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A List of Online Resources

Please browse the following list of helpful resources, which have been carefully curated by our staff.

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Because losing someone is hard….
Confidential and free, MyGrief.ca helps you to understand and move through your grief.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT RESOURCES

The Palliative and Supportive Care website for the North Shore and their partners in Coastal Vancouver Coastal Health, B.C., Canada.

VISIT COASTAL PALLIATIVE CARE

BC Hospice Palliative Care Association is a not-for-profit, membership organization that represents individuals and organizations committed to promoting and delivering hospice/palliative care to British Columbians.

VISIT BC HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE ASSOCIATION

Hospice palliative care provides comfort and quality of life care for people living with life-limiting illness and their families. The focus is on comfort care, such as pain control, rather than care aimed at curing illness. This service is one of the many home and community care services available.

VISIT VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE

BC Cancer provides a comprehensive cancer control program for the people of BC in partnership with regional health authorities.

VISIT BC CANCER SOCIETY

The Canadian Virtual Hospice provides support and personalized information about palliative and end-of-life care to patients, family members, health care providers, researchers and educators.

VISIT CANADIAN VIRTUAL HOSPICE

At LivingMyCulture.ca, people from various cultures share their stories and wisdom about living with serious illness, end of life and grief to support others.

VISIT LIVING MY CULTURE

Advance Care Planning is a process of thinking about and sharing your wishes for future health care. It can help tell others what would be important if you were ill and unable to communicate.

VISIT SPEAK UP – ADVANCE CARE PLANNING

Information and steps for creating your own advance care plan.

VISIT ADVANCED CARE PLANNING BC

The Speak Up Campaign is part of a larger initiative – Advance Care Planning in Canada – and is overseen by a National Advance Care Planning Task Group comprised of individuals representing a spectrum of disciplines, including health care, law, ethics, research and national non-profit organizations.

VISIT ADVANCED CARE PLANNING CANADA: SPEAK UP GUIDES & INFORMATION

Information and resources to help you think about and write down your wishes or instructions about future health care treatment.

VISIT HEALTHLINK BC

Advance care planning helps you have a say about the health care you would like to receive if you get very sick and cannot speak for yourself. It is a way for you to reflect on your personal values, wishes and beliefs to make your own future health care decisions.

VISIT VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH ADVANCED CARE PLANNING

Get help with making a will and planning for the future.

VISIT MY LAW BC – WILLS & PERSONAL PLANNING

If you have immediate need of our services, we’re available for you 24 hours a day.

VISIT SQUAMISH FUNERAL CHAPEL

These writings are designed especially for caregivers, past, present, and future. Our intended audience is family members, friends, and volunteers who provide care for the ill, the struggling, the incapacitated, and the dying.

VISIT THE THOUGHTFUL CAREGIVER

CHPCA offers resources for formal and informal caregivers to help them carry on their role in supporting patients and their circle of family and friends.

VISIT CANADIAN HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE ASSOCIATION: SUPPORT FOR FAMILY OR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS

Family Caregivers of British Columbia is a registered non-profit dedicated 100% to supporting family caregivers. Most of us have cared for aging, ailing or disabled loved ones and have experienced firsthand the stress, joy, confusion, and feelings of purpose that come with caregiving.

VISIT FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

We hope that the following information will assist you to care for your loved one at home. Many thanks to the Canadian Virtual Hospice for the resources below.

VISIT HELPFUL DEMONSTRATION VIDEOS FOR CAREGIVERS

This is a drop in group hosted by the Whistler Community Health Services Society. For more information or to sign up, please follow this link:

Drop-In Pregnancy and Infant Grief and Loss

In Lessons For The Living Stan Goldberg seeks to illuminate this most universal of experiences by sharing the lessons he learned during his time as a hospice volunteer.

VISIT LESSONS FOR LIVING – STAN GOLDBERG

Introducing We Are on Your Side, a short 3-minute video to build awareness around SeaToSkySafetyNet.com – an online resource hub of self-care tools and local services to help connect people to mental health and substance use support.

Sea to Sky Safety Net aims to break down barriers, foster resilience and let the community know that there are people and professionals who are on their side.

Death, Dying, Surviving & Grief

Mesothelioma is a deadly form of cancer caused from asbestos exposure. Due to the long latency period of mesothelioma, approximately 20-50 years, about 80% of those who are diagnosed with this terrible disease are seniors. Our organization works 1-on-1 with these individuals to help them find local doctors, treatment centers and support groups. All of our resources and services are completely free.

http://mesotheliomaprognosis.com/doctors/treatment-centers/

Providing Hope for Mesothelioma Patients

We are committed to providing hopeful information and resources on top mesothelioma treatments, specialists, financial options, and more.

Learn about Mesothelioma:  https://www.mesotheliomahope.com/mesothelioma/

or call: (855) 318-3238

Mesothelioma is a rare and deadly cancer that forms in the lining of the lungs or abdomen and is caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. The survival rate for malignant mesothelioma is often low, and the average life expectancy is around 12-21 months. A mesothelioma specialist may be able to improve a patient’s prognosis with a customized treatment plan using surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation.

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