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Yes, We Can Die Better – Planning is the Key!

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|Date: April 11, 2019
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Yes, We Can Die Better – Planning is the Key!

Our Canadian culture’s fear of death truly handicaps a family’s ability to plan well and prepare for end ...

Our Canadian culture’s fear of death truly handicaps a family’s ability to plan well and prepare for end of life. Less than half of our population has a will, never mind all the other important paperw ...

April 11, 2019
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Navigating the End-of-Life Journey

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|Date: February 01, 2019
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Navigating the End-of-Life Journey

This article was written by FCBC guest columnist Jeanne Sedun. Finding out someone you love has been diag ...

This article was written by FCBC guest columnist Jeanne Sedun. Finding out someone you love has been diagnosed with a terminal illness can be overwhelming. How do you support a loved one through their ...

February 01, 2019
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Reducing Holiday Stress

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|Date: December 01, 2018
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Reducing Holiday Stress

For many of us, December marks the start of holiday gatherings and festivities, making it feel like “the ...

For many of us, December marks the start of holiday gatherings and festivities, making it feel like “the most wonderful time of the year.” Some family caregivers, however, may find themselves singing ...

December 01, 2018
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Louise Penny: From the Great Silence to Fame

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Louise Penny: From the Great Silence to Fame

Louise Penny makes writing best-selling books look easy. After all, since she published her first mystery ...

Louise Penny makes writing best-selling books look easy. After all, since she published her first mystery novel, Still Life, 13 years ago, she's banged out an amazing book a year in her Armand Gamache ...

November 01, 2018
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Finding a New Normal

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Finding a New Normal

A friend in his mid-50s cared for his wife for over 10 years before she died from complications related t ...

A friend in his mid-50s cared for his wife for over 10 years before she died from complications related to her chronic and often unpredictable disease. He juggled being a business owner, a husband and ...

March 01, 2018
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Minerva’s Owl: The Bereavement Phase of My Marriage, by Carol Matthews

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|Date: January 01, 2018
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Minerva’s Owl: The Bereavement Phase of My Marriage, by Carol Matthews

In Minerva’s Owl, Carol Matthews reflects on Hegel’s observation that the owl of Minerva, the Roman godde ...

In Minerva’s Owl, Carol Matthews reflects on Hegel’s observation that the owl of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, spreads its wings only at twilight. Understanding comes late in life and, as Hege ...

January 01, 2018
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Old Dame; Young Heart

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|Date: July 01, 2013
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Old Dame; Young Heart

In the early sixties, when Hilly was studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, she worked as a s ...

In the early sixties, when Hilly was studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, she worked as a stylist for a well-known designer while she designed and sewed clothes for her friends to make a ...

July 01, 2013
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The Caregiver Role

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|Date: June 05, 2009
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The Caregiver Role

As the baby boomer population continues to age, the importance defining, supporting and improving relatio ...

As the baby boomer population continues to age, the importance defining, supporting and improving relationships between those in need of care and those managing care is becoming ever more relevant. Th ...

June 05, 2009
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