• Palliative care isn't just for patients – it's for families

  • Jan 24 2025
  • Length: 27 mins
  • Podcast

Palliative care isn't just for patients – it's for families

  • Summary

  • Faced with a life-limiting illness, most Canadians would like to die at home. But only 13% are offered the palliative support to do so, which Dr. Sammy Winemaker wants to change. The palliative home care physician introduces us to the family of patient Shelley McCarthy two years after her death at home from thyroid cancer. They say a palliative approach should be offered early and include everyone.

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