July 12, 2019
In Case You Missed It: June 2019
In Case You Missed It is a round-up of news articles and commentaries featuring Dying With Dignity Canada speakers and stories. Did you miss these stories in June?
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Personal Stories
I don’t want to die, but to be free of the pain that I am condemned to live with, I have no other choice.Read Adam's Story
There were tears, of course, but also much laughter and happiness, just as Jean had wanted. She wanted it to be a celebration of her life. It was her way.Read Jean and Don's Story
Giving people with dementia the right to consent to assisted dying in advance while they are still of sound mind allows them to exist with increased dignity because they will be able to control how their life plays out in the end.Read "Life on the locked unit"
Updates & EventsIn Case You Missed It is a round-up of news articles and commentaries featuring Dying With Dignity Canada speakers and stories. Did you miss these stories in June?
Read moreIn his penultimate post for the DWDC blog, Dr. David Amies examines the Council of Canadian Academies’ report on the possible implications of extending assisted dying access to individuals whose sole underlying medical condition is psychiatric in nature.
Read moreIn this powerfully written blog post, Justine from Ontario shares how her daily chronic pain has stripped her of any quality of life. Suffering with...
Read moreErnest, an Alberta man who has requested that his last name not be used, has fibromyalgia. The excruciating pain he suffers daily has, in his...
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