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The Canadian Cancer Society (Manitoba) is a community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer.
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The Truth of It video series is a joint initiative of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. The series features interviews with Canadians diagnosed with cancer who shared their story so others could learn from their experience.
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The Story of Care was developed in association with the Health Design Lab at St. Michael's Hospital and Wendy Rowland, film maker.
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Senator Sharon Carstairs has championed palliative care for 16 years. She served as Canada's only Minister with Special Responsibility for Palliative Care between 2001-2003. Her contributions have made immeasurable improvements to palliative care across Canada and around the world.
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First Nations University
Luther College, University of Regina
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"Feet aren't Ugly" is a short film by Dr. Jessica Hemmings inspired by the the article with the same title written by Thelma Fayle for the Globe and Mail and for CanadianVirtualHospice.com. This film was shot in Victoria BC and at the Surrey Hospice in Surrey BC. The mission for this film is to encourage people to volunteer their time to be with people at their end of life stage, as well as to promote the power of touch.
Thelma Fayle is a non-fiction writer living in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Ms. Fayle was the 2006 recipient of the Reflexology Association of Canada (RAC's) Ollie Bailey Award for her volunteer work at Victoria Hospice.
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Hospice and Palliative Care Manitoba is a volunteer-based charitable organization that promotes compassionate, effective care for all Manitobans touched by any life-threatening condition or bereavement, and provides services and education complementary to the formal health care system.
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Dr. Balfour Mount, Professor Emeritus
McGill University School of Medicine
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