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Caring for aging parents: Chronic Illness >

Heart and kidney failure, frailty, Alzheimer’s, Lung disease, Diabetes, Cancer

Comfort Care and Quality of Life >

The Palliative and Hospice approach: comfort and quality of life is what it’s all about

Understanding Medical Terms and Jargon >

Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation: CPR; Do Not Resuscitate: DNR; Allow Natural Death: AND

Culture, Traditions and Being Remembered >

Time honored customs can help at life’s end, and to keep memories alive.

Modern Medicine can keep you alive >

Heroic Measures: CPR, Breathing Machines, Feeding Tubes, Medications.

End of Life: Grief and Bereavement >

Knowing what End of Life looks like can ease the process; often grief starts long before the end.

Decision Makers: Consent and Conflict >

Surrogate, Substitute, Agent, Proxy: who will make sure your end of life wishes are followed.

Advance Directives

Advance Directives, Living Wills, Estate Plans, Financial Plans, Power of Attorney, Funeral Plans.

End of Life Planning Blog

5 Steps to a Patient Centered Hospital

Which came first: hospitals or patients? Although filled to the brim with patients, hospitals were created to support doctors, not us patients. Historically, their organizational structure focused on doctors’ needs and doctors’ requirements. The concept of centering...

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Myths about aging, proud octogenerians

Jack Pinkus in action at Baycrest Jack Pinkus, retired pharmacist with 17 years on the Board on the Ontario Pharmacists Association opened his educational session at Baycrest by exploding the following myths: • Age will inevitably bring illness • Damage is already...

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