a small but extremely attentive group of senior seniors. The topic: Medications and...
by KathyKastner | Apr 30, 2015 | Blog, Featured, Medical Decisions
Dr Rebecca Sudore: changing focus from planning end of life to preparing for end of life decisions An Associate Professor In-Residence in the Division of Geriatrics at University of San Francisco, the impossibly young Dr Sudore is dedicated to helping vulnerable older...
