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- March 2013 Voice for Choice
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- “Just press this button,” the doctor said.
Looking at me - his eyes saying so much more than words ever could - he pointed to the button on the morphine pump that would increase the flow of the pain-killing narcotic to my friend Ben, who was in and out of a coma.
- The Attorney General of Canada (AG), Rob Nicholson, has filed his appeal of the decision on the Carter Case reached by the Supreme Court of BC. The appeal will now be heard by the Appeal Court of BC in early March in Vancouver. Whoever loses the appeal court decision will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.
- Two strangers on Salt Spring Island each had a recurring nightmare of existing in a long term care facility unable to feed or clean themselves. Fortunately we met at a Dying With Dignity presentation by Executive Director Wanda Morris and discovered a voice for change in Canada. A door had opened, and we had a lot of learning to do.
- We live in a death-phobic culture. Death remains one of our last taboos – not to be openly discussed. Yet it affects us all.
Avoidance abounds, and the medical profession is a glaring example. - As a long-time member of Dying With Dignity, my mother firmly believed everyone should have the right to die on their own terms. She spent several hours a week volunteering at a long-term care facility, delivering books to residents. I think she was trying to come to terms with her fears – she was particularly afraid of dementia.
- Last March, as part of a comprehensive report on Dying With Dignity, the all-party committee of the Quebec National Assembly issued its full report, including recommendations to allow legalized end-of-life choice for individuals suffering greatly at end-of-life.
- Marie Fleming lost.
Marie is a severely disabled woman in the final stages of multiple sclerosis. She asked the Irish High Court for the right to be assisted to die so she could avoid her fears of a “horrible” death during which she could not communicate . - The Japanese live 16 years longer than the world average. Many of the studies into this phenomenon quote genetics, healthy diet and preventative medicine.
- Case history Mr. B (Quebec): Mr. B lives in a long term care facility. He is 79 and has advanced dementia. He no longer recognizes his family, and is becoming very frail and under-nourished, since caregivers find it increasingly difficult to spoon feed him.
- Download the entire newsletter to read about our volunteers, membership growth, ask the exec and why you need to be very careful about which Advance Care Planning Kit you use.
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