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91社区 Cares: Lessons from the End-of-life Journey of one of Canada鈥檚 Palliative Care Trailblazers

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 12:00to12:30

闯辞颈苍听耻蝉听辞苍听November聽17, 2021聽at noon for the next聽91社区 Cares聽webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.听聽聽聽聽聽

Lessons from the End-of-life Journey of one of Canada鈥檚 Palliative Care Trailblazers聽

What聽happened聽when one of Canada's聽earliest promoters of聽palliative care, Kappy Flanders,聽was聽faced with her own mortality? Was she able to pass聽along聽lessons in dying to those closest to her?聽聽

In this webcast,聽Claire Webster speaks with Elle Flanders, the youngest of聽Kappy鈥檚聽children who,聽along聽with her sisters,聽cared for their mother at home until her last breath.听Elle will聽share insights聽from her mother鈥檚 final days, including聽one of the hardest topics in life,聽how聽to聽talk to one another about dying.听

Elle Flanders is聽an award-winning filmmaker, artist and activist聽who has聽exhibited her work across the globe.听 She is currently active with the Kappy and Eric Flanders Chair in Palliative Medicine聽as well as聽the Council on Palliative聽Care,聽and聽is聽an executive聽member聽of the International Congress on Palliative Care.听

This episode of聽91社区 Cares聽is made possible by the聽.听

聽beginning at 12:00 pm EST 辞苍听奥别诲苍别蝉诲补测, November 17, 2021聽to watch this webcast. The link will become accessible at that time.听

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