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Townsend Smith Foundation Works to Secure 3.7 ACRE PLOT OF LAND FROM TOWN OF MILTON
Chris Hadfield Park will be explored as a site for potential New Palliative Care Hospice for Milton & North Halton July 9th, 2019, Milton, Ontario – The Town of Milton will work with the Townsend Smith Foundation (TSF) to determine if Chris Hadfield Park at...
Time for a Hospice in Milton
“I believe that the time is now for a hospice here in Milton. After twenty-nine years of loving and living with Peter, his time had come to the end, he was losing his twelve-year battle with chronic myeloid leukaemia. Peter was moved to a hospice in Oakville, it was...
TSF Advance Care Planning Information Night
Townsend Smith Foundation, with the help of Knox Presbyterian Church and CARP Halton, held an Advance Care Planning information event on May 6th to advocate for changing our perspective on death and dying. Speakers Karen Candy of Carpenter Hospice and Carol Sloan of...
Why Hospice Is Needed Locally #MiltonON
Such wonderful childhood memories of me with my brother, Peter. Here we are at Rattlesnake Point. 7-year-old me looking up adoringly at my 18-year-old big brother. He fought like crazy when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was a very dark period in our...
Townsend Smith Foundation Supports National Palliative Care Week
May 1, 2019, Milton, Ontario – With National Palliative Care Week almost upon us, The Townsend Smith Foundation (TSF) is in full support of recognizing the importance of end-of-life care for patients, their loved ones and the caregivers that support them. National...
Cherished Memories
Hospice made losing Mike a little bit more bearable knowing he was well taken care of in his final days. Being able to walk through the door and feel like you're walking into your best friends home was amazing. Being able to be his wife again and not his caregiver...