by KathyKastner | Mar 30, 2015 | Blog, Inspiration, Medical Decisions, Videos
Inaugural BestEndings Chat topic: Why is it so hard to talk about dying. Insights, Revelations. Confessions and Spirited Debate amongst 6 friends from diverse backgrounds. Together, we represented Hindu, Athiest, Christian, North American Catholic, Mexican...
by KathyKastner | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog, Inspiration, Medical Decisions, Personal Stories
Living, knowing you are going to die Drawn, as I am, to learning ever more about how we die, and how ‘one’ dies, this David Dow title, “Things I’ve learned from Dying ” had me at ‘hello’ Dow – who is very much alive – is a death row lawyer in...
by KathyKastner | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog, Inspiration, Medical Decisions
The Conversation...
by KathyKastner | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog, Inspiration, Medical Decisions
Do Not Resuscitate_poem.:a doctor agonizes over a son’s inability to ‘let go’ – knowing that CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation can do more harm than...
by KathyKastner | Jan 12, 2015 | Blog, Inspiration, Medical Decisions
Long distance caregiving When a parent becomes very ill, living far away is stressful. Growing up in Lebanon, Nada studied and worked in the US, before migrating to Canada – where she set about restarting her career. Always, in the back of her mind, was the need to...
by KathyKastner | Apr 5, 2014 | Blog, Inspiration
Long Term Care and Retirement Communities Conference: Together We Care Canadian Astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield, showed his chops as a stand-up comedian at the Together We Care: Long Term Care and Retirement Communities Conference. “There is no bad situation that...
