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 Acclaim Health spoke to over thirty guests. Karen discussed Compassionate Community and the importance of support and acknowledgment for the bereaved and grieving in our community; Carol encouraged us to plan for inevitable life events by communicating our wishes for personal care to those we love and trust. We had great participation in this complex discussion.
The photo shows (clockwise from top left) guest speakers Carol Sloan of Acclaim Health and Karen Candy of Carpenter House Hospice, and TSF board members Tish Butson, Margaret Doma, and John Barrett.
For more information on these topics, go to http://www.advancecareplanning.ca/ and https://www.insidehalton.com/opinion-story/6896407-burlington-s-compassionate-city-charter-will-reshape-way-we-perceive-death/