We gathered in the Pioneer Room of the Manson’s Hall. Margaret chaired. At this meeting Kathleen Monahan, Coordinator of the Nav-CARE program recently launched by Quadra Circle, joined us on the screen. The Nav-CARE program will extend to Cortes Island in 2024, continuing the Compassionate Community Project launched this summer and currently being coordinated by Carina. Kathleen will tell us…
14 people came in person, 3 using Zoom. Fawn chaired the meeting. After our time of sharing, Noba gave a presentation on her experience helping a dear friend in Victoria through the process of getting her house in order, and preparing for MAiD. It was a touching presentation. Noba’s involvement demonstrates the profound healing an end-of-life doula may be privileged…
27 people came in person, 2 using Zoom. Fawn chaired the meeting. Darshan Stevens gave a presentation, with support and comments from family members Alex, Forest, and Emily. Darshan shared an aspect of her experience leading up to the death of both her mother Jen, and her step-father-in-law Doug. With slides and gorgeous photos, she took us on the roller-coaster…
Fourteen of us met in the Pioneer Room of the Manson’s Hall, with Margaret as chair. After a time of sharing, Keri Brekveld led a discussion about the training session being planned for Community-Led Death Care volunteers. Many in the room had done some training and/or had experience, and we looked forward to getting together in a session to share…
15 of us met in the Pioneer Room of the Manson’s Hall, with Fawn facilitating. After our time of sharing, Huguette Ruel, a retired palliative care nurse, talked about “The Moment of Death”. A summary of her presentation is on the following link, as I wrote an article after she shared on Quadra Island several months earlier. The Moment of…
21 of us met in the Commons area, as we could not access the Pioneer Room. It was lovely to meet out-of-doors. Sally Houghton, Quadra’s new Notary Public, gave an informative presentation, and answered questions, about “Estate Planning vs. Personal Planning – what’s the difference?” She told us about the documents that are useful while we are still alive: Power…
We met in the Pioneer Room of the Manson’s Hall. 18 present. Margaret V chaired the meeting. Educational Presentation After our usual time of sharing, Priya Huffman gave an eloquent and thoughtful presentation on “Care of the Body, Jewish Practices.” She shared that Jewish communities have a group of men and women called the Chevra Kadisha, who tend to the…