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Lisa Bonneville
Oct 8, 20224 min read
The Death Doula Certificate Training Weekend As a Facilitator vs. a Participant
I’d like to reflect on the differences between my experiences as a death doula trainee and as a death doula training facilitator.
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Cari Ferguson
Sep 26, 20224 min read
How to Support A Caregiver
Caregivers provide much needed physical and emotional support as well as companionship for the person they are caring for.
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Lisa Bonneville
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Grieving Someone Who is Not Gone
How is it to grieve someone that is right beside you? Is that possible? Yes. Most caregivers don’t recognize that feelings of anger, sadness
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Leslie Shafran
Sep 12, 20222 min read
What's Your Breaking Point?
The Diana Pathway workshop trains death doulas to care for MAiD patients.
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Lisa Bonneville
Sep 9, 20222 min read
MAID and the Death Doula
When you hear those words, “There’s nothing left that we can do for you”, it is easy to think that you have no more decisions to make. It’s
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Home Hospice Association
Aug 26, 20221 min read
Mental Health and End-of-Life Care
Hospice's mission is to provide patients with the best end-of-life care possible, including giving attention to their mental health.
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Home Hospice Association
Aug 19, 20221 min read
Why Volunteering Matters
Hospice volunteers provide essential care in the latter months of a person's life.
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Home Hospice Association
Aug 10, 20223 min read
ALERT: Improving End of Life Care in Long Term Care
Home Hospice Association is excited to announce our Four Point Plan to improve end of life care in Long Term Care Facilities.
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Home Hospice Association
Aug 3, 20223 min read
ALERT: Infant & Pregnancy Loss Scholarship Fund
Home Hospice Association is honoured to announce the launch of our 2022-2023 Infant & Pregnancy Loss Certificate Program Scholarship Fund!
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Home Hospice Association
Nov 30, 20213 min read
Be The Wishing Well
In the mall, in the park, or in your neighbour’s front yard…we see wishing wells in a lot of places. And we all know what we are supposed...
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hitesh agarwal
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Your Friends Need Your Help with a Terminal Illness
Welcome to our Home Hospice Association family! I'm so happy to meet you. Not every friend receives palliative care or a bed in the...
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hitesh agarwal
Nov 1, 20211 min read
The Suffering is Mutual!
Welcome to our Home Hospice Association family! I'm so happy to meet you. We will give 2X impact of your donation! 'Giving is not just...
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hitesh agarwal
Oct 25, 20211 min read
End of Life Care for your Retirement
Welcome to our Home Hospice Association family! I'm so happy to meet you. In Canada, more than 60% of deaths happen due to life-limiting...
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Home Hospice Association
Oct 18, 20211 min read
Dying Alone is the Number One Fear of Everyone
Welcome to our Home Hospice Association family! I'm so happy to meet you, and I would like to share with you the first video blog in our...
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hitesh agarwal
Oct 11, 20213 min read
Debunking a Well-Known Theory About Grief or How to DIY Grief
Some people experience grief longer than others do. A support network can help with grief, and some may seek this through a caregiver....
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hitesh agarwal
Oct 4, 20213 min read
What's So Trendy About Moonlit Memory Walk And Mid Autumn Festival That Everyone Is Crazy Over It?
Other cultures celebrate some life events in a more significant or different way than western cultures do. For example, death can be a...
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Your Home Hospice Association Engagement Team
Sep 27, 20213 min read
I Changed My Mind About Food to Eat During Grief. Here’s Why
Our thought processes can be affected by what we eat. Many western diets include a lot of processed foods containing poor nutrients like...
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Lisa Isaacs
Sep 20, 20213 min read
How Music Helped Me in Grief
In traditional societies, music has almost always been tied to rites and rituals surrounding death. It often harnesses raw emotion and...
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Erika Freiherr
Sep 14, 20218 min read
Not Ready for the Final Goodbye
As a tribute in memory of Ota, John Lindert, on the 18th anniversary of his death, I am sharing part of what I wrote the day he died.
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hitesh agarwal
Sep 9, 20214 min read
What's So Trendy About Moonlit Memory Walk That Everyone Went Crazy Over It?
In conversation with Tracey Robertson, Co-Founder of HHA and the creator of the Moonlit Memory Walk, blog contributor Muslima Mahzar,...
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