LGBTQ+ seniors have faced a lifetime of systemic discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identities. This discrimination, particularly within the...
Author - Bannister Bergen
Karen adopted twin boys at four months old, and after three years of “self-diagnosed bad-parent syndrome,” she finally learned that they were both highly autistic. For...
Jehan immigrated to Canada almost two decades ago after losing her first child to a rare condition called PKU (Phenylketonuria) that heavily restricts a person’s diet...
Paul doesn’t like being the center-of-attention, but that is often what happens as the father of a child with behavioral challenges related to a global developmental...
Kristina was a pediatric ICU and cardiology nurse before her son was diagnosed with a rare heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Over the past 8 years...
When Yinka’s husband was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, they both recognized how little African Canadians talk about health and illness. Feeling isolated and...
Juliana gave up her career to become a full-time caregiver after her daughter was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Rhett Syndrome 18 years ago. Today she is...
Everything in Dean’s life changed after his wife Sarah was diagnosed with cancer. The additional caregiving and parenting responsibilities required him to change his job...
Humans and canines have an undeniable bond and more and more hospices providing palliative care utilizing therapy dogs to provide service as part of end-of-life care...
Most of us want to die at home. Where do you die when you don’t have a home or support for end-of-life care? On any given night in Canada, 35,000 people could be...