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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
On Saturday, October 12 2019, something extraordinary is going to happen. People from around the world who have been impacted by a life-limiting illness -- either personally or by supporting a loved one -- will be making their voices heard, asking policy makers to pay...
A local hospice is a great blessing!
When my husband, John, became palliative, we wanted to keep him at home. However, as his illness progressed it became clear that this would be far more difficult than we imagined so we chose hospice care, a decision we never regretted. The care he received 24/7 from...
LWSP gives back in a big-league way
NEWS RELEASE(MILTON, September 3, 2019) – The LWSP Slo-pitch tournament is giving a boost to efforts to bring residential hospice care to the Milton and Halton Hills areas with a $20,000 donation to the Townsend Smith Foundation. Organizers say they have been...
I Support Hospice Care for North Halton
“As a funeral director, I support hospice care for north Halton because I see firsthand how difficult it can be for family members to have to travel from home to either Oakville, Guelph or Burlington, on top of the emotional stress they are already under. I also see...
Our goal is to build a place where families can be together with their loved ones
"When my husband, Ron, was diagnosed with lung cancer, his wish was to die at home. However he also wanted us to know that should caring for him become too much physically and/or emotionally, he wanted to be placed in a hospice. Unfortunately, there was no hospice in...
Cancer. A word you never want to hear!
"Cancer. A word you never want to hear, but one that I was introduced to at a very young age. When I was in elementary school, my uncle Carlos was diagnosed with Glioblastoma (GBM) Brain Cancer. As his cancer progressed, I remember our family investing a lot of time...