The Reflection Room will be visiting St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan this September. Find us in the Multi-faith Stillness Room on the 5th floor beside the Palliative Care Unit.
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I live 8 hours from home. The last time I saw my father alive was Easter morning. The family had gone to church and he stayed at home. We had told him that after mass we would be heading to our home. He went ahead and prepared
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When my friend _______ was facing the palliative stage of her cancer journey we wanted to surround her with the joy and blessings she had brought to so many peoples lives so we arranged a girls sleep over with her and 3 close friends and colleagues. We
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Through my years of caregiving and nursing it is only now that I pause to reflect on the times that I have had the honor of being with those who have died holding my hand. Some deaths have been peaceful and others more trying, I have shed
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My reflection [regret]… My sister and I were with my mom, we asked the nurse was she close. A question that was hard for the nurse to answer. We left my mom to go home and come back in the morning. A few hours later she passed
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Aunt D. I wish I could go back in time. To spend more time with you. Get you more flowers, hold your hand. All the things you liked to do, I would do it. I was absolutely heartbroken when you left us so suddenly. No chance to
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God is my answer and he helps us all. The time we should always listen to him all the time. God Bless.
Read story →Dr. Paul Holyoke, Director of the Saint Elizabeth Research Centre and Karen Oikonen, Research Associate at Saint Elizabeth, will sharing The Reflection Room project at the RSD5 Symposium at OCAD University in October, 2016. The Reflection Room: Shifting from death-avoiding to death-discussing will focus on how human-centred design and qualitative research,
Read story →Join us at the Hike or Bike for Hospice Vaughan on Sunday, June 5th. We will be setting up a Reflection Room onsite at Boyd Park, Green Acres Picnic Area, 8739 Islington Ave in Vaughan, Ontario. Click here for more information about the event and how you can participate and raise funds to support
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I remember when I lost a patient who had ALS. I saw her in her home… Then I saw her in the hospice. I secretly cried for her suffering. My heart ached. It made me strive to be better, softer, stronger than ever before. I cannot forget
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